With the sun about to sink beneath the horizon, Umgeni Steam Railway's 19D and train race back from Kloof to Inchanga.

Umgeni Steam Railway's class 19D No.2685 with her first train of the day tackles the steep gradient of the old Natal mainline.

Umgeni Steam Railway's class 19D No.2685 glides down the gradient and through the tunnel at Drummond - along the old Natal mainline.

Umgeni Steam Railway's class 19D No.2685 passes through Botha's Hill on the old Natal mainline.

'Dashing through the rain... ' (But not 'In a one-horse open sleigh!) Umgeni Steam Railway's magnificent class 19D No.2685 makes his way into Botha's Hill from Kloof with the 'Carols-by-Candle... (more)

Its just gone past 8.30 in the morning, and the first of three trains makes its way past Galloway Road, on the outskirts of Kloof. 19D No.2685 has come to life, as ahead, lies a steep gradient ... (more)

Scanned image (original on Kodachrome - camera used was a Voitlander Vitomatic) © Lindsay Bridge from The Lindsay Bridge Vintage South African Railways Collection and submitted here with permissi... (more)

Class 36 (200) diesel shunting locomotives (GM-EMD SW1002), 36-220 & 36-246, working sugar wagons around the top of one of the Bayhead yards. Slowly but surely these shunters in the old Spoornet "... (more)

A brand new (refurbished) Type 5M2A motor coach for PRASA / Metrorail, seen here returning to one of the Metrorail yards just North of Durban Station. What is nice about this refurbishment is tha... (more)

Sunrise and another busy day ahead. One of the many hard working Class 36 (200) diesel shunting locomotives (GM-EMD SW1002), 36-214, working around the Maydon Wharf / Bayhead / Durban area. Slow... (more)

A beautiful morning and sunrise. PRASA Class 6E1 locomotives, E1438 & E1321, in the Spoornet “orange” livery at their New Durban Yard awaiting their next duty assignment. PRASA were still us... (more)

New arrival from Koedoespoort. Class 18E series 2 locomotive, 18-673, as a brand new locomotive and looking rather smart in her red Transnet Freight Rail livery on the ready line at Umbilo Electri... (more)

Shortly before being finally withdrawn from service altogether in KwaZulu Natal, Class 6E1 locomotives, headed by E1598, leaving Bayhead Yard in Durban with a load of empties (used in this case fo... (more)

EXX-3001/2/3 while staged in a yard in Maydon Wharf, Durban, awaiting the arrival of a ship to take them through to Brazzaville in the Congo. The three locomotives (EXX-3001 / EXX-3002 / EXX-3003)... (more)

Lots in view at the PRASA yard just North of Durban Station. From left / Right – ET (the PRASA / Metrorail emergency train), a couple of ballast wagons (blue), Class 6E1 (E1394), Class 18E locom... (more)