Luzna locomotive 475

At first light, the 19D moves around the Creighton station in readiness for the days activity, which will involve working a photo charter to Riverside for Geoff Cooke's tour group.

After a delay waiting for a Transnet conductor driver to arrive, the 19D finally departs against the light with the first 4 vehicles of the Sisonke Stimela train, forming Geoff Cooke's photo chart... (more)

On a frosty morning at dawn, the 19D pumps atmosphere as it shunts the water carrier wagon into position prior to Geoff Cooke's photo charter to Riverside.

As the sun rises, the Sisonke Stimela operation's 19D moves around the Creighton station area shunting the water carriers into position in readiness for the morning run to Riverside with Geoff Coo... (more)

A runby with 4 coaches from the Sisonke Stimela hotel train. Part of Geoff Cooke's 2010 tour comprising mainly British railfans.

The Class 15F was the standard mainline steam locomotive on the South African Railways. No 3046 has just been brought back into service by Reefsteamers, and poses in front of the large Germiston ... (more)

Steam shed are quite often dark but the atmosphere and the light are always very special.

South Africn Railways Class 15F No. 3016 pilots Class 25NC No 3472 upgrade towards Slabberts in the last rays of the setting sun. The locomotives are maintained and operated by Reefsteamers.

A class 15F steamer is shunting in the Bloemfontein East yard.

American power in South Africa. The steam locomotives class 15CA have been built by ALCO in 1926. One of these engines is undergoing a small reparation in the Witbank shed before returning to work... (more)

The Witbank colliery operated 12A class locomotives that were similar to the SAR ones with one difference. They had saturated steam boilers. The locomotives were purchased new for different collie... (more)

Two Mountains for a steam charter

A passenger train is leaving the Mafikeng station hauled by an unidentified 19D class locomotive. The policeman on the opposite plattform is checking if everything is OK. He was not interested in ... (more)