Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 with 6-axle Vanderbilt tender, is hauling a short mixed train south of Cullinan, recreating a scene that would have been seen regularly on various branch line... (more)

Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 is hauling a short mixed train south of Cullinan, recreating a scene that would have been seen regularly on various branch lines around South Africa 40 or 50 ... (more)

Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 poses for photographers at Capital Park in Pretoria during a David Benn Photo Charter.

Friends of the Rail's class 19D number 2650 poses for photographers at Cullinan.

Friends of the Rail's (FotR) class 19D number 2650 performs a runpast for photographers along the Rayton to Cullinan branchline with a short mixed train.

Friends of the Rail's (FotR) class 19D number 2650 performs a runpast for photographers along the Rayton to Cullinan branchline with a short mixed train.

Friends of the Rail's(FotR) class 19D number 2650 performs a runpast for photographers along the Rayton to Cullinan branchline.

The early morning sun catches class 19D 2650 during a photo charter at FOTR depot in Capital Park

Repeating what used to be a regular sight in steam days, FOTR's 19D No. 2650 takes a run at the coal stage with 2 hoppers. Coal stages used to be common at all large steam locomotive facilities in... (more)

Train 517 for the twin cities rolls west kicking up the fresh snow as it leaves New Richmond behind.

This year is the 150th anniversary of railways in South Africa and, to celebrate this historic occassion, Friends of the Rail operated a special passenger train from Pretoria to the mining town of... (more)

The driver of 19D 2650 is wreathed in steam, as he cleans out the firebox on the ashpits at Capital Park Yard.

Friends of the Rail's ex- SAR class 19D 4-8-2 does some shunting at their Capital Park depot, early on a beautiful cold and sunny winter morning.

Friends of the Rail's driver Tony Atwell cleans the fire of No.2650, as preparation for working a passenger train around Pretoria later in the day.

On a cold and sunny winter morning, No.2650 is silhouetted against the rising sun, as it storms out of Friends of the Rail's yard at Capital Park with a short passenger train of swing door suburba... (more)