The orange livery of these three class 6E1's (E1330, E1476 & E1416) provides a welcome splash of colour amid the shades of winter browns on the South African highveld. This train of cement empties... (more)

Class 6E1's E1330, E1476 & E1416 (running dead) are headed for Coligny with a string of empties, used for transporting bagged cement. From Coligny a local diesel hauler will most likely take the ... (more)

Class 6E1's E1403 & E1300 thread their way through a maze of catenary masts at Welverdiend, with the Cape Town to Johannesburg "Premier Classe" train.

On the last leg of its journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg, the "Premier Classe" train is occasionally routed via Westonaria and Suurbekom, instead of Randfontein. After crossing a Metrorail EM... (more)

Two class 6E1's in Spoornet orange livery, E1403 & E1300, are working the 16-car Premier Classe train from Cape Town to Johannesburg, seen here north of Potchefstroom, between Frederikstad and Gat... (more)

Metrorail provides commuter passenger service on the branch line from Springs to Nigel. A class 5M2A motor coach leads its short 4-car train out of Nigel, passing the still operational semaphore h... (more)

A broadside view of the first Class 15E built for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), as it sits on the transverser at The UCW Partnership factory. The recessed roof section is necessary to accommodate t... (more)

The UCW Partnership has been contracted by Metrorail to perform general overhauls on their ageing fleet of EMU's, many of which are more than 30 years old. This Metro Plus (1st Class) motor coach ... (more)

Brand new class 19E Bo-Bo electric has been signed off by the factory and is ready for delivery to its new owner, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). The first five of these single cab dual voltage locom... (more)

The first new class 15E Co-Co electric, 15-001, being moved to the test bay for electrical testing. 32 of these 50kv AC single cab locomotives are being built for the 860km Sishen - Saldanha iron ... (more)

The east end of the Capital Park depot has a branch line feel about it. Here Friends of the Rail's ex-SAR class 24 2-8-4 3664 moves a couple of coal wagons to the coalstage.

GE Class 34 # 34-406 speeds towards Kroonstad on the Free State main line with the 16-car Phelophepa health care train.

Four class 18E's head east through Dryden minutes before sunrise, with a block load of coal empties.

Soon after leaving Frankfort, the 16-car Phelophepa health care train snakes its way downgrade towards the Wilge River with two Class 35-200's in charge. The train has spent a week serving the loc... (more)

The 16-car Phelophepa health care train with GE Class 34 # 34-406 in charge, runs through Hennenman on its way to Kroonstad. The train has come off the non-electrified branch line from Bothaville,... (more)