At 5:59am, the soft early morning light catches the Johannesburg to East London "Amatola" as it passes through Trompsburg station, heading towards Springfontein. The remains of the old station bui... (more)

Unusually for TFR, these two class 34-900's are coupled nose to tail, as they roll north across the grassland scrub of the southern Free State with cement empties from Queenstown, which are return... (more)

Although the Free State main line south of Bloemfontein is single track and non-electrified, trains arriving or departing Springfontein travel "under the wires" for a short distance at the north e... (more)

The Free State main line south of Bloemfontein to Springfontein junction is single track, non-electrified and operated by GE U26C class 34's, including the 34-900 series. With no load on offer, th... (more)

As another year draws to a close, the semaphore signals at five of the stations on the Free State main line remain operational, despite rumours of their replacement. Late on a Sunday afternoon, th... (more)

Two class 6E1's, still wearing their Spoornet orange and SAR red liveries, are seen here just south of Daleside Metrorail station on the Germiston - Vereeniging line, working the Johannesburg - Po... (more)

Three of Transnet Freight Rail's newest diesel locomotives, the Class 43 (GE C30-ACi), heading south towards Vereeniging with a block load of empty type CR ore wagons. The first 10 units of this c... (more)

Three of Transnet Freight Rail's newest diesel locomotives, the Class 43 (GE C30-ACi), team up to move a block load of empty type CR ore wagons, seen here at Skansdam junction, joining the Germist... (more)

The Cape Town - Simon's Town railway, operated by Metrorail, runs along the scenic False Bay coast all the way from Muizenberg to the terminus at Simon's Town. Passing Kalk Bay harbour, a 5M2A set... (more)

In the 1980's The Railway Society of Southern Africa operated numerous steam-hauled charters around South Africa. The "Four Provinces" was one such tour, seen here in early morning light on the cl... (more)

Riding the rollercoaster..... like many South African railway routes, the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line follows the contours of the land, with few major earthworks to avoid natural obstacles. With 4... (more)

After a 5 minute stop to let the brakes cool, this trio of class 34 GE U26C's heads out of Groot Marico with a westbound container train. The silver posts alongside the track used to carry the ste... (more)

Moments before sunset on a dry and dusty winter afternoon, a Sheltam C30-EMP hauls its train of hoppers loaded with gold bearing reef from Cooke 2 shaft to the reduction plant at Doornkop.

These class 34 GE U26C's are working hard to haul their train of 45 container wagons through the bushveld country around Swartruggens (black ridges), approaching the long closed station of Twyfels... (more)

Transnet's Phelophepa 2 health care train waits on the main line at Boons, while a 45-wagon container train snakes its way through the loop, westbound to Mafikeng. Like all the stations on this li... (more)