A Johannesburg bound container train, led by Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-299 (Spoornet "blue" livery still in very good condition), twists its way up towards Hammarsdale. The Natal Main Line... (more)

Early sunrise as Class 37 Diesels (GM-EMD GT26M2C of 1981), 37-048 & 37-044, pass through Umgababa on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast on their run through to Durban with Transnet's Phelophepa Health... (more)

Class 6E1 locomotives, E1625 & E1490 (still in their original South African Railways "red & whisker" livery) leaving Bayhead with a load of empties. Bayhead is the largest goods receiving and dis... (more)

Class 36 (200) diesel shunting locomotive (GM-EMD SW1002), 36-206, is pictured here at the Danskraal Locomotive Depot in Ladysmith, Northern KwaZulu Natal shortly before being hammered by a typica... (more)

PRASA Class 18E locomotives, 18-427 & 18-403, leave the Durban Carriage & Wagon Inspection Yard after cutting off the main line passenger train that they had just arrived from Johannesburg with on... (more)

A Johannesburg bound container train nears the top of the steep gradient on the approach to Cedara Station in the KZN Midlands. The lead locomotive, 18-216, was experiencing difficulties and actu... (more)

Brand new at the time to the Transnet Freight Rail Class 18E fleet as pictured at the Danskraal Locomotive Depot in Ladysmith, Northern KwaZulu Natal. Numbered as 18-416, she is one of a few loco... (more)

Dirty and well traveled locomotives. The mainstay of the very busy Natal Main Line, or the Natal Corridor as it is also known, in terms of motive power, the Class 18E. 18-079 / 18-054 stand ready... (more)

Early morning at the PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) staging yard just north of Durban Station found Class 6E1 E1593 and Class 18E (Series 2) 18-425 staged under the Argyle Road road... (more)

A misty and chilly winter morning as ex South African Railways Class 3BR No. 1486 "MAUREEN" (4-8-2) enters Botha's Hill Station on the old Natal Main Line enroute to Inchanga Station. The locom... (more)

Examples of coaching vehicles that remain in their original South African Railways livery (Red & Grey) are like hens teeth to find now. This is S.A.R. Caboose Type ZO-5 No. 14877. This type of v... (more)

Class 36 diesel shunter, 36-231, brings the Premier Classe set down to the carriage & wagon inspection pits just north of Durban Station following the train's arrival from Johannesburg a little ea... (more)

Another section of the large PRASA / Metrorail Yard just north of Durban Station showing the servicing workshop (bottom left). The photo was taken from the public viewing deck on top of the arch o... (more)

Circa 1955. This is a scan of an original historical image purchased on an online auction in South Africa – unfortunately the photographer is unknown. Class DE2 No. 1200 (the class leader) pic... (more)

This refurbished older Type 5M2A suburban commuter set (leading motor coach still with her old diamond shaped pantograph intact) looks fantastic in the PRASA / Metrorail "Business Express" livery.... (more)