Friends of the Rail operate two ex SAR branch line engines. Here the smaller of the two is seen shortly after leaving Cullinan Station with a short mixed train. The acacia tree is typical of thi... (more)

Friend of the Rails Berkshire departs from her home shed with a short freight train. The rail on the left leads to the top of the coal stage, the last in operation in South Africa. No 3664 was o... (more)

As in the days of regular steam operations, two class 19Ds work a mixed goods and passenger train up the southbound climb of this spectacular pass. The train is banked by No 3324. The banker was... (more)

Reefsteamers preserved Class 25NC storms through Slabberts Station in the first rays of the sun.

The fireman of Sandstone Heritage Trust's GMAM tops up her tanks at the sheds water column.

Reefsteamers operated this photo charter for Steam Loco Safaris, and is an accurate re-creation of steam operations on this line that ended in the late 1980s.

Reefsteamers stalwart, the oldest locomitive in their stable of working engines ended her working days as shed pilot for the large Germiston Steam Shed, that is now home to the Reefsteamers assoc... (more)

During regular steam operations on this historic and scenic line between Middleburg and Graaf Reinet, the daily pickup between Rosmead and Bethesda Road was often worked by a class 24. Sadly the ... (more)

The remarkable sight of five ex South African Railway two foot guage steam locomotives in one lashup. With one conventional locomotive and four garratt locomitives, that makes for 9 sets of dri... (more)

Class 24s were not the usual motive power during steam days. The class would have been very suitable for this lightly laid and long branch line with its 8 reverses. The waters of the Kraai (Crow... (more)

Randfontein Estates Gold Mine operated a fleet of up to 15 ex South African Railways Class GMAM Garretts to haul 1000 tonne gold ore trains from their shafts to the reduction plants. R4's mechani... (more)

One of the two stalwart steam locomotives operated by Friends of the Rail heads towards the ash pits. Here her fire will be prepared for the trip to Cullinan.

One of the Sandstone Heritage Trusts three preserved class NGG16s hauls her train around the curve to the landing strip just as one of the two visiting Harvards (T6 Texan) comes in to land. The H... (more)

Newly restored ex South African Railways two-foot guage garratt No. 113 hauls an SAR-era mixed train past the pond on Pandora Farm, part of the extensive Sandstone Estates.

Typical of steam operations, which ended in 1978, one of the 19Ds then stationed at Bloemfontein Shed hauls her mixed train from Seventh Reverse. Eighth reverse is situated behind the hill on the ... (more)