The Class 20E dual voltage 3kV DC / 25kV AC electric locomotives, built in China by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., a subsidiary of the China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR),... (more)
On a summer afternoon a matched set of five first series 18E's in Spoornet blue livery lead their train of empty coal wagons across the Blesbokspruit bridge, just north of Heidelberg station on th... (more)
The sun has just risen above the hills to the south of Heidelberg, as a quartet of 18E's cross the Blesbokspruit at 05:32, heading south on the Natcor (Natal Corridor) main line with a manganese t... (more)
A train of jet fuel tankers from Durban to Johannesburg is climbing the grade west of Spruytsrus station towards the Kraal tunnel (1462 meters / 4796 feet), led by 18E 18 639 and two sisters in Sp... (more)
Rain clouds are quickly moving in from the west, as an overnight container train from Durban to Johannesburg with the usual motive power of three 18E's, crosses the Blesbokspruit bridge just north... (more)
On the last weekend of each month a Premier Classe train is scheduled to run from Johannesburg to Durban and return. On a totally overcast Monday morning, the sun broke through the clouds long eno... (more)
Five class 18E's team up to move an eastbound ore train, seen crossing the Blesbokspruit north of Heidelberg station.
The Johannesburg - Durban mainline, often referred to as the Natal Corridor (Natcor) is electrified double track with bi-directional CTC. These four class 18E's are running "wrong main" on an east... (more)
Four class 18E's on a westbound block load of coal empties, crossing the Blesbokspruit just north of Heidelberg station.
