Late on a stormy afternoon now and with reference to my previous photo, Photo ID: 657219. E1524 is now trailing as the units head back to their depot at Umbilo in Durban. They had dropped off th... (more)

Heading into an afternoon thunderstorm. A casual wave from the driver of Class 6E1, E1524, in her original South African Railways livery (even if somewhat refreshed) and still sporting a full set... (more)

Zooming in on the luxurious South African Blue Train, headed by Class 18E Series 2 locomotive 18-773, in the section between Camperdown and Umlaas Road. The train was making a leisurely Sunday af... (more)

On occasion full time freight haulers are called upon to head South Africa's internationally renowned luxury passenger train, the Blue Train. Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-328 (and her running... (more)

PRASA Class 18E locomotives, 18-404 / 18-403, are Durban bound with the overnight Johannesburg - Durban passenger train, the Trans Natal (Shosholoza Meyl). The train is pictured here at the top o... (more)

A Jet Fuel train heads up country from the fuel refineries on a crisp Autumn afternoon.

Early morning and with trains standing (including one of the Blue Train sets bound for Durban) all over the place due to a major points problem after a power failure, one of Transnet's Luxrailer i... (more)

This Johannesburg bound container train, headed by 18-258, is climbing up towards Cato Ridge through Westermyer. having just passed through Hammarsdale and Georgedale. The train originated in Dur... (more)

Class 18E Series 1 locomotives, headed by 18-235, are passing through Cato Ridge and climbing up towards Cato Ridge Station. I saw them later in the day returning to Durban with a few empty tanke... (more)

Class 34 (600) Series, 34-649, is one of a 100 built by General Motors South Africa as Type GT26MC between 1974 and 1976 for South African Railways. With just on 40 years service now, she is pictu... (more)

18-066 / 18-055 / 18-523, from the Umbilo Electric Locomotive Depot in Durban, have just arrived at Cato Ridge to pick up empty CAR Wagons to take them up to one of the coal towns in Northern KwaZ... (more)

18-613 with an empty Python (CAR Wagons) is about to cross the steel bridge out of Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. The train is bound for one of the Northern Natal coal towns a... (more)

Class 18E, 18-506, is in charge of this Durban bound (Kings Rest) container train. Pictured here at Willow Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road, the train is being crossed over to run contra flow down to... (more)

Class 18E Series 2 locomotive, 18-603, is in charge of this empty Python that is seen here passing through Umlaas Road having just left Cato Ridge. The train is headed for the coalfields of North... (more)

A Type 10M5 commuter train, train No. 1083 (Set M7) operated by PRASA / Metrorail on an all stops journey from Durban to Cato Ridge is about to arrive at its destination. There is a regular commu... (more)