No 2640 trundles over the long causeway on Knysna Lagoon on a beautiful morning in the early autumn.
Two Class 24s cross the Knysna Lagoon on the approach to the station. The boat in the foreground was long a feature of the lagoon. The cat is a metal cut-out, meant to frighten birds. It was no... (more)
The sole surviving Class 19B just before arrival at Knysna Station with the regular passenger service.
The morning George-Knysna goods train crosses the lagoon before entering Knysna Station. This was the last scheduled steam-hauled goods train on the South African Rail system.
South African preserved steam was strong in 2000. Spoornet, the national operator, had a heritage arm that marketed tours under the ‘Union Limited’ banner (The Union Limited was THE No.1 luxur... (more)
A mixed train from Knysna to George drifts across the Sedgefield marshes.
Once again the scenic Knysna branch.
The locomotives on the Knysna line were particularly well kept by their crews.
7th class climbs through the forest at Goukamma on the George to Knsyna line with a passenger train.
It's early morning as SAR 24 class 2-8-4 takes a Knysna to George mixed train across the Lagoon trestle.
The ever popular Knysna branch of the 3'6" SAR.
One of the luckier days of my railfan life. Screeched the rental car to a stop and caught this train on the George-Knysna line behind a small boat. Note the intermodal container behind the tende... (more)