Late on a stormy afternoon now and with reference to my previous photo, Photo ID: 657219. E1524 is now trailing as the units head back to their depot at Umbilo in Durban. They had dropped off th... (more)

Heading into an afternoon thunderstorm. A casual wave from the driver of Class 6E1, E1524, in her original South African Railways livery (even if somewhat refreshed) and still sporting a full set... (more)

On occasion full time freight haulers are called upon to head South Africa's internationally renowned luxury passenger train, the Blue Train. Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-328 (and her running... (more)

Some beautiful light late on a scorchingly hot autumn afternoon and the crew are certainly feeling the heat and uncomfortable humidity! Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-281, with a load of conta... (more)

Class 18E, 18-506, is in charge of this Durban bound (Kings Rest) container train. Pictured here at Willow Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road, the train is being crossed over to run contra flow down to... (more)

Class 18E Series 2 locomotive, 18-603, is in charge of this empty Python that is seen here passing through Umlaas Road having just left Cato Ridge. The train is headed for the coalfields of North... (more)

A jet fuel train, with 18-237 at the front, is passing through Umlaas Road. The train departed from Durban about 1¾ hours earlier and is bound for Johannesburg. The transportation by rail of jet... (more)

It's really late in the afternoon now as 18-615 / 18-023 / 18-512 and a load of containers bound for Kaserne in Johannesburg pass through Umlaas Road. The train had been held up at Shongweni (alo... (more)

Willows Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road and 18-246 is at the head of this "Python" (65 x C Type Wagons) with a load of coal for Cato Ridge from Northern KwaZulu Natal. These "Pythons&... (more)

The Blue Train on a weekend charter to Durban passing through Umlaas Road, having just made an early morning stop at Pietermaritzburg Station. The train had left Pretoria the previous afternoon fo... (more)

Just after sunrise, as 18-414 and an overnight passenger service from Johannesburg to Durban, known as the "Trans Natal", is at the top of the inviting straight for the run down to Campe... (more)

It's late on a beautiful autumn afternoon as 18-157, with a short container load and outward bound from Durban, passes over Willow Farm Crossing in Umlaas Road. The train would have departed Durb... (more)

18-098 is Durban bound and running down past National Chicks "Willow Farm" in Umlaas Road towards Camperdown. The blue tarpaulin covered wagons are Zimbabwean I believe, but what they ... (more)

18-219 has just rounded the corner at the top of the long and inviting straight after Umlaas Road Station that runs down towards Camperdown with this Durban bound grain train (various grain wagon ... (more)