Passenger train operator Shosholoza Meyl's "Trans Karoo" economy service from Johannesburg to Cape Town, makes its way through the Nuwekloof behind 6E1's E1950 in purple Shosholoza Meyl livery, an... (more)

The CPT to PE Premier Classe passing through Malan at a nice pace with the leading 6E1 in the old SAR red and yellow still looking in a great condition.

A 6E1 and 2 6E's make easy work of this lengthy empty coal train heading up country to the coal fields.

Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery, teams up with a very grubby E1496 in original SAR red to work the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe".

One of my favourite locations on the Free State main line, Rooiwal (red embankment) is one of the few remaining examples of a reasonably well maintained South African country station, with its gra... (more)

E1950 recently traveled up north, where she managed to dodge the recruiters of the Class 18E rebuilding program and instead received a brand new paint coat. She now wears the Shosholoza Meyl liver... (more)

Train 74211, southbound holiday extra from Johannesburg to East London, passing the starter signal for northbound trains at Heuningspruit. The concrete sleepers and ballast in the foreground are t... (more)

Train 74211, southbound holiday extra from Johannesburg to East London, pulling away from Rooiwal after a brief stop to collect a written order, authorising the driver to pass a faulty intermediat... (more)

My 100th shot on RP! A southbound holiday extra from Johannesburg to East London, made up of Spoornet blue & grey stock, races across the wide open spaces of Free State province behind 6E1 E1378. ... (more)

A block load of diesel and petrol fuel tankers at Irene, heading towards Olifantsfontein behind a pair of 6E1's in Spoornet orange livery.

Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery leads the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe" south of Boskop, heading towards Potchefstroom.

Racing along on the Free State main line. A pacing shot taken at 1/40th with the train travelling at 90 km/hr (56 mph)

One of my rarest catches of the year! Only 3 or 4 sets of passenger coaches remain in their original South African Railways (SAR) red and grey livery, and these are only used in peak holiday perio... (more)

Cinderella and her ugly sister! Newly outshopped 6E1 E1657 in purple "Shosholoza Meyl" livery, teams up with a very grubby E1496 in original SAR red to work the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier C... (more)

A northbound freight behind a pair of 6E1's is held at Irene to allow a southbound Metrorail EMU from Pretoria to cross over from the Up Main to the Down Main loop for its scheduled station stop (... (more)