Its a busy morning at PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl's New Durban Yard, just north of Durban Station, with three mainline passenger trains in Durban for the weekend. The last "Daylight Sitter" service d... (more)

6E1 E1282 with a rail train near Redan station

The afternoon light is barely breaking through the clouds overhead as the Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth "Algoa" heads south through Wolwehoek station on the Free State main line, led by 6E1 E1659... (more)

E1608 leads the first of 2 Premier Classe specials from Cape Town back to Johannesburg, approaching Sandhills here outside Worcester.

The Port Elizabeth passenger passing the semaphore signals at Rooiwal on the way to Johannesburg

Shosholoza Meyl's "Amatola" from East London to Johannesburg is running on time this morning, crossing the Blomspruit (flower creek) bridge just south of the entrance to Gunhill yard, which it wil... (more)

The northbound Amatola from East London to Johannesburg is seen just north of Westleigh station, heading towards Heuningspruit. The outer home and distant semaphore signal for southbound trains is... (more)

E1869 leads the Phelophepa Health train north out of Worcester station after a crew change.

Class 6E1, E1506, still looking fantastic in her refreshed original South African Railway livery nearly 40 years after entering service, together with three mates (a bit of motive power overkill),... (more)

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)

The 6E1 fleet of Prasa in Cape Town get stored at Monument Station when not running, here E1818 and E1552 bask in the morning sun.

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)

Heuningspruit on the Free State main line is one of the last remaining stations in South Africa that evokes memories of country stations on the old South African Railways (SAR) and is also one of ... (more)

Running about 30 minutes late, the northbound "Algoa" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg is approaching Kroonstad on a bright and sunny summer morning. The train is crossing the Blomspruit (flowe... (more)

Sadly, for many of us in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, this is a sight that is no longer seen. These are two Class 6E1 locomotives, E1545 & E1682, passing through Hibberdene on the very beautiful KwaZul... (more)