The first of 2 Premier Classe specials heading back to Johannesburg from Cape Town exiting here the 3rd Hex River Tunnel.

Riding the rollercoaster..... like many South African railway routes, the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line follows the contours of the land, with few major earthworks to avoid natural obstacles. With 4... (more)

After a 5 minute stop to let the brakes cool, this trio of class 34 GE U26C's heads out of Groot Marico with a westbound container train. The silver posts alongside the track used to carry the ste... (more)

A single 35 approaching Fisantekraal with a string of cement wagons behind heading north to Saldanha.

These class 34 GE U26C's are working hard to haul their train of 45 container wagons through the bushveld country around Swartruggens (black ridges), approaching the long closed station of Twyfels... (more)

Transnet's Phelophepa 2 health care train waits on the main line at Boons, while a 45-wagon container train snakes its way through the loop, westbound to Mafikeng. Like all the stations on this li... (more)

This 45-wagon westbound container train is approaching the town of Swartruggens (black ridges), behind three class 34 GE U26C's in Spoornet blue, Spoornet orange and original SAR red liveries.

Three class 34 GE U26C's in Spoornet blue, Spoornet orange and original SAR red liveries, team up to move a 45-wagon container train from Krugersdorp to Mafikeng, seen here emerging from a clump o... (more)

The roller coaster nature of the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line is evident in this shot of the Phelophepa 2 health care train, on a repositioning move from Mafikeng to Heystekrand, near the resort of... (more)

A lone bluegum tree and 14 grain silos combine to frame this pair of class 34-400 GE U26C's as they depart from Boons after a crossing with a westbound freight, hauling the Phelophepa 2 health car... (more)

Tall bluegum trees are a characteristic feature of the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line. A pair of class 34-400 GE U26C's emerge from a long line of bluegums just east of Koster, as they haul the Phelo... (more)

The Pride of Africa behind 2 Class 34's are about to duck underneath the R62 here running from George to Oudtshoorn.

Running 7 hours late due to problems with the second locomotive, the Phelophepa 2 health care train has just left Chidima siding after a crew change and is heading east towards Koster. The train i... (more)

The Malmesbury Metro behind a single Class 35 on a beautiful winter afternoon here between Klipheuwel and Wintervogel.

A quartet of 6E1's all in Spoornet orange livery are heading east through Fochville with a block load of cement from Lichtenburg.