The unique 4-8-4 26 # 3450 "Red Devil" (Transnet National Collection) is leased by the Ceres Rail Company and made operational again since last year. The world most powerful "narrow... (more)

RP photographer John Day from Canada, who I was able to meet on the trip, already posted some beautiful photos of the FarRail Tours journey through the Western Cape province of South Africa. Now t... (more)

The Last Runpast Nine days of eight-coupled steam came to an end with this double-headed run past at Michell's Pass, in wonderful warm mid-winter sunshine. A Farrail tour.

No. 3322 performing a runpast in the wheat fields near Caledon

The Ceres Rail flower tour arriving here at Malmesbury in the afternoon on the last part of the trip back to Cape Town.

Class 18E, 18-706 with a load of steel coils passing through a very cold Worcester (snow around on the mountains).

Early morning entering Eendekuil heading back to Cape Town.

Running up the grade towards Rust station. In the far distance to the right some fresh snow from a recent cold front.

The Ceres Rail flower tour passing through a S curve just outside De Hoek heading back to Cape Town.

Dominique leads the Ceres Rail flower tour back to Cape Town here just outside Koringberg.

Over the weekend of the 13th to 15th of July 2018, world-famous class 26 No.3450 (Red Devil) returned to service after a 14 year wait. Unfortunately, the weather did not play along... Here, No.34... (more)

The passengers get a chance to stretch their legs as Dominique pulls forward to fill up with water at Piketberg station.

Time for a quick service stop at Wellington station as we travel on board Ceres Rail from Cape Town to Ceres.

World-famous class 26 No.3450 - more commonly known as the 'Red Devil'- pulls forward to begin the day's activities. Alongside 3450 is smaller sister class 19B No.1412. Table Mountain in the b... (more)

World-famous class 26 No.3450 - more commonly known as the 'Red Devil'- simmers away in Ashton station. Sadly, 3450 was waiting for diesels to come haul it back to Robertson, and the Cape Town the... (more)