A southbound coal train behind four class 18E's is crossing the Suikerbosrant (sugar bush ridge) river, between Spruytsrus and Fortuna on the Natal main line. At this point the river forms the pro... (more)

Running about four hours late, the local freight from Kroonstad to Sasolburg is heading north on the Free State main line on a beautiful summer morning with 15 grain wagons and 13 diesel and petro... (more)

The local freight from Kroonstad to Sasolburg usually gets underway well before sunrise, but on this occasion ran about four hours late. An added bonus was the class 34 in the new Transnet Freight... (more)

Lost and Found. This little 0-4-0 Funkey diesel shunter was previously owned by South African Breweries in Cape Town and was thought to have been scrapped, when they replaced it with a new Funkey ... (more)

This view over the south end of Tokyo station shows a JR East Yamanote Line train departing on 3'6" (1067 mm) gauge track, heading towards Shinagawa, while several high speed Shinkansens are visib... (more)

In central Tokyo between Akihabara and Ochanomizu stations, a JR East series E257-500 EMU running on the Sobu Line, and a motor coach belonging to the Tobu Railway Co. are reflected in the Kandaga... (more)

These commuters seem blissfully unaware of this train arriving at Harajuku station on JR East's Yamanote Line. But there's no reason to panic......if they don't make it on, there'll be another one... (more)

The N1000 series EMU's operated by Keikyu Corporation were introduced from 2002 onwards and are used for local and limited express services on their Keikyu Main Line. This 6-car set is arriving at... (more)

The standard gauge Toei Subway is the second subway operator in Tokyo, after the Tokyo Metro, but some of their Asakusa Line trains run through to the Keikyu Corporation's Keikyu Main Line from Sh... (more)

One of JR East's E231-1000 series 10-car EMU's is passing Uguisudani, heading towards its last stop at Ueno. This series of EMU is used for long-distance suburban work on the Takasaki and Utsunomi... (more)

One lone passenger waits to board this E4 series MAX Shinkansen as it comes to a stop alongside track 13 at Omiya station, en route to Tokyo (MAX = Multi Ammenities Express). The bi-level E4's ope... (more)

JR East operates the "Odoriko" service between Tokyo and the Izu Peninsula, a famous seaside resort in the southern part of the Tokyo metropolitan area, using these 251 series EMU's. One of these ... (more)

Heuningspruit on the Free State main line is one of the last remaining stations in South Africa that evokes memories of country stations on the old South African Railways (SAR) and is also one of ... (more)

Running about 30 minutes late, the northbound "Algoa" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg is approaching Kroonstad on a bright and sunny summer morning. The train is crossing the Blomspruit (flowe... (more)

The E653 series EMU's were first introduced in 1997 and are dual voltage 1 500vDC / 20kV AC units. They operated "Fresh Hitachi Limited Express" services between Ueno in Tokyo and Iwaki via the Jo... (more)