On a tour organized by David Rogers, 15F (SAR 3016) and 25NC (SAR 3472) doublehead a special train south from Bethlehem on what was once a secondary mainline to Bloemfontain, but now is a stub end... (more)

Reefsteamers 12AR 1535 & 15F 3046 double head through Generaalsnek with the SAR Steam Tours charter

This magnificent machine is maintained in running order by Reefsteamers and is seen storming past a maize field that was indeed a polo crosse field during the 1980s. The tempreature had only just... (more)

South Africn Railways Class 15F No. 3016 pilots Class 25NC No 3472 upgrade towards Slabberts in the last rays of the setting sun. The locomotives are maintained and operated by Reefsteamers.

David Shepard's 15F class 3052 ready to head a enthusiasts special from Bethlehem to Ficksburg for tha anual Cherrie festival

A nice view of the South African countryside. 15CA 2056 leads 25NC 3472 and our tour train.

African morning. The early sun highlights the countryside south of Bethlehem on the former through line from Bethlehem to Bloemfontein.

The sun is barely over the horizon, the temperature is near freezing, and the air is still as 15F (4-8-2) 2056 doubleheads with 25NC (4-8-4) 3472 in this recreation of the overnight train from Blo... (more)

Your basic doubleheader steam glint shot. Here 15F 3016 (4-8-2) leads 25NC 3472 (4-8-4) and the tour train for one of the last shots of the day.

The 3472 thunders by with a runpast on the Bethlehem Bloemfontein line. The matched red and gray livery of the tour train matched the SAR color scheme in use when this line saw regular steam powe... (more)

A perfect recreation of the way I remember this line in 1983. The 25NC's handled both freight and passenger between Bethlehem and Bloemfontein over this scenic line with many 2 percent grades in ... (more)

A Class 34 pulls a string of rapid discharge bulk cargo wagons into Ficksburg, past the old steam water tank. Five years earlier, the scene would have been a 4-8-4 pulling box cars for the same l... (more)

"The Red Devil" is seen arriving at Generalsnek. The class 26, converted from a class 25, produced 4,400 HP after major modifications. With a gas producer firebox, it doesn't smoke much! Pretty... (more)

A 15F class 4-8-2 passes in front of the sun at the end of a perfect day of railfan photography!

A 25NC 4-8-4 heads up a passenger train in a classic South African location.