NGG16 No 88, restored in the colours of the Alfred County Railway pilots sister engine No 153 who's steam leak makes for a different picture. A fraction of the tractor collection of the Sandstone... (more)

Within a few years of this photograph being taken, this highly scenic railway was closed. In Steam Days the daily pickup train to Bethesda Road Station looked like this. Scan from a 35mm slide.

Viewed from the hills above the line this is a typical South African Railways branch line train.

The crew of Friends of the Rails Berkshire prepares the locomotive for a busy morning of rail photography. Picture taken 15 minutes before sunrise.

A classic steam-era branch line train departs from Cullinan during the annual Friends of the Rail photographic weekend. Note the concrete sleepers that are soon to replace the teak sleepers.

About a half an hour after dawn No 3664 performs a runby for the participants of Friends of the Rails 2013 Photographic weekend. The class 24 was the last class of branch line steam locomotive de... (more)

The oldest working narrow gauge steam engines in South Africa at sunrise.

A busy scene on the southern end of Thompson Junction Shunting Yard. Charter by Geoff's Trains.

South Africa used Garratt locomotives for mountain railways, Zimbabwe used them for mainline operations. One of the last working 15As poses on Deka River Bridge for photographers. Charter by Geo... (more)

A few weeks after this picture was taken REGM retired most of their steam fleet. I woke well before sunrise, drove the 35 minute journey to the mine, took photographs of the locomotives and was a... (more)

Friends of the Rails little Berkshire catches the last rays of the setting sun.

This was the first of the ex South African Railways Narrow-gauge Garratt locomotives that was restored to working order by the Sandstone Heritage Trust.

Seen posing for photographers in her home shed from Steam Days, Reefsteamers beautifully restored Class 15F is seen next to the National Railways of Zimbabwe Class DE2 that belongs to the Sandston... (more)

Currently the oldest working locomotive on the South African 3 foot 6 inch gauge, Reefsteamers workhorse does a runby for photographers during the annual Reesteamers photographic morning. She has... (more)

Hauling empty coal wagons, one of the larger NRZ Garratt locomotives round the curve below Baobab Hotel with a Baobab tree visible on the left.