Cheers and whistles from this track maintenance gang as they get an early start on their busy day. They are seen here leaving New Durban Yard (just north of Durban Station) with one of the PLASSE... (more)

The mixed batch of 34 ex Tranz Metro (New Zealand) motor coaches and trailers that arrived in Durban, South Africa on board the MV Pangani. They are pictured here, just after sunrise, in a holding... (more)

Class 36 (200) diesel shunters, 36-238 (red Transnet Freight Rail livery) and 36-237 (orange Spoornet livery), are busy working one of the yards at Bayhead in Durban. Col André Kritzinger comment... (more)

Lifting RRL 22-01, while ex SAR / Transnet Freight Rail Class 35, now RRL 35-07 awaits its turn for lifting. On this day, three newly refurbished RRL Grindrod Diesel Locomotives were being readie... (more)

PRASA Class 18Es, 18-435 and 18-434, in the shed just north of Durban Station, with a technician replacing a pantograph. 18-434 had a pantograph hook-up on the way to Durban from Johannesburg wit... (more)

Sunrise and a new lease on life for these vintage (1965/66) diesel locomotives, originally designed & built by General Electric as model GE U20C. Ex SAR (South African Railway) / Transnet Freight ... (more)

1722D just after being loaded onto an articulated flatbed trailer. On the 18th September 2013 a consignment of 24 ex Queensland Rail locomotives arrived by sea in Durban, South Africa. 16 were for... (more)

1722D being heavy lifted onto an awaiting articulated flatbed trailer. On the 18th September 2013 a consignment of 24 ex Queensland Rail locomotives arrived by sea in Durban, South Africa. 16 were... (more)

Class 36 (200) diesel shunter, 36-241, in the orange Spoornet livery is pictured here working at Bayhead Yard in Durban. Designed by General Motors Electro Motive Division and built by General Mo... (more)

A typical scene inside the workshops at the Umbilo Electric Locomotive Depot. A brand new Class 18E Series 2 locomotive, 18-645, in the red Transnet Freight Rail livery, as well as a few Class 8E... (more)

Designated Blue Train Class 20E locomotives, 20 032 & 20 031, are busy running around their train just North of Platform 14 at Durban Station. They had just arrived in Durban after an overnight j... (more)

SAPPI's ex-SAR class 19D collects a load of timber destined for the paper mill. Transnet Freight Rail bring in the timber to the exchange yard where the mill's 19D collects them. This is South Afr... (more)

Running contra flow due to line occupation for maintenance, this Type 10M5 Metrorail set (Train No. 1054) is passing through Shallcross about 25 minutes out of Durban. The train is bound for Cato ... (more)

The luxury Blue Train, headed by 18-770 / 18-771, passes through Shallcross. The train was running contra flow at this stage due to line occupation for maintenance and is on its way back to Johann... (more)

Early on a typical humid summer morning, as Class 37 Diesels, 37-048 & 37-044 (GM-EMD GT26M2C), pass through Clairwood on their run through to Durban with one of Transnet's Phelophepa Health Train... (more)