The Blue Train passing through Paarl station, on its way north.
The signal box (tower) seen in the picture was one of the last manual (semaphore) boxes used on the Cape main line and was ta... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 18E
After the saga of the self-igniting 14Es, the Blue Train was hauled for a while by 18Es, the standard 3kV DC electric unit in South Africa. Haulage on the... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 20Es.
The first 10 of a total of 80 Class 20Es were built in China by CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company in 2013, the rest were built locally. Only 20-0... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 14Es.
The 14Es were the first dual-voltage (3kV DC and 25kV AC) electric locos built for South Africa. The class leaders 14-001 to 14-003 were built in 1994 b... (more)
Class 24 3664 and 19D 2650 perform a runpast at Capital Park shed as part of a FOTR steam weekend to Cullinan (that actually never got there because some of the branch-line tracks had been stolen!... (more)
The first rays of the sun find 4x18Es returning a block-load of coal empties from Springs to the coal mines at Witbank. The end of the train can bee seen stretching to the left behind the locos
In addition to their regular Cape Town-Elgin excursions, Ceres Rail have been offering a new Bot River-Elgin series of trips that have operated once a month since April.
Here we see the first o... (more)
The X'Trapolis series are Alsthom's generic multiple unit passenger train. The X'Trapolis - Mega 3'6" (1065mm) variant has been built in South Africa since 2017.
The town of Simonstown pr... (more)
Trains crossing the bridge spanning the Bot River ("Butter River") have been photographed many times over the years. 19D 3322 does the honours for 2025. A Ceres Rail photo charter
Autumn Blue: We enjoy the last few days of a balmy Cape autumn as the Blue Train heads north from Cape Town
Having crossed the Palmiet River, 19D 3322 is opened up for the climb to Steenbras. A Ceres Rail photo charter
The special-train is climbing up Howhoek pass on the way from Botriver to Elgin
The special-train on the way from Elgin to Steenbras
some photo-runpasts are organised on the way to Sir Lowrys Pass - here seen between Elgin and Steenbras
The X'Trapolis series are Alsthom's generic multiple unit passenger train. The X'Trapolis - Mega 3'6" (1065mm) variant has been built in South Africa since 2017. Set No. 149 is seen skirting the s... (more)
