A southbound empty rail train is passing Skansdam junction on the Germiston - Vereeniging line, hauled by one of +/- 100 class 6E1's that still remain in service, no. E1352 from series 3, built in... (more)

A lone bird watches from above as a southbound container train heading to Durban crosses the Suikerbosrant (sugar bush ridge) river, between Spruytsrus and Fortuna, behind a trio of first series 1... (more)

The rising sun catches a Durban to Johannesburg train of double deck motor car carriers on the grade out of Spruytsrus station, led by 18E 18 377 and two sisters.

An empty ore train runs through the barren landscape on the west coast north of Lamberts Bay back to Sishen.

On a clear and sunny spring morning, with some greenery evident after the first spring rains, the luxury Blue Train is passing Raathsvlei, as it travels over the link line from Potchefstroom to Ho... (more)

A beautiful winter morning in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands and 18-600 has just made the swing righthanded under the bridge into Dargle Station with grain wagons. The train will now start the climb ... (more)

A pair of 18Es brings the luxury blue train through Nuwekloof pass on it's way to Johannesburg

3:15pm on a very hot and humid summer afternoon and a typical afternoon thunderstorm is building, as 18-333 passes through Camperdown Station with a load of CAR Wagon empties. These wagon types a... (more)

After following the train for quite a way on this day, the assistant was very amused and keen to wave by this stage. This is 18-502 negotiating the top loop at Boughton in Pietermaritzburg with a... (more)

Two 18Es in Spoornet blue towing a dead class 36 shunting loco lead a mix freight up the climb out of Lions River towards Durban.

The front of a loaded ore train is already in Loop 2 up ahead with 15025 bringing up the rear.

Track maintenance ahead, so please proceed with caution! 18-121 is Durban bound with a Car Train and has just been crossed over to the loop line at Boughton Station to run contra flow down throug... (more)

All smiles and work done for the day! Class 36 (200) shunters, 36-227 and 36-230, are pictured here at Cato Ridge Station. They had spent the day working a track maintenance train (a few DZ Wago... (more)

18-601 passing through Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands with loaded grain wagons, while a load of containers heading for Kaserne in Johannesburg is on the up line. The train is Du... (more)

18-067 has just completed the difficult, steep and very twisty climb up from Pietermaritzburg to the top of Boughton with a load of tanker wagons. The climb will however continue from this point,... (more)