A visit to the Harmony Gold locomotive depot revealed two historic gems sitting on a spur next to the workshop. These GE 65-tonners, formerly Free Gold No.6 and No.2, were built in Schenectady, NY... (more)

In the late afternoon, Harmony No.1 sits idling at Showgrounds exchange, waiting for one of the RRL locomotives to bring another load of ore from Friedesheim or Odendaalsrus on the north side of W... (more)

A northbound mixed freight behind a pair of very grubby 6E's, heads north through Makwassie station on the Cape main line, bound for Klerksdorp. Sadly, the station has been vandalised since its cl... (more)

Shortly before sunset on a winter afternoon, the beer train is southbound at Rooiwal, passing the large Senwes grain silos at the north end of the station. Class 6E1 E1507, looking amazingly good ... (more)

At the end of their shift, the crew of 2013 leave their locomotive to make their way home. Introduced to service in South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1966, this former SAR class 32-200 survives i... (more)

Visiting US railfan Ron McElrath (in safety vest) looks on as a train of hoppers is loaded at Harmony Gold's Unisel shaft. The foreman who escorted us on our visit is boarding the locomotive to ha... (more)

Leeudoringstad (lion thorns town), so named by early settlers for a dense thicket of acacia thorn trees in the area that was a stronghold for predators stalking their prey on the surrounding plain... (more)

At sunrise on a cold winter morning, Anglogold Ashanti No.4 trundles along with its train of loaded hoppers, carrying gold-bearing ore to the reduction works at West Plant, just outside Orkney.

A wave for the photographer from the driver of 6E1 E1367 at the head of the Johannesburg - Cape Town Premier Classe, as the train passes the Senwes grain silos at Middelvlei late on a winter after... (more)

North of Potchefstroom, the Premier Classe follows the original Cape main line via Welverdiend, which is mostly single track as far as Randfontein. On a sunny winter morning, a single class 6E1 is... (more)

A massive grass fire near Carletonville has caused clouds of smoke to darken the sky on this sunny winter morning, as the Premier Classe speeds through New Machavie, northbound to Johannesburg. Th... (more)

Harmony No.10, formerly Freegold's President Steyn mine No.10, hauling empties from Harmony One Plant, heading east to the exchange yard, where a Sheltam locomotive will take over and run to Harmo... (more)

RRL Grindrod operates this ex-TFR class 36-200 at Welkom, for ore haulage from Friedesheim and Odendaalsrus to Showgrounds Exchange. Late on a Saturday afternoon, 36-01 is returning to Welkom with... (more)

In the early 1960's, the South African Railways dieselised the railway system in South West Africa (now Namibia), with 115 class 32's (U18C1) imported from GE in the USA. Special bogies were fitte... (more)

Most of the gold bearing ore mined in the Welkom area goes to Harmony One Plant for processing. Harmony's No.10 is passing Harmony West Mine, formerly Freegold's President Brand mine No.4 shaft, w... (more)