Climbing the bank out of Elandslaagte towards Ladysmith is a coal train heading for the coast.

The "Red Mamba" is the nickname given to the train of Butanol tankers that runs from the Sasol Solvents plant in Sasolburg and the name is even stencilled on the tanker wagons used on th... (more)

The double track Durban - Johannesburg main line crosses the Drakensberg mountains from kwaZulu-Natal into Mpumalanga province by way of the Majuba pass, over a distance of 37 km (23 miles). The r... (more)

The first two Class 21 electric locomotives arrived by ship in Durban from China on the 11th December 2014. 21 001 & 21 002 were off loaded at Maydon Wharf and taken across to the Umbilo Electric ... (more)

The first two Class 21 electric locomotives arrived by ship in Durban from China on the 11th December 2014. 21 001 & 21 002 were off loaded at Maydon Wharf and taken across to the Umbilo Electric... (more)

18110 leads a coal train up the climb out of Elandslaagte heading down towards Durban.

Vintage South African Railway diesel traction. SAR Class 32-000 diesel locomotives, built by General Electric as type U18C1, 32-021 & 32-094, represent 2 examples of a total of 115 of this class, ... (more)

18-263 is Durban bound with a load of containers, having just exited the tunnel/s into Beacon Hill Station. The train would have undergone a crew change at Danskraal (Ladysmith) and then continued... (more)

A day trip by car up as far as Glencoe in Northern KwaZulu Natal from Durban involves about 6 hours driving time / 600km (return), and is generally a very rushed affair, requiring a ridiculously e... (more)

Heading through the cosmos flowers in late March, a container train is heading back up to the Vaal.

One of the six bridges on the Majuba Pass between Ingogo and Charlestown is the 200 meter (656 ft) Trowe's Viaduct at Glen Harte, just below the more well known Harte River bridge. In this view, l... (more)

A light engine move of four class 18E's, all in Spoornet blue livery, seen just west of Ingogo siding, at the foot of the climb up Majuba Pass.

The double track Durban - Johannesburg main line crosses the Drakensberg mountains from kwaZulu-Natal into Mpumalanga province by way of the Majuba Pass, over a distance of 37 km (23 miles). The r... (more)

A heavy bank of early morning mist still hangs over the mountains as a train of type SCL enclosed motor car carriers behind three class 18E's, reaches the foot of the Majuba Pass just west of Ingo... (more)

The double track Durban - Johannesburg main line crosses the Drakensberg mountains from kwaZulu-Natal into Mpumalanga province by way of the Majuba pass, over a distance of 37 km (23 miles). The r... (more)