Last steam in regular service in South Africa
The shunter watches with an eagle eye as Saiccor pulp mill's 70-year-old 19D locomotive eases over the ash pits for a bit of fire cleaning. On Tuesday 12 August, No.2's fire will be dropped for th... (more)
Sappi Saiccor's No.3 hisses away peacefully the cacophony of the paper mill while the fitters try solve a problem with the reverser. The worker on the right is lost in the magic of his cell phone ... (more)
Sappi Saiccor's No. 3 ex SAR 19D brings a load of timber from the exchange yards to the plant. Sadly this operation will change over to diesel in August bringing to close the last chapter of indus... (more)
Sappi´s 19D class steam locomotive leaves the exchange yard with Transnet Freight Rail TFR with a load of timber. It takes up to 4 runs for the steam locomotive to haul the entire train to the mi... (more)
Having shunted empties at the yard, Sappi´s 19D class steam locomotive carries the shunter from the East end of the yard to the West end ... it would have been a long way to walk.
The only steam worked industrial railway in South Africa: Sappi Saiccor´s 19D sits at the Umkomaas exchange yard before heading to the pulp mill. The massive pipe at the left carries the dirt and... (more)
A northbound Metrorail EMU leaves Umkomaas on its way towards Durban.
Last regular steam in South Africa
