The Transkaroo depart Wellington on a sunny morning with E1818 in the lead.

Class 6E1 E1950 in the PRASA blue livery, leads sister E1813 in the oxblood livery of former owner Spoornet, as they team up to work Shosholoza Meyl's 'Trans Karoo' from Cape Town to Johannesburg,... (more)

The Transkaroo from Cape Town to Johannesburg passes here through De Wet outside Worcester with E1818 leading.

Class 6E1, E1667, departing Worcester Station with the Premier Classe in its new PRASA "blue" livery for Johannesburg / Gauteng.

Class 6E1, E1448, heads a PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl main line passenger train through Heuningspruit Station in the Free State Province.

E1555 leading the Transkaroo here around the curve between Muldersvlei and Klapmuts. Sadly E1555 suffered fire damage about a month ago.

The flagship train of PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa), the Premier Class, heads north through the Boland region. She looks good with her matching set of locomotives.

No. 1555 in happier days at the head of the CT-JHB Trans-Karoo Express. Compare it now in photo 572855. For interest, also see photos 369843 and 369844 taken on the same day as this photo

After suffering burn damage a few weeks back, this 6E1 type locomotive awaits her fate of being hauled back to Cape Town where she will be scrapped.

Some fresh paint at the dawning of a new day. The first two of this class to be put into the PRASA "blue" livery. E1603 (with E1667 behind) are Class 6E1 Series 5 electric locomotives, t... (more)

The driver of Class 6E1, E1513 (with E1531 & E1488), is about to receive authority to leave one of the Bayhead Yards in Durban with a mixed load of coal and timber wagon empties for Empangeni / Ri... (more)

Class 6E1 locomotives, E1317 & E1403, leaving Johannesburg / Park Station via Platform 15 after cutting off the Trans Karoo passenger train they had just arrived with. To the right is the vehicle... (more)

Class 6E1 electric locomotives, E1531 & E1702, with E1531 still in her original South African Railway livery, are leaving Bayhead to return to Wentworth Depot after cutting off their load of empty... (more)

E1468 and E1474 lead a special Premier Classe into the Hex River valley at Sandhills back north to Johannesburg.

A special Premier Classe trip to Spier for the day waits here in the loop at Vlottenberg before returning to Cape Town later the day.