Just after sunrise and the day has not begun yet for Class 8E, E8038, one of the shunting locomotives that works the large Metrorail yard north of Durban Station.

The large PRASA / Metrorail Yard just north of Durban Station - the platform portals of the station can be seen towards the top left of the photo. One of the Blue Train sets is staged on the Cater... (more)

Despite the station at Koelenhof having been closed, the semaphore signals at both ends of the station remain in place, albeit in the "all clear" position at all times. Metrorail train 3412 is see... (more)

An 8 coach Type 10M5 Metrorail set is seen here returning to the Durban Metro Yard just North of Durban Station, down the ramp of the hump crossover bridge. The tallest building to the left of th... (more)

An eight coach, Type 10M5, Metrorail set passes through the hilly area of Shongweni on a winter afternoon and is bound for Cato Ridge, having started its journey at Durban Station. There is a reg... (more)

A Durban bound, Type 10M5 Metrorail set, catches the last of the winter afternoon sun as it crosses the Umgababa Bridge on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast.

A view of Simonstown station with the town in the back. We are about to depart back to Cape Town with the train on the left, on the right is one of the older 5M2A sets.

Metrorail train number 3534 running from Wellington back to Cape Town have just crossed the Berg (Mountain) river as it approaces Paarl station.

Metrorail's Emergency / Breakdown Train (MET) aka "ET" staged at New Durban Yard.

An older (Type 5M), suburban commuter train, Train No. 0231, operated by Metrorail has just departed Durban Station and is seen here about to head up the KwaZulu Natal North Coast - probably to St... (more)

Metrorail train 3410 running from Muldersvlei via Stellenbosch to Cape Town approaches Lynedoch station here which still have operational semaphore signals.

Metrorail train 3216 leaves Van Der Stel station for the trip back to Cape Town.

The only remaining Class 6E1 in Durban, E1394, is seen passing through the very dry and arid Ashburton Station area on an extremely hot and humid summer morning. Behind her and in a new livery is... (more)

A 10M5 Metrorail set, Train No. 0763, en-route to Durban from Kelso, is about to make a stop at Ilfracombe Station on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast.

A northbound Metrorail EMU leaves Umkomaas on its way towards Durban.