Only five of the intended one hundred class 39-000 diesels were rebuilt by Transnet Rail Engineering from class 34-600 and 34-800 locomotives, before the project was abandoned in favour of buildin... (more)

Rovos Rail's ex- South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 hauls the Pretoria - Cape Town train out of the yard at Capital Park, to place it alongside the platform for passenger boarding. The semapho... (more)

Rovos Rail's ex- South African Railways class 19D 4-8-2 moves away from the passenger platform at their Capital Park depot. The locomotive is named "Shaun" after owner Rohan Vos' son. Photograph t... (more)

This little 16-ton Funkey diesel is used for shunting duties around the Rovos Rail depot at Capital Park in Pretoria. Above the locomotive, the Brazilian and Belgian flags flutter in the breeze on... (more)

This Gautrain Electrostar set is just a couple of minutes out of Pretoria station, seen here climbing the grade out of the Fountains valley and crossing the on and off ramps of the N14 highway at ... (more)

A Metrorail class 5M2A EMU heads downgrade through Fountains valley towards Pretoria. On the adjacent track a pair of class 36 shunters (GE SG10B) wait for clearance to cross over and follow the E... (more)

Amongst a maze of catenary masts and overhead wires, a pair of class 34 GM diesels sit in Hercules yard at sunset, waiting for their next assignment.

A batch of 30 diesel and three electric ex-Queensland Railways locomotives was recently imported into South Africa from Australia by three South African companies - AR&TS, RRL Grindrod and SAFLog.... (more)

A batch of 30 diesel and three electric ex-Queensland Railways locomotives was recently imported into South Africa from Australia by three South African companies - AR&TS, RRL Grindrod and SAFLog.... (more)

South African rail and logistics solutions company RRL Grindrod, is building its second batch of locomotives for African Minerals Limited in Sierra Leone, West Africa. No.1201, first off the produ... (more)

Luxury safari train operator Rovos Rail has purchased a number of ex- South African Railways (SAR) class 5E1 Bo-Bo electrics for use on their trains out of Pretoria. Still wearing faded Spoornet o... (more)

Luxury safari train operator Rovos Rail has purchased a number of ex- South African Railways (SAR) class 5E1 Bo-Bo electrics for use on their trains out of Pretoria. Repainted in Rovos Rail green ... (more)

Friends of the Rail's (FOTR) ex-South African Railways class 24 no.3664 is silhouetted against the rising sun on a cold, clear winter morning, as it heads out of the small FOTR yard at Capital Par... (more)

Sunrise on a beautiful crisp, clear winter morning finds Friends of the Rail's (FOTR) ex-South African Railways class 24 no.3664 making a spirited departure from the small FOTR yard at Capital Par... (more)

The first 10 units of Transnet Freight Rail's newest diesel locomotives, the Class 43 GE C30-Aci, were built in the USA (see photo ID 349791). The remaining 90 units are being built by Transnet Ra... (more)