South African Railways 2-8-4 no. 3632 "Tootsie" with a daily steam excursion "The Outeniqua Choo Choo" en route from George to Knysna. Not long after this shot was taken, th... (more)

A mixed train to Knysna crosses the Kaaimans River bridge. This was one of the classic photo locations back in the old days. As South African Railways rationalized their network and closed branc... (more)

A class GMAM garratt bursts out of tunnel no.6 with a freight train as it approaches the summit of the Montague Pass between George and Oudtshoorn. Since leaving the town of George, the train has ... (more)

High up in the Outeniqua mountains 2 class 34s pull a Rovos train towards the submit from George to Oudtshoorn. George is just behind the mountain and in the far distance the Indian ocean.

During the late 1970's the most well known locomotive based at Voorbaai depot (Mossel Bay) was this class GMAM 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 garratt, unofficially named "Amin" after Idi Amin, the infamous preside... (more)

In the 1970's one of the greatest train journeys in South Africa was along the Garden Route between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (P.E.), over a rail distance of 1085 km (674 miles) in 41 hours. Al... (more)

Running along the R62 the train is just minutes away from arriving in Oudtshoorn where it will stop till lunch time while the tourists go visit an ostrich farm.

A few children walking home from school pause for a moment to watch Rovos Rail behind 2 class 35s passing through Outeniqua siding outside George.

Light rain has started to fall giving the nose of 33014 a bit of shine as 2 Class 33s lead Rovos through Klein Brakrivier station.

Well cleaned and highly decorated No. 3652 "TOOTSIE" passes a fine stand of Aloe Ferox (Red Hot Pokers) on her way to Knysna

The daily mixed train from George hammers up Goukamma Bank on its way to Knysna. In another half hour the train will have reached its destination

During a chilly winter's day with snow on the mountains, GMAM 4129 brings a Union Limited tour through the remote wayside station of Vlakteplaas

In 1998 the Transnet Heritage Foundation ran an intensive 4 day steam festival centred on the George Railway Museum. The programme included 2 trips over the famous Montagu Pass. Here we see GF dou... (more)

14CRB 1882 performing a runpast at Marevlakte

Class 24 No. 3632 performs the first runpast of the day on a David C Rodgers charter