Alongside the 6-axle class 10E's, the smaller class 18E's (rebuilt from 6E1's) are common power on the continuous stream of coal trains that originate in the Mpumalanga coalfields. This set of fiv... (more)
Eastbound coal empties behind a trio of nicely cleaned "Big Blues" seen crossing the Wilgespruit just west of Arbor station.
I call them “Big Blues”, but train crews refer to them as “breadbins”..... Transnet Freight Rail’s Class 10E/10E1/10E2 Co-Co 3kvA heavy haul freight locomotives, still sporting predecess... (more)
On a beautiful autumn afternoon, two of Transnet Freight Rail's Class 10E1 Co-Co 3kvA heavy haul freight locomotives are seen just west of Arbor station, crossing the Wilgerivier (Willow River) wi... (more)
Class 18E 18-518 in the new Transnet Freight Rail livery heads up four sisters from the same class working an eastbound coal train at Arbor. The pink and white flowers on either side of the tracks... (more)
