It's sunset, and the Darwin Award candidates make their appearance again. This is one of the new Class 10M Metro trains, but despite the diminished clingon possibilities these guys still manage to... (more)

A newly built Class 18E in the new Transnet Freight Rail corporate livery leads a trainload of refined sugar through Kaalfontein.

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)

Beaufort West is the end of the line for these Cape Town based 3Kv Class 6E1's. The stretch from here to Kimberley is the stamping ground of the 25Kv Class 7E's.

What's taking them so long with the catenary? Plasserail's Infrastructure Measuring Vehicle at rest at the Bellville loco depot.

The Class 6E's are getting long in the tooth with 39 years service under their belts, but these two are still on the road regularly.

A lashup of three Class 9E electric locomotives and four Class 34-400 diesels are ready to head back to Sishen with 215 empty iron ore wagons as soon as the electrics have their pantographs raise... (more)

A candidate for restoration, hopefully. No 3457 was one of the fleet of ninety condensing Class 25's that were eventually converted to non-condensing locomotives when their huge condensing tenders... (more)

At rest in Estcourt station at the head of a grain train and with wooden wheel chocks in place, waiting for a new crew.

Recently rebuilt from Class 6E1 E2070 to Class 18E at the Transwerk shops at Koedoespoort in Pretoria, 18-224 waits for a fresh crew at the head of a goods train en route from Durban to Johannesbu... (more)

Blue is dominant in the Noupoort yard today...

The driver's view.

The new blue paint coats are still fresh on these two shunters. We'll probably soon see a new paint scheme (again), since Spoornet's name has recently been changed, this time to Transnet Freight ... (more)

A trio of GE Class 36-000's await their turn in front of the loco servicing shed.