E1594, still sporting her original South African Railway livery, is at the front of this line up of Class 6E1 units, which are seen here staged on a platform at Empangeni Station on the KwaZulu Na... (more)

A Type 10M5 Metrorail set seen passing through Congella on its return to Durban Station.

Early on a beautiful morning in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, 18-416 crosses over the Mooi River, with a load of empty C Type Wagons (ore), into the predominantly dairy producing town of the same na... (more)

A Durban bound Coal Train, with 18-201 at the front, passes under the old footbridge at Cedara Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. This train has slowed down to the 30km an hour speed restrict... (more)

Two new Class 20E electric locomotives, 20 006 & 20 007, make their way on to the pier at O Shed in Durban Harbour via the floating crane "Indlovu". They have just arrived in Durban from China ab... (more)

Just after sunrise and the day has not begun yet for Class 8E, E8038, one of the shunting locomotives that works the large Metrorail yard north of Durban Station.

18-427 / 18-403 arrived in Durban at about 10pm last night with the Friday (Johannesburg - Durban) "Daylight Sitter" service. The train has just been brought down to the Carriage & Wagon pits for... (more)

18-268 is at the front of this short load of C Type Wagons loaded with coal and is seen here rolling down the hill from Chieveley towards Frere in KwaZulu Natal, en-route to Cato Ridge or Durban.

The large PRASA / Metrorail Yard just north of Durban Station - the platform portals of the station can be seen towards the top left of the photo. One of the Blue Train sets is staged on the Cater... (more)

18-357 has her centre cab door open - a sure sign that its summer in Africa and the crew are sweltering! Behind her is a load of cement wagons, and 6½ hours after departing from Bayhead Yard in ... (more)

With Durban being the biggest sea port in Africa, container freight volumes on the rails, both in and out of Durban, are high. This is 18-095 / 18-013 / 18-180 with one of the frequent Container ... (more)

A rare photo opportunity, in the midst of a brewing (typical) summer afternoon thunderstorm, with a Class 5E1 Series 5 locomotive, E1102, originally built in 1966, and a Class 6E1 Series 3 locomot... (more)

A trio of relatively clean Spoornet "Blue" liveried Class 18E locomotives, with a load of empty CAR (Ore) Wagons, headed by 18-254, at the Willows Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road. They are possibly ... (more)

Some nice sun just in time as Class 36 Diesel Shunter, 36-235, takes a trip around the balloon at Bayhead to turn a Plasserail Works Train around. In 1980, 101 of these Class 36-200 series entere... (more)

Ex South African Railways Class 19D, No. 2669, is seen here busy running around at Riverside Station on one of her 2011 Aloe Festival Specials from Creighton on a chilly and dry winter afternoon. ... (more)