Oil-burning No 2916 hauls her mixed train out of the mist bank that has enveloped the town of Koornburg, leaving an almost abstract trail of steam and smoke. The vivid green of newly-germinated w... (more)
Atlantic Rail had an open day on Sunday 8 August, providing short trips with this train for everyone between 2 platforms, here the train is about to depart again.
Atlantic Rail is a new operator planning to return steam to the Cape Town area. They have restored Class 24 No. 3655 to working order and plan to run trains along the ultra-scenic commuter rail li... (more)
This is only the second time that I see 2 purple locos working together, here they are leading the Johannesburg to Cape Town Tourist train past a small cemetry a few km from Wellington.