Sizonke Stimela's preserved class 19D seen on the long climb between Creighton and Donnybrook. This was Garratt country in Steam Days. Next winter a photographers special, chartered by Geoff's T... (more)

One of Sandstone Heritage Trust's preserved ex South African Railways 2 foot guage garratts meanders through the maize fields on a beautiful late summer morning.

The Class GMAM garratt locomotive was the last steam class to work this spectacular pass. One of the preserved members of this class powers her passenger train to the summit in perfect photographi... (more)

Friends of the Rail operate two ex SAR branch line engines. Here the smaller of the two is seen shortly after leaving Cullinan Station with a short mixed train. The acacia tree is typical of thi... (more)

Friend of the Rails Berkshire departs from her home shed with a short freight train. The rail on the left leads to the top of the coal stage, the last in operation in South Africa. No 3664 was o... (more)

As in the days of regular steam operations, two class 19Ds work a mixed goods and passenger train up the southbound climb of this spectacular pass. The train is banked by No 3324. The banker was... (more)

Reefsteamers preserved Class 25NC storms through Slabberts Station in the first rays of the sun.

The fireman of Sandstone Heritage Trust's GMAM tops up her tanks at the sheds water column.

Reefsteamers operated this photo charter for Steam Loco Safaris, and is an accurate re-creation of steam operations on this line that ended in the late 1980s.

Reefsteamers stalwart, the oldest locomitive in their stable of working engines ended her working days as shed pilot for the large Germiston Steam Shed, that is now home to the Reefsteamers assoc... (more)

During regular steam operations on this historic and scenic line between Middleburg and Graaf Reinet, the daily pickup between Rosmead and Bethesda Road was often worked by a class 24. Sadly the ... (more)

On its way between Creighton and Donnybrook, the railway line is passing through typical Zulu villages.

NG15 number 17 is catching the last rays of sun on the Sandstone Estates Railway.

The two narrow gauge Garratt's steam locomotives NGG13 number 49 and NGG 16 number 153 are double heading a freight train on the Sandstone Estates Railway.