On workers day 6E1 E1657 and E1362 bring the Port Elizabeth combination economy and premier classe passenger past the semaphore signal at Rooiwal

On workers day 6E1 E1317 and E1448 bring the East London passenger past the semaphore signal at Rooiwal

On workers day 6E1 E1317 and E1448 bring the East London passenger on her way to Johannesburg

A late running Premier Classe with 18425 in the lead slows down for a crew change at Lions River en route to Durban.

18-425 & 18-423 undergo a scheduled early morning crew change at Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, with a Durban bound Premier Classe set. The train had left Johannesburg the prev... (more)

Early on a bright Sunday morning as the PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) / Shosholoza Meyl shunter in Durban, 36-251, exits her overnight staging spot in the Catering Shed just north ... (more)

Class 18E units, 18-415 & 18-404, in their (faded and very dirty) purple Shosholoza Meyl livery, just after their arrival in Durban this morning with an overnight Shosholoza Meyl "ANC Special... (more)

Class 36 Diesel Shunter, 36-251, pushes 18-428 and 18-422 into the shed adjacent to New Durban Yard. 18-428 and 18-422 had just arrived in Durban minutes earlier, with the overnight Johannesburg -... (more)

Semaphore signals continue to be operational at four stations on the Free State main line. At the south end of Rooiwal station, a pair of 6E1's wearing the orange livery of their previous owner (S... (more)

This was a nice suprise to see only a single loco on the Transkaroo, here E1474 is leading the train through Sandhills in the Hex River Valley.

Class 18E locomotives, 18-405 & 18-414, return to the New Durban Yard just north of Durban Station, having just arrived in Durban with the overnight Johannesburg - Durban Premier Classe passenger ... (more)

Its a busy morning at PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl's New Durban Yard, just north of Durban Station, with three mainline passenger trains in Durban for the weekend. The last "Daylight Sitter" service d... (more)

Shortly after starting its 27-hour journey from Johannesburg to Cape Town, the Trans-Karoo train runs through Hamberg Metrorail station on the West Rand, heading towards Krugersdorp. Two 18E's in ... (more)

The afternoon light is barely breaking through the clouds overhead as the Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth "Algoa" heads south through Wolwehoek station on the Free State main line, led by 6E1 E1659... (more)

Passenger operator PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) operates long distance services under the "Shosholoza Meyl" brand (Shosholoza Meyl = a pleasant journey). The agency has decided to... (more)