The last rays of the setting sun catch Anglo Platinum's ex- Sheltam GE (Brazil) C30 no. 3001 hauling 17 loaded hoppers up the long grade from Paardekraal cutting, as it passes the shanties of an i... (more)

Impala Platinum is the worlds second largest platinum mine and operates an extensive electrified (3000v DC) rail system serving 14 shafts. On a typical winters day in the South African bushveld, o... (more)

Day and night, trains come and go at Impala Platinum's main processing plant, visible in the right background. On the left, GE UM10B No.20 waits for ex-SAR class 5E No.24 to move off with a load o... (more)

160 class 5E locomotives were built for the South African Railways (SAR) between 1955 and 1959 and today the last operational member of the class is part of Impala Platinum's fleet. Sadly, this cl... (more)

Impala Platinum is the worlds second largest platinum mine and operates an extensive electrified (3000v DC) rail system serving 14 shafts. On a typical winters day in the South African bushveld, o... (more)

On a beautiful cool, clear winter morning African Rail & Traction Services no. 053 crosses the Hex River with a train of loaded hoppers, heading to the processing plant at Waterval, while a minibu... (more)

African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) specialises in locomotive hire and leasing. AR&TS no. 053 is an ex- CFM (Mozambique) GE (Brazil) U20C on hire to Anglo Platinum and operating on their Rust... (more)

Sheltam has sold a number of its GE (Brazil) C30-EMP's to Anglo Platinum, for use on their Rustenburg system. The first to be repainted into the Anglo Platinum colour scheme is # 3002, seen here m... (more)

Anglo Platinum has purchased a number of Sheltam's GE C30-EMP's for use on their extensive Rustenburg system. No. 3002 is the first to be repainted into the Anglo Platinum colour scheme and is see... (more)

All the locomotives on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system face the same direction, which means that all loaded trains are hauled cab forward, such as this one, heading east to Waterval Plant behin... (more)

All the locomotives on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system face the same direction, which means that all empty trains are hauled long hood forward, such as this one. Ex-Sheltam C30 # 3005 is crossi... (more)

Anglo Platinum C30 # 3002 (ex-Sheltam 3002) pushes its train of 20 hoppers into position at Rustenburg Platinum's Thembelani Mine, to start loading ore.

On the final leg of its journey from the western end of the Rustenburg Platinum Mines system, ex- Sheltam C30 no. 3007 is passing the junction for the "branch" to Frank Shaft, as it heads towards ... (more)

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, seventeen loaded hoppers are hauled out of Rustenburg Platinum Mines' Frank Shaft by ex- Sheltam C30 no. 3005.

African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) specialises in locomotive hire and leasing. AR&TS no. 052 is an ex- CFM (Mozambique) GE (Brazil) U20C on hire to Anglo Platinum and operating on their Rust... (more)