19D number 2669 has just left Creighton with its passenger train and will now start the long climb up to Donnybrook.
The school just finished when our steam train passed this small Zulu village. Of course, all the kids have been attracted by the steam locomotive just like anywhere else in the world. Note the des... (more)
A Zulu lady is watching at the passenger train climbing up to Donnybrook.
South African Railway class 19D number 2669 is climbing up to Donnybrook hauling a steam charter organized by Geoff Cooke. A few minutes before this picture has been taken, a storm made any photog... (more)
The aloes are in bloom as 19D No. 2669 heads up the Ngwangwane Gorge towards Riverside on the never completed Durban to Capetown main line.
On the Cape-Natal branch GMAM 4074 climbs the steep grade between Ceighton and Donnybrook with a mixed train in early morning light. The round huts (rondavels) are typical Zulu homes. Steam Loco... (more)
Cold mornings make for great steam effects, but sometimes you get almost too much! Class 19D 4-8-2 No. 2669 climbs into the sun on a cold, misty morning.
Steam fascinates young boys all over the world! Three local boys watch as the engine crew gets ready to depart for Riverside. No. 2669 is a class 19D, the standard branchline 4-8-2 used all over... (more)
