PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl Class 18E locomotives at New Durban Yard early this morning. Paired at the yard and having just arrived in Durban were 18-427 / 18-424 & 18-431 / 18-430 (PRASA Blue livery... (more)

18-219 / 18-306 / 18-177 passing through the remains of Beacon Hill Station (just outside Estcourt) with a Durban bound grain train.

18-396 heading a load of cement through Balgowan in the Kwazulu Natal Midlands.

18-126 in her partly refreshed "blue" Spoornet livery and four Transnet Freight Rail "reds" climb up the hill out of Lions River towards Tweedie in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands with a heavy load of ... (more)

18-397 heading a Durban bound container train through the dry scrubland area around Hammarsdale in KwaZulu Natal.

Early morning and the sun has just risen as 18-405 / 18-421 head the overnight Johannesburg to Durban "Trans Natal" through Cedara Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, running a good hour late a... (more)

Class 18E, 18-196, enroute to Durban with a load of containers, runs down the hill from Chieveley towards Frere.

18-643 with a load of CAR Wagon empties passing through Mooi River in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. Interesting to note E10112, a Class 10E, being dead hauled back to her home depot, after a visit ... (more)

18-646 is in charge of this empty "Python" - 65 X CAR (Ore) Wagons, seen here crossing the Pentrich Viaduct in Pietermaritzburg en-route to Newcastle.

Class 18E, 18-673, as a brand new locomotive and looking rather smart in her red Transnet Freight Rail livery on the ready line at Umbilo Electric Locomotive Depot awaiting her first duty. The Cl... (more)

This is 18-114 and a load of Tanker Wagons running contra flow through Balgowan enroute to Ladysmith. Winter has well and truly hit the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, with everything very dry.

18-265 with a load of Sugar Wagons and Diesel Tankers crosses the bridge over the Mooi River. Judging by winter's effect on the lands, it is hard to believe that Mooi River is at the forefront of ... (more)

On a cold dry winter afternoon 18-265 crosses the viaduct bridge into Beacon Hill Station, about 12km outside Estcourt, with a load of sugar & diesel tanker wagons.

Short mixed loads are very seldom seen on the Natal Main Line. This is 18-055, crossing the Pentrich Viaduct and bound for Durban, with a short mixed load - including a steel coil, a timber wagon... (more)

18-116 heads a short jet fuel train up and out of Boughton, Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu Natal.