A 100% genuine Erie-built! Two foot gauge 91-008 with a string of wood wagons at the renowned Apple Express headquarters.

A string of five Class 6E1's in three paint liveries - well, almost - the fourth one is a Class 18E. One of the two control towers at Sentrarand is visible in the background.

An immaculate Class 10E1 is crowded in between catenary poles and locomotives on the adjacent line at Sentrarand loco depot.

The rear (toilet) end of the Class 18E makes it look like a pirate with an eye-patch.

A Class 7E locomotive is being kept company by a couple of steam generator wagons. When steam locomotives started making way for electric and diesel traction in the 1950's, vapor wagons were intro... (more)

It's a long time since a genuine "stimela" (steam train or steam loco) has passed this way and Umgeni Steam Railway's GF No 2380 really attracts interest as she passes through typical rural countr... (more)

Class 19D No. 3321 on a Steeam & Safaris (U.K.) charter

The cab of Class 23 No 3300

Preserved Class 7a No. 1007 (Built 1893) pauses at Wilderness

The sole preserved 14CRB No. 1882 was a favourite locomotive of mine (I grew up with the 14CRBs in Cape Town). A real go-anywhere slogger, she was used on many rail charters and is seen here on a ... (more)

The Kimberley – De Aar line was one of the last double track steam mainlines in the world. Steam was destined to finish in 1992, but Spoornet, mindful of the hundreds of enthusiasts that used to... (more)

Class 19D No. 3334 teams up with GF Garratt No. 2401 to move a Union Limited steam safari out of Franschoek. Sadly, this ultra-scenic branch line, only 70km from Cape Town, was closed in 2001 and ... (more)

Thirty two driving wheels bite firmly into the 1 in 36 (2.7%) grade as a lash-up of double headed GO No. 2575 and GMAM No. 4128 power the 18 coach Union Limited tour train out of Jubilee on the Mo... (more)

GO No, 2575 on a Steam & Safaris (U.K.) charter freight performing a runpast at De Vlei on the Caledon line

Just half a kilometre to go, but the crew of this GMAM Garratt locomotive show no sign of letting up before reaching the summit of Montagu Pass. At this point the train is on a ledge some 250m abo... (more)