Class 5E1 Series 5, E1101, a firm favourite of mine and I love seeing her out and about. Seen here (still with her diamond shaped pantograph) working with Road Knowledge Coach No. 40117 passing t... (more)

18-624 / 18-619 / 18-004, with a load of empty CAR Wagons that they have just collected from Cato Ridge, pass through Umlaas Road, probably bound for Newcastle in Northern KwaZulu Natal.

Class 18E, 18-401, running as a single unit (unusual) on a Durban bound Premier Classe set, passing through Umlaas Road (Willows Farm Crossing) - a friendly wave from driver, Mr. PAM Kloppers.

Shortly after sunrise and running just 30 minutes late at this stage of the overnight journey from Johannesburg, Class 6E1, E1314, with a Durban bound Shosholoza Meyl / Trans Natal is seen here on... (more)

34-841 / 34-629 have spent the morning at Cato Ridge shunting CAR (Coal) Wagons. They are seen here at Willows Farm Crossing, Umlaas Road, running light locos back to their depot, Masons Mill - P... (more)

Passing through Cato Ridge, 18-429 / 18-412 head Shosholoza Meyl's recently reintroduced "Daylight Sitter" service between Durban and Johannesburg. The train departs Durban Station at 07:25 on a ... (more)

18169 leading a container train up through Umlaas Road.

18-524 heads Transnet Freight Rail's first two (six ordered) imported 160T breakdown cranes (built by Kirow - Germany), No. 601 and No. 602 from Durban up to Johannesburg.

Winter trackside veld fires aplenty as 18-646 leaves Cato Ridge and climbs up out of the dip towards Camperdown with a load of empty CAR (Ore) Wagons.

18-230 / 18-180 running over some freshly ballasted track through Umlaas Road, with a mixed load of CAR / CBR / CFR (Ore) empties.

18-218 / 18-045 run light units past the old signal box at Umlaas Road Station en-route to Masons Mill / Pietermaritzburg.

Midweek track maintenance has resulted in 18-036 having to run contra flow as she passes over the Willows Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road with her load of containers. There are cross over points abo... (more)

18524 and 2 blue mates lead a container train up through Umlaas Road in the afternoon.

A dirty 18091 with 2 mates lead a short cement train north through Umlaas Road.

It's late afternoon and a typical summer thunderstorm is brewing as 18-683 / 18-639 / 18-642 all in red Transnet Freight Rail livery run light units through the sad remains of Umlaas Road Station ... (more)