This short train of 21 empty grain wagons (various types) is busy crossing the Mkondeni Viaduct in the section between Ashburton and Pietermaritzburg as it leaves Durban.
With a crossover set up ahead due to track maintenance, 18-266 has slowed to a crawl with this load of predominantly cement wagons and a few empty STJ (Timber) wagons at the back. The train is pi... (more)
A very unusual train consist! Pictured here while stopped at Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg, with this special pantograph recovery train, is Class 5E1 Series 5 locomotive, E1102 (originally... (more)
It's mid morning on a sweltering summer day in Pietermaritzburg, as 18-506 crosses the Pentrich Viaduct with a double stack Car Train bound for Bayhead in Durban.
18-236 is in charge of this Container Train (45 wagons) as it passes down gradient through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg bound for Durban. The Natal Main line was very busy today and conta... (more)