Dating from 1978, the 100 class 7E's were South Africa's first production 25kv ac locomotives, and were ordered following successful trials with a Class 6E1 testbed, no. E1600.

Awaiting attention from Beaconsfield's fitters. This loco was operating for Spoornet, now Transnet Freight Rail, dates from 1989/90, and can usually be seen hauling heavy iron ore trains with up ... (more)

Stabled in one of the eastern bays at Chester.

Taken at 3am, whilst waiting for the first train of the day.

An unidentified Class 313 25kv ac/750v dc EMU approaches Hadley Wood Station on my Dad's 65th birthday. Sorry Dad - much more important things to do!!

"Now let me see..... 57308? Yep, that's my loco!" The driver double checks his instructions before his Class 57 'Thunderbird' is removed from the Pendolino it has just 'dragged' into Crewe Stati... (more)

Virgin West Coast's last remaining loco-hauled train has just arrived from London. Monday - Saturday, this set runs between London & Wolverhampton, but on Sundays, runs to Crewe. In the backgrou... (more)

Virgin West Coast Pendolino no. 390011 'City of Lichfield' stands at Crewe station. After 4 hours of continual rain, I was about to leave, when the sun decided to shine. The result made the rain... (more)

The 80 members of Class 6E were basically a Class 5E1 'with knobs on' - Superceded in 1969 by the hugely successful 6E1 Class with it's many series variants. To view a video of Spoornet's fantast... (more)

Still in South African Railways livery with oval number plates, these veteran locomotives are fast becoming scarce in South Africa. Catch 'em while you can!

Class 507's (and their identical twins, the 508's) are 750v dc third-rail EMU's. 507009 flies through Rock Ferry station as an empty coaching stock working.