This is Class 18E Series 2 locomotive, 18-502, at the top of the bank just past the Hebron Haven (guest farm) crossing at Lions River in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands with a Durban bound grain train ... (more)

A very smokey / hazy afternoon (dry winter seasonal fires which are very common at this time of year) in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. This is Class 18E Series 2 locomotive, 18-502, climbing the hi... (more)

It’s a chilly winter morning with some residual snow about on the surrounding mountains from a couple of days earlier. PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl's Trans Natal, an economy class overnight Johannesb... (more)

Crossing the steel girder bridge across the Lions River into Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. Class 18E series 1 Locomotive, 18-224 is Durban bound with a load of coal, probably... (more)

A chilly and very dry winter afternoon as three matching Spoornet “blue” liveried Class 18E Series 1 locomotives, headed by 18-311, climb the hill up towards the Nelson Mandela Capture Site / ... (more)

A very dry winter afternoon as three faded Spoornet “blue” liveried Class 18E Series 1 locomotives, headed by 18-281, climb the hill up towards the Nelson Mandela Capture Site / Memorial, in ... (more)

PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) Class 18E,18-405, with the "Trans Natal", an overnight Johannesburg - Durban passenger train, is busy making a scheduled crew change stop at... (more)

Class 18E locomotives, 18-114 / 18-661 / 18-521, are heading a grain train through Lions River up towards Dargle in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. On a day that saw a number of grain trains exiting ... (more)

A Durban bound Rovos Rail set (luxury passenger train) is busy coming off the main line to make a scheduled stop at Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. Motive power for the regiona... (more)

Class 18E, 18-034, is crossing the steel bridge and about to swing righthanded into Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands with a load of containers. The train is bound for Kings Rest ... (more)

One of the Speno manufactured rail grinding sets, owned and operated in South Africa by Aveng Manufacturing Lennings Rail Services, getting a good clean on one of the loop lines at Lions River Sta... (more)

Three very smart, friendly and engaging Rovos Rail crew members pose for a photo as they await the return of their passengers (been out on a morning road trip) with a nice warming glass of sherry ... (more)

Class 18E, 18-229, has just crossed the steel bridge and is making the right handed turn to pass through Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands with a load of tanker wagons. The train ... (more)

18-613 with an empty Python (CAR Wagons) is about to cross the steel bridge out of Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. The train is bound for one of the Northern Natal coal towns a... (more)

The early morning crew change on the overnight Johannesburg to Durban Trans Natal is taking place at Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. About 3½ hours remain of the journey to Du... (more)