Unfortunately the weather did not play along for this rare occasion when two of PRASA's brand new Class 18E main line passenger haulers, 18-431 & 18-430, visited Kelso on the KwaZulu Natal South C... (more)

PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl Class 36 shunter (still in "blue" Spoornet livery), 36-251, shunts one of the overnight Johannesburg to Durban Premier Classe sets down to New Durban Yard after its arrival... (more)

PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl Class 18E locomotives at New Durban Yard early this morning. 18-431 / 18-430 (PRASA Blue livery) alongside 18-402 / 18-413 (Shosholoza Meyl Purple livery). 18-431 is the ... (more)

PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl Class 18E locomotives at New Durban Yard early this morning. Paired at the yard and having just arrived in Durban were 18-427 / 18-424 & 18-431 / 18-430 (PRASA Blue livery... (more)

Early morning and the sun has just risen as 18-405 / 18-421 head the overnight Johannesburg to Durban "Trans Natal" through Cedara Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, running a good hour late a... (more)

Strong southerly winds from an advancing cold front have blown plenty of dust into the air, weakening the light from the setting sun on a dry winter afternoon at Rooiwal, where Shosholoza Meyl's "... (more)

On a dry and dusty winters day on the highveld, the Suikerbosrand (sugar bush ridge) is barely visible in the background, as Shosholoza Meyl's "Algoa" from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth approache... (more)

This is 18-401, with one of PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl's flagship long distance passenger rail sets - Premier Classe, crossing over the Pentrich Viaduct enroute to Durban, on one of the more clear wi... (more)

Its 6:45am on a winter morning as 18-405 heads a Shosholoza Meyl (Trans Natal) across the Pentrich Viaduct and leaves Pietermaritzburg behind, for the final stage of the journey on to Durban. Thi... (more)

Two 6E1 locomotives (E1314 & E1389) in the old Spoornet "Orange" livery head a Premier Classe "Tourism Indaba Special" over the Umgababa Bridge while on their way back to Durban Station from Umkom... (more)

18-405 and a Durban bound Shosholoza Meyl (Trans Natal) runs contra flow toward Cato Ridge.

E1555 leads a Class 36 shunter and 8 Metro coaches through Tulbaghkloof. The train is coming from Touwsriver and heading back to Cape Town. The Metro coaches goes to Touwsriver for maintenance and... (more)

The Johannesburg - East London "Amatola" is scheduled to depart Springfontein junction around midnight, but some late running allowed me to get this shot in nice early morning light. The class 7E... (more)

After a fast run across the southern Free State from Springfontein, the Johannesburg - East London "Amatola" is approaching the R701 road bridge just north of Bethulie, passing an electrical sub-s... (more)

Late on a hot summer afternoon, the setting sun catches the last Sunday departure of the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe", as it observes a speed restriction just south of Daleside statio... (more)