One of the early batch of the standard mixed traffic main line steam locomotives of the South African Railways departs from Koornburg with a mixed train bound for Malmesbury.

Oil-burning No 2916 hauls her mixed train out of the mist bank that has enveloped the town of Koornburg, leaving an almost abstract trail of steam and smoke. The vivid green of newly-germinated w... (more)

Oil-burning No 2910 leaves Koornburg for Malmesbury. The mists from the cold Atlantic currents creep over the hills. The spring wheat has just germinated.