18-357 has her centre cab door open - a sure sign that its summer in Africa and the crew are sweltering! Behind her is a load of cement wagons, and 6½ hours after departing from Bayhead Yard in ... (more)

A rare photo opportunity, in the midst of a brewing (typical) summer afternoon thunderstorm, with a Class 5E1 Series 5 locomotive, E1102, originally built in 1966, and a Class 6E1 Series 3 locomot... (more)

Heuningspruit on the Free State main line is one of the last remaining stations in South Africa that evokes memories of country stations on the old South African Railways (SAR) and is also one of ... (more)

Running about 30 minutes late, the northbound "Algoa" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg is approaching Kroonstad on a bright and sunny summer morning. The train is crossing the Blomspruit (flowe... (more)

Two class 35s leading a short freight through Bonnievale station heading to Worcester.

The last light of the day is quickly fading away as a class 15E electric loco and class 43 diesel (GE C30-ACi) wait in Loop 2 on the Sishen - Saldanha ore line with an empty train behind for an ap... (more)

Ex South African Railways Class 19D, No. 2669, is seen here busy running around at Riverside Station on one of her 2011 Aloe Festival Specials from Creighton on a chilly and dry winter afternoon. ... (more)

Sadly, for many of us in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, this is a sight that is no longer seen. These are two Class 6E1 locomotives, E1545 & E1682, passing through Hibberdene on the very beautiful KwaZul... (more)

The Blue Train heads through Brackenfell station on its journey back to Pretoria on a sunny summer's morning with the driver greeting with a nice wave.

This container train, with 18-124 at the head, is standing on the "up" line at Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands and has just undergone a crew change. The new crew is almost ready... (more)

Despite the station at Koelenhof having been closed, the semaphore signals at both ends of the station remain in place, albeit in the "all clear" position at all times. Metrorail train 3412 is see... (more)

A combine harvester is at work in the fields near the small town of Koringberg (Wheat Mountain), as the Mondays to Fridays Malmesbury - De Hoek freight rolls by, passing a small family graveyard i... (more)

The Mondays to Fridays Malmesbury - De Hoek freight is climbing the long grade from Rust, as it makes its way through the wheatfields of the Swartland, heading north towards Morreesburg. It was a ... (more)

Three of the remaining survivors of the original 100 that entered service between 1983 and 1985 for South African Railways - an additional 7 were built for the mining industry. Class 8E, centre c... (more)

A crossing timed to perfection by pure luck in this very busy scene captured at Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. 18-073 has a load of containers behind her on the "up" line and i... (more)