Quite possibly the most unusual railway operation in South Africa today - a former Australian locomotive (ex- Queensland Railways) now owned by a private South African operator (RRL Grindrod), hau... (more)

The newest arrival at Sheltam's Saaiplaas, Virginia depot is this GM (South Africa) type SW1002, built new in 1987 for the kwaZulu-Natal Finance Development Corporation and later sold to Sheltam a... (more)

An Australian in South Africa.....this ex-Queensland Railways class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co now belongs to RRL Grindrod and is currently based at Welkom to work the Harmony Gold ore traffic. On a s... (more)

An Australian in South Africa.....this ex-Queensland Railways class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co now belongs to RRL Grindrod and is currently based at Welkom to work the Harmony Gold ore traffic. On a w... (more)

An Australian in South Africa.....this ex-Queensland Railways class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co now belongs to RRL Grindrod and is currently based at Welkom to work the Harmony Gold ore traffic. On a w... (more)

The sun has already set on another cloudless winter day in the Free State, as Sheltam's #1202 (ex- SAR 31-001) running long hood forward, hauls its train of empty hoppers from Harmony Gold's Centr... (more)

The recommissioning of Harmony Gold #2 in 2010 (renumbered from #8) included a repaint in an eyecatching bright red livery. Seen here at Unicel shaft, #2 is waiting with its train of empty hoppers... (more)

Harmony Gold's GE 65-tonner # 6, built in 1950 and imported from Schenectady, NY, USA hauls 5 empty hoppers from Bambanani East to the workshops. At 63 years of age, this is most likely the oldest... (more)

These two GE 65-tonners, built in 1950 and imported from Schenectady, NY bask in the sunshine on a beautiful winter morning outside the Harmony Gold loco workshop. Both locomotives are still in op... (more)

RRL Grindrod's 'Hercules' Bo-Bo diesel electric (built by Union Carriage & Wagon South Africa 1970) departs from Harmony Gold's Nyala shaft with ten loaded hoppers. The Hercules will travel over T... (more)

An ALCO in a GE body perhaps? RRL Grindrod's RB201 (GE U12B, ex- SAR class 31-009) departs Niemandsland siding in Welkom with its train of loaded hoppers headed for the Harmony Gold exchange sidin... (more)

Red car, red locomotive, who will win the race to the crossing? RRL Grindrod's RB201 (ex- SAR class 31-009) approaches the Jan Hofmeyer Road crossing in Welkom, while working empty hoppers from th... (more)

The class 31 diesel-electric locomotives (GE U12B) were imported from the USA and placed in service on the South African Railways in 1958. All have been withdrawn, but a few survive in industrial ... (more)

The class 31 diesel-electric locomotives (GE U12B) were imported from the USA and placed in service on the South African Railways (SAR) in 1958. All have been withdrawn, but a few survive in indus... (more)

RRL Grindrod has the contract to haul reef for Harmony Gold from Brand siding in Welkom, to the Nyala and Tshepong mines at Friedesheim and Odendaalsrus respectively, which involves operating over... (more)