Rolling along between Derby and Boons, this mixed freight of containers and empty petrol tankers is eastbound to Waterval Yard in Krugersdorp. The four class 34's are more than enough power for th... (more)

Not long after sunrise, four class 34's climb the grade out of the Groot Marico River valley with containers and empty petrol tankers in tow.

The browns, reds and golds of winter in the bushveld are lit by the early morning sun, as four class 34's climb the long grade out of Groot Marico with an eastbound freight.

Sheltam's newest C30-EMP and last of the batch of 20 built by GE (Brazil) in 2006, is now in service on the Rand Uranium system. It is seen arriving at Cooke Plant with a train of loaded hoppers p... (more)

The 09:40 Gautrain from Sandton arriving at Johannesburg's O.R.Tambo International Airport, running on the viaduct that links the previous station, Rhodesfield, with the airport. The City Lodge ho... (more)

What turned out to be Rovos Rail's last train from George to Cape Town, is seen on the outskirts of Ashton, crossing a small tributary of the Kogmanskloof river, which flows through the town.

Friends of the Rail's ex- SAR class 19D 4-8-2 does some shunting at their Capital Park depot, early on a beautiful cold and sunny winter morning.

Friends of the Rail's driver Tony Atwell cleans the fire of No.2650, as preparation for working a passenger train around Pretoria later in the day.

On a cold and sunny winter morning, No.2650 is silhouetted against the rising sun, as it storms out of Friends of the Rail's yard at Capital Park with a short passenger train of swing door suburba... (more)

The driver of Sheltam No.4 has signed off his load and hands the loadmaster his notebook, before departing Cooke 3 shaft with his train of 11 hoppers, carrying gold-bearing reef to the reduction p... (more)

Yellow veld grass and clear blue skies are typical of winter in the South African interior. On a cool, sunny morning, RRL Grindrod's ex-SAR/Spoornet/TFR class 91 91-01, works a train of empties to... (more)

On a cool, sunny winter morning, RRL Grindrod's ex-SAR/Spoornet/TFR class 91 91-01, is working a train of empties to Nyala Shaft, running over Transnet trackage as far as Friedesheim. These loco's... (more)

RRL Grindrod is contracted to move loaded ore hoppers from two active shafts north of Welkom, to Showgrounds exchange, where Harmony Gold takes over and moves the loads to Harmony One Plant for pr... (more)

A visit to the Harmony Gold locomotive depot revealed two historic gems sitting on a spur next to the workshop. These GE 65-tonners, formerly Free Gold No.6 and No.2, were built in Schenectady, NY... (more)

In the late afternoon, Harmony No.1 sits idling at Showgrounds exchange, waiting for one of the RRL locomotives to bring another load of ore from Friedesheim or Odendaalsrus on the north side of W... (more)