Just remembering. Almost three years now already since the demise of the last of working industrial steam operations in South Africa. Saiccor No. 1, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No... (more)

A trio of Class 37 diesels, headed by 37-044, cross the Umkomaas Bridge on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast with a load of empty wagons for NPC (Natal Portland Cement) at Simuma. Between March 1989 ... (more)

Saiccor No. 1, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2697, at the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. No. 2697 was built by Borsig for the South African Ra... (more)

Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, is about to leave the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast for the short haul up to the mill with a load of 11 timber wagons.... (more)

Late afternoon and Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), has cleared the exchange yard of timber and is about to make her way back up to the mill. Until the delivery ... (more)

Where the Umkomaas River meets the Indian Ocean. A trio of Class 37 locomotives (GM-EMD GT26M2C) in the Spoornet ā€œorangeā€ livery, 37-054 / 37-084 / 37-025 are about to depart from Umkomaas on... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2767, has picked up her load of timber nicely now and settled down into a smart rhythm for the short run up to the mill from the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaa... (more)

Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, is about to leave the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast for the short haul up to the mill with a load of 11 timber wagons.... (more)

Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is seen here nearing the mill in the afternoon sunlight with a full load of timber from the exchange yard. She was built by Robe... (more)

The young fireman on Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767, is probably taking a moment to ponder the imminent end of working steam on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. It will... (more)

Steam is still hanging in there at the SAPPI / Saiccor Paper Mill in Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast! Saiccor No.3 (has already had her cabside plates removed), ex South African Railway... (more)

Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, is about to leave the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast for the short haul up to the mill with a load of 11 timber wagons.... (more)

Over the last few years (for me personally), Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, has been the most elusive of the three Saiccor Class 19D locomotives, in terms of photo opportunities versus ... (more)

Over the last five years or so I have made fairly regular trips down to Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast to watch and photograph the ex South African Railway Class 19D steam locomotives o... (more)

Late afternoon now and having pretty much cleared the exchange yard of all its timber, Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is on her way back up to the mill. Until ... (more)