Class 6E1 locomotives, E1625 & E1490 (still in their original South African Railways "red & whisker" livery) leaving Bayhead with a load of empties. Bayhead is the largest goods receiving and dis... (more)

PRASA Class 18E locomotives, 18-427 & 18-403, leave the Durban Carriage & Wagon Inspection Yard after cutting off the main line passenger train that they had just arrived from Johannesburg with on... (more)

Dirty and well traveled locomotives. The mainstay of the very busy Natal Main Line, or the Natal Corridor as it is also known, in terms of motive power, the Class 18E. 18-079 / 18-054 stand ready... (more)

Early morning at the PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) staging yard just north of Durban Station found Class 6E1 E1593 and Class 18E (Series 2) 18-425 staged under the Argyle Road road... (more)

Examples of coaching vehicles that remain in their original South African Railways livery (Red & Grey) are like hens teeth to find now. This is S.A.R. Caboose Type ZO-5 No. 14877. This type of v... (more)

Class 36 diesel shunter, 36-231, brings the Premier Classe set down to the carriage & wagon inspection pits just north of Durban Station following the train's arrival from Johannesburg a little ea... (more)

Another section of the large PRASA / Metrorail Yard just north of Durban Station showing the servicing workshop (bottom left). The photo was taken from the public viewing deck on top of the arch o... (more)

On a miserable winter morning this is ex Queensland Railway Class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co, 1768D, shortly after being craned off the "Clipper Amber" and secured on a flatbed trailer ready... (more)

1729D hangs in the slings waiting for 1742D to depart on the long slow road trip from Durban to Pretoria. On a miserable winter morning this is ex Queensland Railway Class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co,... (more)

Lashed down and ready for a long slow road trip from Durban to Pretoria. On a miserable winter morning this is ex Queensland Railway Class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co, 1769D, shortly after being crane... (more)

Train No. 0063 (faulty display), a Type 10M5 set (Set M1), is about to make a stop at Umbilo Station. The train is bound for Durban Station from Pinetown Station. PRASA / Metrorail still operate... (more)

Train No. 0761, a Type 10M5 suburban commuter set operated by PRASA / Metrorail, has just departed Rossburgh Station. The train was on all stops from Kelso Station on the KwaZulu Natal South Coas... (more)

An intricate and carefully choreographed procedure setting the locomotives down during their ship to shore transfer. With rain about, Class 20E, 20 001 the class leader, is in the slings and abou... (more)

With the rain starting to fall Class 20E, 20 001 the class leader, comes out the hold in the slings and is about to be placed on South African soil for the first time via the floating crane Indlov... (more)

Train No. 1041 (Set M6), a Type 10M5 suburban commuter set operated by PRASA / Metrorail, is about to pass under the Congella Road bridge and make a stop at Congella Station. The train originated... (more)