With their propensity to haul only bulk block loads, the good old mixed freight is not that common on Transnet Freight Rail these days. This pair of 18E's is hauling a mixed load of phosphoric aci... (more)

The rising moon is already well above the eastern horizon as the setting sun lights up this set of five class 18E's in Spoornet blue and TFR red liveries, hauling a heavy westbound coal train. A s... (more)

The first batches of class 18E rebuilds to enter service all wore the Spoornet blue livery. However, the rebranding to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has seen the introduction of a much more colourfu... (more)

Alongside the 6-axle class 10E's, the smaller class 18E's (rebuilt from 6E1's) are common power on the continuous stream of coal trains that originate in the Mpumalanga coalfields. This set of fiv... (more)

Three class 18E's with a 50-wagon container train in tow, negotiate one of the endless curves between Volksrust and Newcastle, on the Johannesburg - Durban mainline.

Since it was first opened in 1891, the railway between Volksrust in Mpumalanga and Newcastle in kwaZulu-Natal, now crosses the Drakensberg (Dragon mountains) on its third alignment. Three class 18... (more)

Late on a hot summer afternoon, the setting sun catches the last Sunday departure of the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe", as it observes a speed restriction just south of Daleside statio... (more)

As autumn rain clouds build up in the east, a quartet of rather dirty Class 18E’s is seen entering Argent station, with a long train of tarpaulin covered “DZ’s”, the most well known type o... (more)

At least a dozen special trains operated from various parts of the country to the city of Bloemfontein for the ANC's 100th birthday celebrations on 8th January (ANC = African National Congress - S... (more)

Five class 18E's hauling a 100-wagon westbound coal train near Kendal. Three of the 5 loco's are in the Transnet Freight Rail livery (18-600's), while the other two are in Spoornet blue (18-200's)... (more)

A trio of 18E's climb the long grade out of Pretoria with a container train, most likely headed for the port of Durban, 600km (400 miles) away on the Indian Ocean coast.

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)

As a typical highveld thunderstorm looms overhead, these four 18E's are heading west towards Delmas with a long coal train.

Class 18E 18-518 in the new Transnet Freight Rail livery heads up four sisters from the same class working an eastbound coal train at Arbor. The pink and white flowers on either side of the tracks... (more)

Since it was first opened in 1891, the railway between Volksrust in Mpumalanga and Newcastle in kwaZulu-Natal, now crosses the Drakensberg (Dragon mountains) on its third alignment. A southbound c... (more)