Viewed from the hills above the line this is a typical South African Railways branch line train.

The crew of Friends of the Rails Berkshire prepares the locomotive for a busy morning of rail photography. Picture taken 15 minutes before sunrise.

A classic steam-era branch line train departs from Cullinan during the annual Friends of the Rail photographic weekend. Note the concrete sleepers that are soon to replace the teak sleepers.

About a half an hour after dawn No 3664 performs a runby for the participants of Friends of the Rails 2013 Photographic weekend. The class 24 was the last class of branch line steam locomotive de... (more)

Friends of the Rails little Berkshire catches the last rays of the setting sun.

Friends of the Rails branch line locomotives double-head the Diamond Express excursion train into Cullinan. This working formed part of the annual photographic weekend.

An accurate re-enactment of branch-line operations in the days of steam traction. The vehicle behind the locomotive is a vintage milk van, cooled by water from the roof tanks trickling through th... (more)

Friends of the Rails Class 24 pilots sister engine Class 19D No 2650 towards Rayton on the old Pretoria-Delagoa Bay mainline. At the end of our photographic weekend the mixed train and the excurs... (more)

The standard light branch line engine of the SAR on a short mixed train during the recent photographic weekend.

Early morning light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 near the old abattoir sidings during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Early morning light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 near the old abattoir sidings during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Early morning light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 climbing out of Cullinan during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Last of the light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 at Montrose halt during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 rounds the curve at the old abattoir sidings with a short mixed train during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 climbing up from Montrose halt on the way to Cullinan during their Cullinan winter photo charter