Class 18E Series 2, 18-642, heads empty Car Carrier Wagons out of Pietermaritzburg across the Pentrich Viaduct at sunrise this morning. The train is bound for Durban. The capacity of the transpo... (more)

Early on a beautiful morning in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, 18-416 crosses over the Mooi River, with a load of empty C Type Wagons (ore), into the predominantly dairy producing town of the same na... (more)

A Durban bound Coal Train, with 18-201 at the front, passes under the old footbridge at Cedara Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. This train has slowed down to the 30km an hour speed restrict... (more)

18-427 / 18-403 arrived in Durban at about 10pm last night with the Friday (Johannesburg - Durban) "Daylight Sitter" service. The train has just been brought down to the Carriage & Wagon pits for... (more)

18-268 is at the front of this short load of C Type Wagons loaded with coal and is seen here rolling down the hill from Chieveley towards Frere in KwaZulu Natal, en-route to Cato Ridge or Durban.

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)

With Durban being the biggest sea port in Africa, container freight volumes on the rails, both in and out of Durban, are high. This is 18-095 / 18-013 / 18-180 with one of the frequent Container ... (more)

A trio of relatively clean Spoornet "Blue" liveried Class 18E locomotives, with a load of empty CAR (Ore) Wagons, headed by 18-254, at the Willows Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road. They are possibly ... (more)

Early morning and with a bit of mist still hanging in the air, this is Class 18E, 18-263, in charge of this empty Car Train, as it passes through Pentrich Station in Pietermaritzburg, bound for Du... (more)

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)

18-396 with a load of cement is crossing the bridge next to the Harts Hill Memorial site (Boer War battlefield area), just outside of Colenso on the Ladysmith side, on a very chilly and dry winter... (more)

The Natal Main Line was pretty busy early this morning. This is Class 18E, 18-512, at the head of this Durban bound container train, as it passes through Pentrich Station in Pietermaritzburg. Th... (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)

18-163 and helpers work themselves through the many twists and turns in the very hilly Shongweni / Cliffdale area with a load of containers, as they leave Durban for Johannesburg on a winter's aft... (more)

18-768, one of the latest Class 18E locomotives to be added to the Transnet fleet, is looking really smart in her new red Transnet Freight Rail livery in the morning sun, as she exits the Umlaas R... (more)