A line up of preserved power at Friends of the Rail’s depot at Capital Park, for a Geoff’s Trains tour group. From left to right, 15F 4-8-2 3117, 24 2-8-4 3664, 19D 4-8-2 2650 and a Funkey 0-4... (more)

In late afternoon sun, Friends of the Rail’s ex-SAR class 24 performs a runpast on the coal stage track at Capital Park, for a Geoff’s Trains tour group.

This is the last operational coal stage in South Africa and is used by Friends of the Rail (FOTR) and Rovos Rail locomotives. FOTR's ex-SAR class 24 poses on top of the stage with two loaded hoppe... (more)

Unloading at Cooke Plant is complete and No.3013 is ready to haul the empties back up the grade to Millsite, to collect another load of mine tailings. This operation continues 24/7, with at least ... (more)

Fireman John Ashworth is enveloped in steam as he rakes the fire of class 24 3664, after a day of photography for a Geoff's Trains photo charter.

The first diesel electrics to operate in South Africa were 45 Class 31’s (GE U12B), delivered to the South African Railways from the USA in 1958. Fifty two years later, three class 31’s survi... (more)

South Africa’s first purpose-built rapid transit system will commence operations on 8th June 2010, in time for the soccer World Cup which opens on 11th June. The first section to open for servic... (more)

After a week spent at Bothaville, the Phelophepa health care train is on a repositioning move to its next destination. The sunlight struggles to break through early morning cloud, as the train pas... (more)

A few cattle grazing alongside the track are unperturbed by the passing of the Phelophepa health care train, as it approaches Ancona Junction in soft morning light. The Phelophepa (loosely transla... (more)

After bringing in another load of empties from Cooke Plant, one of Sheltam's big GE's imported from Brazil is ready to depart from Millsite with a loaded train of mine tailings. Since the C30's ha... (more)

One of Sheltam's big GE's imported from Brazil is ready to leave Millsite for Cooke Plant with a load of mine tailings. These locomotives are possibly the first ever in South Africa to be fitted w... (more)

The Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" climbs the grade from Middelvlei, passing the newly opened Lafarge Cement plant, as clouds move in from the south.

The Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" is 42 km from its final destination, as it passes Rand Uranium's large mine dump between Robinson and Millsite. The dump is being processed to extract... (more)

Just to prove that it can happen, the Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" is running 30 minutes ahead of schedule, as it approaches the R501 road bridge between Frederikstad and Gatsrand.

Eastbound coal empties, with 18E 18-138 in the lead, pass the impressive grain silos east of Kendal. There is seldom any rail traffic coming out of these silos nowadays, as most of this traffic ha... (more)