Westbound trains from Caledon to Belville (Cape Town) face a stiff climb from Botrivier (Butter River) up the Houhoek Pass, across the Houhoek Mountains. Three TFR class 35 GE's are seen hugging t... (more)

The wheat fields of the Western Cape help to make Transnet Freight Rail's Caledon branch the most profitable line in the region. Three TFR class 35 GE's are working hard as they haul the maximum o... (more)

The wheatfields of the Western Cape help to make Transnet Freight Rail's Caledon branch the most profitable line in the region. Three TFR class 35 GE's haul the maximum of 17 loaded hoppers throug... (more)

The Phelophepa Health Care train drifting down grade towards Caledon just past Die Vlei siding.

Transnet's Phelophepa health care train is seen here passing through Eersterivier station behind 3 Class 35's needed for the mountain passes ahead traveling to Caledon. Table Mountain is visible a... (more)

The switchback nature of the Caledon line is evident as the PHELOPHEPA climbs to the summit of Langhoogte (Literally "Long Heights" named after the long slog up them by ox wagon before the railway... (more)

THE PHELOPHEPA IS ON THE MOVE: Transnet sponsor two mobile health clinic trains (PHELOPHEPA means "Good Clean Health" in Sotho) that travel through South Africa and provide extra healthcare for di... (more)

The Caledon branch owes its existence to grain - grain grown in the area surrounding Caledon and grain imported into the large SA Breweries malting complex in the town, only to have the processed ... (more)

The last remaining member of the South African Railways final Garratt class puts on a big show, in overcast conditions, on the second bridge on the climb up Hauwhoek Pass

The 25 members of the South African Railways Class GO Garratt Locomotive spent most of their lives hauling chrome ore trains up the escarpment from Steelpoort to Lydenberg in the Eastern part of t... (more)

Two class 35 diesels lead a short grain train from Caledon past the Steenbras dam on top of Sir Lowrys Pass towards Bellville.

The sole preserved 14CRB No. 1882 was a favourite locomotive of mine (I grew up with the 14CRBs in Cape Town). A real go-anywhere slogger, she was used on many rail charters and is seen here on a ... (more)

GO No, 2575 on a Steam & Safaris (U.K.) charter freight performing a runpast at De Vlei on the Caledon line

Garratts Class GF No. 2401 4-6-2 + 2-6-4 and Class GO No. 2575 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 were often used in a regular pairing on Union Limited steam safaris. Returning to Cape Town from Bredasdorp and Caledon... (more)