Umgeni Steam Railway's class GF Garrett sweeps around the curve above the horseshoe bend near Sizanenjana. I only just got there in time. Thank goodness for high shutter speeds!
Garratt country: The GMAM then operated by Umgeni Steam Railway, hauls a charter up the steep climb to Donnybrook through the lovely hills of Kwazulu-Natal. If all goes to plan this section shoul... (more)
A Steam Loco Safaris charter passes some traditional Zulu huts and a display of aloes on the steep climb to Donnybrook.
A GF class Garratt darkens the sky with its exhaust on the gruelling climb from Deepdale to Donnybrook.
A Zulu woman harvests grass for her cow while below her a GMAM Garratt climbs towards Donnybrook. I previously posted a shot taken two days earlier at this same location, but running bunker first... (more)
On a cold, clear morning in Natal, a GMAM Garratt climbs towards Donnybrook with a mixed train, heading for Pietermaritzburg.
GMAM Garratts ruled the steep grades of Natal until the end of steam in 1974. They were bi-directional and frequently ran coal bunker forward. The black tank car is the water car that GMAM's nea... (more)
It's unlikely that this Zulu family has ever seen a GMAM Garratt before. Thirty three years after steam ended in Natal, it has returned to its old stomping grounds on the steeply graded Durban to... (more)
A GMAM Garratt heads a special mixed train on the steeply graded Natal line that started as a through route from Durban to Capetown, but was never completed due to the rough country. The countrys... (more)
A GF class Garratt blackens the sky over some traditional rondavels as it climbs from Deepdale to Donnybrook.
CROSSING STONE BRIDGE WITH MIXED TRAIN
