AT&SF 4-8-2 3722 is seen at San Bernardino California in 1934. Otto Conrad Perry photo, my collection.

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

In addition to their regular Cape Town-Elgin excursions, Ceres Rail have been offering a new Bot River-Elgin series of trips that have operated once a month since April.

Here we see the first o... (more)

Trains crossing the bridge spanning the Bot River ("Butter River") have been photographed many times over the years. 19D 3322 does the honours for 2025. A Ceres Rail photo charter

Having crossed the Palmiet River, 19D 3322 is opened up for the climb to Steenbras. A Ceres Rail photo charter

The special-train is climbing up Howhoek pass on the way from Botriver to Elgin

The special-train on the way from Elgin to Steenbras

some photo-runpasts are organised on the way to Sir Lowrys Pass - here seen between Elgin and Steenbras

It's 2 minutes to eight and workers hurry across the bridge to clock in on time as No. 3322 gets into her stride. Destination: Bot River, for a weekend of Overberg Rambler trips

Ceres Rail ran a successful private photo-charter in the Elgin area over the weekend (plus two days) of the 14th-17th August for a overseas touring group. Complete logistic support had to be plann... (more)

New Cape Central Railway (NCCR) is a new player on the South African railway preservation scene - trains started running between Robertson and Nuy in September 2023. The service is a steam (daily... (more)

The driver of a '37 Chevrolet Sport Coupe gingerly makes his way along the railway service road as No. 3322 hammers past on its way from Elgin

The Elgin valley slumbers peacefully on a Sunday morning as 19D No. 3322 performs the first of many photo-runpasts on a 3 day photo-charter.

The large former french railway SNCF forucylinder compound express train 4-8-2 steamlocomotive 241 A # 65 of the Dampflok-Depot Full (DDF) pulls train 31747 from Laufenburg via Koblenz-Bülach-Win... (more)