Maydon Wharf is a madhouse at the best of times, with trains, 26 wheeler big rigs and impatient motorists jostling in the limited space.

Apart from the headlight and windows, the only clean thing visible on this hard working loco is a new air hose. It's hard to believe that there's a bright orange locomotive hidden underneath all ... (more)

The ugly duckling of South African rails.... A pair of Class 8E shunters, still in SAR livery, working in the Bayhead yard with the Bluff in the background.

A foursome of Class 18E's pass through Mooirivier with a Johannesburg bound container train.

Two trains await their marching orders, one behind SAR liveried Class 6E1 E1532, and the other behind Class 18E 18-224, recently rebuilt from a Class 6E1.

End of an era..... Bar at least one modified unit that I've seen repainted in Spoornet blue, the Class 5E1's have now all been withdrawn from service and most will probably soon end up getting cu... (more)

One of the last remaining Class 5E1's awaits the scrapper's torches. One of the main distinguishing features between the 5E1's and 6E1's is the stacked set of three grilles on the sides, replaced ... (more)

(3 of 3) The tractor is stopped, but the wagon is still rolling, so some serious sprinting is needed to get to the brake wheel before she goes too far.

(2 of 3) The loaded grain wagons are heavy, so instead of using a chain to pull strings of them, the tractor pushes them out of the way one by one after loading.

(1 of 3) A tractor, chained to the first wagon, is used to pull short strings of grain wagons in position under the loading chutes of the grain silos at Moorreesburg Station.

Finally back on track, 35-027, 35-408 and 35-403 await the verdict on their fate: To Bloemfontein for repairs, or (shudder....) the scrapper's torches....

Six days after the 7 June derailment, conditions have finally dried up enough for the wreck crews to get new track laid down. The four locomotives are still lying where they fell.

Six days after the 7 June derailment, conditions have finally dried up enough for the wreck crews to get new track laid down. By day seven trains should be running again and wreck removal can pro... (more)

In April 2004 I had the privilege of a cab ride across Sir Lowry's Pass in 35-408. Not much room left in that cab now after 35-403 ploughed into it during the accident on 7 June 2007. The accident... (more)

On 7 June 2007 a Piketberg bound coal train derailed at Biesiesfontein farm just north of Moorreesburg after floods caused the roadbed to subside. All five crew members were injured, the driver's ... (more)