19D 3321 passing through Bontebokskloof interloop at full chat Background: A Ceres Rail Excursion from Ceres to Mossel Bay and return. Scheduled to run a distance of just under 800km ove... (more)

The switchback nature of the Caledon line is evident as the PHELOPHEPA climbs to the summit of Langhoogte (Literally "Long Heights" named after the long slog up them by ox wagon before the railway... (more)

18 697 leads 2 class-mates on a block load of grain bound for Cape Town docks

In 1998 the Transnet Heritage Foundation ran an intensive 4 day steam festival centred on the George Railway Museum. The programme included 2 trips over the famous Montagu Pass. Here we see GF dou... (more)

Well cleaned and highly decorated No. 3652 "TOOTSIE" passes a fine stand of Aloe Ferox (Red Hot Pokers) on her way to Knysna

The daily mixed train from George hammers up Goukamma Bank on its way to Knysna. In another half hour the train will have reached its destination

Dawn finds NGG16's Nos 153 and 113 performing a photographic runpast as part of the 12-day 2014 Stars of Sandstone event. The programe will be repeated in 2015 over the 2nd to 12th April. For more... (more)

No. 3664 passes a typical African acacia tree on departing from Cullinan.

Grubby red 18Es on a late running Blue Train.

Historically, the Blue Train has been South Africa's premier train since its inception in 1938 and is still listed as train No 1 in the current Working Time Book (the first 2 digits show from whi... (more)

For added drama, just add smoke! FOTR's #3664 performs an impressive runpast during their photocharter weekend

35-066 heads through Berg River with cement empties from Saldanha

Three 18Es on a load of coking coal destined for the Mittal steelworks in Saldanha, Western Cape

19D No. 3323 Sarah Jane comes off the Ceres branch into Wolseley station. She has still got another 140 km to go before reaching Cape Town

Sunrise over harvested fields finds the weed-killing train heading towards Porterville