A beautiful morning as the Blue Train passes by Senwes Grainlink Silos at Regina, with Class 20E locomotives, 20 031 & 20 032.

The Blue Train departs Worcester Station in the Western Cape headed by Class 20E locomotives, 20 032 & 20 031.

An intricate and carefully choreographed procedure setting the locomotives down during their ship to shore transfer. With rain about, Class 20E, 20 001 the class leader, is in the slings and abou... (more)

With the rain starting to fall Class 20E, 20 001 the class leader, comes out the hold in the slings and is about to be placed on South African soil for the first time via the floating crane Indlov... (more)

A miserable Sunday afternoon, with a few weak filtered rays of sunlight just managing to get through, as the Blue Train headed by 20 032 and 20 031 pass over the Cliffdale Crossing. The train was... (more)

Designated Blue Train Class 20E locomotives, 20 032 & 20 031, are busy running around their train just North of Platform 14 at Durban Station. They had just arrived in Durban after an overnight j... (more)

Sunrise and a first for us Natalians to see the two specially designated Blue Train Class 20E locomotives, who look stunning in this livery! Section Manager and senior Umbilo Depot driver, Mr. Chr... (more)

Section Manager and senior Umbilo Depot driver, Mr. Chris Schutte and the Blue Train are close to their destination now, as they pass under the Congella Road bridge. The train will be in Durban fo... (more)

The two specially designated Blue Train Class 20E locomotives, who look stunning in this livery, are at Cliffdale, about 1½ hours out of Durban now. Section Manager and senior Umbilo Depot driver... (more)

On the morning of the 18th December 2013, amid obvious miserable / less than desirable weather conditions in Durban, South Africa, a rather significant railway event played out at O Shed in Durban... (more)

Local production of the "China Dolls" at Koedoespoort in Pretoria is in full swing! Class 20E, 20 048, heads the ready line at Rosmead Station in the Eastern Cape in the morning sunligh... (more)

Just managing to stay ahead of an impressive Karoo storm with 20 007 at Evendowns Railyway Station at 05:30am. Evendowns Station is the station just before Rosmead on the Noupoort side (about 5km... (more)

Sunrise and I'm stopped with my manganese train at Sheldon in the Eastern Cape with brand new Class 20E locomotives (China Dolls).

The final fully assembled Class 20E direct from China, 20 010, has just been craned off the “Oriental Explorer” while docked at O Shed in Durban Harbour via the floating crane "Indlovu&qu... (more)

On the morning of the 18th December 2013, amid obvious miserable / less than desirable weather conditions in Durban, South Africa, a rather significant railway event played out at O Shed in Durban... (more)