PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl in Durban's Class 36 shunter, 36-215, about to couple onto the two Class 18E units (18-404 & 18-415), that had just arrived in Durban from Johannesburg with the Trans Natal... (more)

Shosholoza Meyl's Class 36 Diesel Shunter in Durban, 36-251, is hard at work moving two Class 18E units (PRASA "blue" livery) and Class 6E1 (Spoornet "orange" livery), E1394, into the shed for the... (more)

Built by General Motors South Africa as GM-EMD SW1002, Class 36 (200) Diesel Shunter (who entered service in 1981), 36-231, has just carefully placed the Car Carrier off the overnight Johannesburg... (more)

Class 8E, E8077, a centre cab electric shunting locomotive, in her very faded old blue Spoornet livery, works a 10M5 Motor Coach into the main Metrorail Yard just north of Durban Station. Another... (more)

Early on a bright Sunday morning as the PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) / Shosholoza Meyl shunter in Durban, 36-251, exits her overnight staging spot in the Catering Shed just north ... (more)

Class 36 Diesel Shunter, 36-251, pushes 18-428 and 18-422 into the shed adjacent to New Durban Yard. 18-428 and 18-422 had just arrived in Durban minutes earlier, with the overnight Johannesburg -... (more)

An early start to the working day for Class 36 Diesel Shunter, 36-244, who is seen here hard at work moving Metrorail stock around, at the large Metrorail Yard just North of Durban Station.

A rare photo opportunity, in the midst of a brewing (typical) summer afternoon thunderstorm, with a Class 5E1 Series 5 locomotive, E1102, originally built in 1966, and a Class 6E1 Series 3 locomot... (more)

Three of the remaining survivors of the original 100 that entered service between 1983 and 1985 for South African Railways - an additional 7 were built for the mining industry. Class 8E, centre c... (more)

These two Class 36 (200) diesel shunters are sweltering in a very hot and humid Durban summer morning, as they idle away awaiting their next shunting duty orders. I always feel sorry for their cr... (more)

SAR Class 8E, E8056, in her original South African Railway livery (Red & Whiskers) is hard at work shunting a Metrorail 5M Motor Coach at New Durban Yard. E8056 is one of a hundred (excluding an ... (more)

Examples of Classes 26 and 27 shunting at the SRPS's site at Bo'ness, on the south bank of the River Forth. These classes were the mainstay of Scottish traction in the 1970s and 80s. The Bo'ness &... (more)