What you see here is the sad remains of part of what was once a busy and vibrant operation of the South African Railways, and in later years Alfred County Railway and the Banana Express - the two ... (more)

Two beautifully restored 5E1 electric locos of Rovos Rail parked at the Krugersdorp station. On the left in the distance the Transkaroo that brought us here about to depart again.

A rare opportunity to see E1101 in front of Road Knowledge Coach No. 40117, as they leave their overnight staging position adjacent to the main entrance of Durban Harbour, to get a very early star... (more)

Three brand new locomotives, manufactured by RRL Grindrod South Africa in Pretoria, headed by CC 1101, passing through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg. They were bound for a staging yard in ... (more)

A Special 100th Anniversary train for the African National Congress political party (ANC) in Durban 2012. Seen here approaching Lions River.

Stuck in the snow! Heavy snow bought the NATCOR line to a standstill with numerous power lines down. 18E 517 rests with her cement train in the cold, on a lovely winters day.

On the morning of the 18th December 2013, amid obvious miserable / less than desirable weather conditions in Durban, South Africa, a rather significant railway event played out at O Shed in Durban... (more)

East bound Class 18E's X 7 light units Headed to Durban at The Ugly Duckling, Natal Midlands - 18-199 / 18-416 / 18-127 / 18-243 / 18-602 / 18-652 / 18-177. This is a very rare opportunity to catc... (more)

A pretty rare sight, with just the single Class 6E1, E1314, working this overnight Durban bound "Trans Natal" through the top loop at Boughton. This section of the Natal Main Line is pa... (more)

A class 6E1 Bo-Bo 3kV electric in original South African Railways red livery, hauls a "pick-up" (wayside) freight northwards across the Vaal River at Fourteen Streams. The 2nd and 4th wagons are c... (more)

A very unusual train consist! Pictured here while stopped at Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg, with this special pantograph recovery train, is Class 5E1 Series 5 locomotive, E1102 (originally... (more)

A mixed train to Knysna crosses the Kaaimans River bridge. This was one of the classic photo locations back in the old days. As South African Railways rationalized their network and closed branc... (more)

As the "Jolly Roger", a veteran harbour pleasure craft (and an institution in itself locally) sails past, the final fully assembled Class 20E direct from China, 20 010, is about to be cr... (more)

Africa's oldest working electric locomotives still put in a hard day's work hauling coal from BHP Billiton's Middelburg coal mine to fire the huge boilers at the Duvha power station which can be s... (more)

A class GMAM garratt bursts out of tunnel no.6 with a freight train as it approaches the summit of the Montague Pass between George and Oudtshoorn. Since leaving the town of George, the train has ... (more)