An authentic mixed train approaches New England from Barclay East in the last rays of the sun.

Sizonke Stimela's newly restored GMAM represents the 160 members of her class. These were the standard articulated power on steeply graded lines in South Africa and weighed in at 187 tons in work... (more)

Oil-burning No 2916 hauls her mixed train out of the mist bank that has enveloped the town of Koornburg, leaving an almost abstract trail of steam and smoke. The vivid green of newly-germinated w... (more)

GMAM Garratts always trailed a water tank. Two were sometimes used during water shortages. The low viewpoint emphasizes the bulk of this articulated monster of the 3 foot 6 inch guage.

More than 100 years old, Lawley No 106 owned by Sandstone Heritage Trust pilots the Apple Express Society's NG 15 No 119 upgrade towards Van Stadens. The train was chartered by Geoff's Trains.

Garratt country: The GMAM then operated by Umgeni Steam Railway, hauls a charter up the steep climb to Donnybrook through the lovely hills of Kwazulu-Natal. If all goes to plan this section shoul... (more)

An Eastbound train enters Gamtoos, the junction to Patensie. This engine, like all SAR 2 foot guage locomotives has inside frame wheels. It is operated by the Apple Express Society, which has a ... (more)

The Apple Express Society NG 15 hauls her train into Loerie Station on a cool winters morning

A Steam Loco Safaris charter passes some traditional Zulu huts and a display of aloes on the steep climb to Donnybrook.

This locomotive, known as a "Kalahari" to SAR crews crosses the bridge over the Van Stadens River Gorge with a train chartered by Goeff's Trains. She made this crossing many times during normal s... (more)

Recently restored to working order, this example of the 119 GMAM garratts that worked on the SAR shows her huge boiler, articulated with two engine units, both with rods down. The engine weighs 1... (more)

This oil-burning locomotive hauls its train above the bank of mist that had enveloped the town of Malmsbury.

Oil-burning No 2910 leaves Koornburg for Malmesbury. The mists from the cold Atlantic currents creep over the hills. The spring wheat has just germinated.

This train, chartered by Geoff's trains arrives at Loerie station. Operator: Apple Express Society.

The 25 members of the South African Railways Class GO Garratt Locomotive spent most of their lives hauling chrome ore trains up the escarpment from Steelpoort to Lydenberg in the Eastern part of t... (more)