The train climbs the spectacular Houw Hoek Pass on its way to Elgin

The train passes a bridge at the spectacular Houw Hoek Pass on its way to Elgin

The train is silhouetted while passing a bridge near Botriver on its way to Elgin

The train is on its way from Elgin to Steenbras

The train is on its way from Elgin to Steenbras in the warm evening-light

19D 3322 on a short passenger train, passing the grain silo at Ceres

No. 3655 romps home on the Cape Main line after 3 days of photo charter work

A Ceres Rail photo charter and the first runpast of the day in the wine producing area of the Nuy valley, near Worcester. The Langeberge - "Long Mountains" (which accompany the line for ... (more)

Locals wait the arrival of the Saturday afternoon local train... A Ceres Rail photo charter

Arrival!

A Simonstown - Fishhoek train heads north along the glorious False Bay shoreline.

The first light of the day kisses the first train of the day from Simonstown.

Roman Rock lighthouse stands guard.

The Blue Train passing through Paarl station, on its way north.

The signal box (tower) seen in the picture was one of the last manual (semaphore) boxes used on the Cape main line and was ta... (more)

The Blue Train behind two Class 18E

After the saga of the self-igniting 14Es, the Blue Train was hauled for a while by 18Es, the standard 3kV DC electric unit in South Africa. Haulage on the... (more)

The Blue Train behind two Class 20Es.

The first 10 of a total of 80 Class 20Es were built in China by CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company in 2013, the rest were built locally. Only 20-0... (more)