It's just about 7:00pm on a summer evening and a few commuters are making their way home along the tracks, as the weekday Cape Town - Malmesbury train departs Klipheuwel.

Metrorail's "Boland Blits" glints in the last rays of the setting sun as it slows for the station stop at Gouda. This 175km (110 mile) service runs between Cape Town and Worcester and is the longe... (more)

Metrorail's "Boland Blits" service from Cape Town to Worcester runs through some great scenery on its 175km (110 mile) journey, the longest of any Metrorail service. On a beautiful Friday evening,... (more)

The two retired scarecrows sitting comfortably on their bench never blinked an eye as Rovos Rail's George - Cape Town train rolled by. In another life, the last vehicle in the train was a South Af... (more)

Against the backdrop of Bailey's Peak in the Cape winelands, passenger operator Shosholoza Meyl's "Trans Karoo" economy service from Johannesburg to Cape Town approaches the town of Wellington. Th... (more)

The weather forecast said partly cloudy, but for this shot I was lucky and got the sunny part, plus a bonus - my first sighting of double 6E1's in the new passenger livery! Shosholoza Meyl's Cape ... (more)

At Kalbaskraal station, passengers from the Saturdays only 13:50 Cape Town - Malmesbury train walk down the steps of the footbridge, laden with shopping bags. There are very few Metrorail trains ... (more)

The daily weekday freight from Malmesbury to the PPC cement factory at De Hoek passes a small family graveyard as it nears the village of Koringberg (wheat mountain) in the heart of the "Swartland... (more)

The farmlands of the “Swartland” (the black country - named for the colour of its rich soil) stretch all the way to the horizon in this panoramic view from the N7 highway, providing a beautifu... (more)

The wheat, oats and wine-producing region of the western Cape is known as the “Swartland”, the black country, named for the colour of its rich soil. This pair of class 35’s is heading north ... (more)

The weekday freight from Malmesbury to the PPC (Pretoria Portland Cement) factory at De Hoek, near Morreesburg, is passing the farm “Rondomskrik” (light heartedly translated as “roundaboutfr... (more)

Passenger train operator Shosholoza Meyl's "Trans Karoo" economy service from Johannesburg to Cape Town, makes its way through the Nuwekloof behind 6E1's E1950 in purple Shosholoza Meyl livery, an... (more)

Between Bonnievale and Ashton, the railway twists and turns through the foothills of the Langeberge (long mountains) on 1 in 40 grades and sharp curves. Known as the Bonnievale bank, this section ... (more)

Rovos Rail's luxury safari train is on its second last run from George to Cape Town, seen here passing through lush farmland as it approaches the small town of Bonnievale.

Rovos Rail will soon withdraw its luxury safari train from the "Garden Route" in the southern Cape. With two class 35's providing the power, the second last train from George to Cape Town negotiat... (more)