Three RRL Grindrod Diesel Locomotives being readied for their journey to Ncala - Mozambique by sea. This is an ex South African Railway / Transnet Freight Rail Class 35 locomotive, now RRL 35-07, ... (more)

18-103 & 18-034 working as light units through Umlaas Road (probably on their way to Masons Mill in Pietermaritzburg to pick up a load) are doing their best to stay ahead of the unseasonal storm t... (more)

On a miserable winter morning this is ex Queensland Railway Class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co, 1729D, shortly after being craned off the "Clipper Amber" and secured on a flatbed trailer, whil... (more)

On the morning of the 18th December 2013, amid obvious miserable / less than desirable weather conditions in Durban, South Africa, a rather significant railway event played out at O Shed in Durban... (more)

Leaving Durban and bound for Kazerne in Johannesburg is 18-609 with a load of containers, crossing the Mkondeni Viaduct in the section between Ashburton and Pietermaritzburg.

Late afternoon in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands as a trio of Spoornet "Blue" liveried Class 18E locomotives climb the hill up around the back of Michaelhouse in Balgowan with a mixed load o... (more)

Late afternoon in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands as a trio of Spoornet "Blue" liveried Class 18E locomotives climb the hill up around the back of Michaelhouse in Balgowan with a mixed load o... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2767, leaving the Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast yard with a load of 11 STJ (Timber) Wagons for the short... (more)

PRASA 18-427 climbing up towards Tweedie contra flow with the Trans Natal (Shosholoza Meyl), having just undergone a crew change at Lions River Station. As per Photo ID: 495738, both overnight Joh... (more)

Seven Class 18E locomotives (18-199 / 18-416 / 18-127 / 18-243 / 18-602 / 18-652 / 18-177) are Durban bound as light units headed by 18-199, pictured here passing through Lions River Station.

A beautiful afternoon in Nottingham Road in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands as 18-310 makes her way towards Newcastle or Northern KwaZulu Natal with a load of CAR Wagon empties.

The snow that looked so promising yesterday was today nowhere in sight. Seven Class 18E locomotives (18-199 / 18-416 / 18-127 / 18-243 / 18-602 / 18-652 / 18-177) are Durban bound as light units h... (more)

PRASA 18-401, very recently repainted (started out in the Shosholoza Meyl "purple" livery) and with a noted variation to the colouring around the borders of the cab windows to the other Class 18E ... (more)

The weather office has been predicting snow in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands for the next few days, so a trip to that part of the world was a must, with snow being so rarely seen here. Only very lig... (more)

Class 18E, 18-411, is in charge of this load of various C Type Wagon empties passing through Umlaas Road. The train is probably bound for Newcastle / Northern KwaZulu Natal. These wagons are use... (more)