Class 19D No. 3334 teams up with GF Garratt No. 2401 to move a Union Limited steam safari out of Franschoek. Sadly, this ultra-scenic branch line, only 70km from Cape Town, was closed in 2001 and ... (more)

Thirty two driving wheels bite firmly into the 1 in 36 (2.7%) grade as a lash-up of double headed GO No. 2575 and GMAM No. 4128 power the 18 coach Union Limited tour train out of Jubilee on the Mo... (more)

GO No, 2575 on a Steam & Safaris (U.K.) charter freight performing a runpast at De Vlei on the Caledon line

Just half a kilometre to go, but the crew of this GMAM Garratt locomotive show no sign of letting up before reaching the summit of Montagu Pass. At this point the train is on a ledge some 250m abo... (more)

Some 444 combined years of South African railway history on the move! Back in 1997, two Class 7 Locomotives (built 1896 and 1901) head a Steam & Safaris (U.K.) charter train of vintage coaches (bu... (more)

Garratts Class GF No. 2401 4-6-2 + 2-6-4 and Class GO No. 2575 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 were often used in a regular pairing on Union Limited steam safaris. Returning to Cape Town from Bredasdorp and Caledon... (more)

GF No 2401 and GO No 2575 in charge of a Union Ltd. steam special in the Western Cape

South African preserved steam was strong in 2000. Spoornet, the national operator, had a heritage arm that marketed tours under the ‘Union Limited’ banner (The Union Limited was THE No.1 luxury ex... (more)

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)

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...

A pair of class 6E1's in Spoornet orange livery, E1235 & E1230, approach Arbor station with an eastbound block load of empty timber wagons (note the different pantographs on the two locomotives). ... (more)