At sunrise on a cool winter morning, Friends of the Rail's ex- South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 no. 2650 is shrouded in steam at the club's Capital Park depot.

In 1965/66, the South African Railways (SAR) imported sixty five type U20C diesels from General Electric in the USA. These veteran locomotives have now all been withdrawn from service, but some ha... (more)

The original contract for the Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) GE C30-ACi was for 143 locomotives. It turned out that after the completion of the 143, a further 15 locomotives were built for CFM Mozamb... (more)

A pair of class 43's (GE C30-ACi) sitting outside the workshops at Transnet Engineering's Koedoespoort works in Pretoria. On the left is 43 011, one of the first loco's built in 2011, back at Koe... (more)

As TFR's new locomotive orders begin to be filled, so the class 6E1 to 18E rebuild programme at Transnet Engineering's Koedoespoort workshops is being wound down. This is the number 2 end of one o... (more)

In 1965/66, the South African Railways (SAR) imported sixty five type U20C diesels from General Electric in the USA. These veteran locomotives have now all been withdrawn from service, but some ha... (more)

What better way to spend Fathers Day than photographing (or riding behind) steam? Friends of the Rail's trusty "Dolly", class 19D 4-8-2 no. 2650, charges up the grade out of Panpoort tow... (more)

What better way to spend Fathers Day than photographing (or riding behind) steam? Friends of the Rail's trusty "Dolly", class 19D 4-8-2 no. 2650, tackles the grade out of Panpoort toward... (more)

On a cool autumn morning, Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 with 12-wheeled Vanderbilt tender is shunting an open type DZ wagon at Capital Park depot. In steam days the 19D's were affectionate... (more)

Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 with 12-wheeled Vanderbilt tender has its fire cleaned at Capital Park depot.

Sunrise at Capital Park finds driver Steve Smith contemplating the day ahead, while fireman Peter Odell applies some spit and polish to the boiler.

Friends of the Rail's 19D 4-8-2 sits on the ash pit at Capital Park depot.

Friends of the Rail's class 19D 4-8-2 poses for photographers at Capital Park in Pretoria during a David Benn Photo Charter.

African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) have their own fleet of locomotives which are leased to various industrial users, but they also undertake complete overhauls, rebuilds and repainting at th... (more)

A Friends of the Rail day excursion to the diamond mining town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria, works up the grade from Hercules to Capital Park behind ex- SAR class 24 2-8-4 no. 3664.