In 1989 the Sun City Express was introduced by hotel group Sun International in conjunction with SATS (South African Transport Services), to provide a rail service between Johannesburg, Pretoria a... (more)

Slowly but surely repaints into the red TFR (Transnet Freight Rail) livery of the older members of the locomotive fleet are taking place. 36-238 is a recent example of this, a Class 36 Diesel Shu... (more)

In 1965/66, the South African Railways (SAR) imported sixty five type U20C diesels from General Electric in the USA. These veteran locomotives have now all been withdrawn from service, but some ha... (more)

Sunrise and I'm stopped with my manganese train at Sheldon in the Eastern Cape with brand new Class 20E locomotives (China Dolls).

As TFR's new locomotive orders begin to be filled, so the class 6E1 to 18E rebuild programme at Transnet Engineering's Koedoespoort workshops is being wound down. This is the number 2 end of one o... (more)

The first of this class into the PRASA livery! E1603 is a Class 6E1 Series 5 electric locomotive, that originally entered service in 1976, with what was then the South African Railways. Now fall... (more)

The national flag of Angola has been incorporated prominently in the new livery of CFL (Caminho de Ferro de Luanda) / Luanda Railway - sometimes called Angola Railway. CFL 104 (GE U20C) is picture... (more)

A late running Transkaroo arives here in Wellington behind newly painted E1950 in the purple colour scheme and E1552 in Spoornet orange.

35039 leading its train through Nuy station in the afternoon heading to Worcester.

Two beautifully restored 5E1 electric locos of Rovos Rail parked at the Krugersdorp station. On the left in the distance the Transkaroo that brought us here about to depart again.

EXX-3001/2/3 while staged in a yard in Maydon Wharf, Durban, awaiting the arrival of a ship to take them through to Brazzaville in the Congo. The three locomotives (EXX-3001 / EXX-3002 / EXX-3003)... (more)

CC 1103, brand new and looking beautiful standing quayside early morning while awaiting the arrival of a ship to take her and two other locomotives on to Sierra Leone. RRL Grindrod South Africa ar... (more)

The Class 20E dual voltage 3kV DC / 25kV AC electric locomotives, built in China by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., a subsidiary of the China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR),... (more)

Three brand new locomotives, manufactured by RRL Grindrod South Africa in Pretoria, headed by CC 1101, passing through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg. They were bound for a staging yard in ... (more)

On a quiet Saturday afternoon, one of the newest class 6E1 to 18E rebuilds of series 2, sits in the Bijlcor Yard in Vereeniging, waiting for its next turn of duty. For a full description of the cl... (more)