One of Sandstone's 'set pieces' for visting photographers. The Lawleys perform past an ox-cart and wind generator.

Narrow gauge Garratts do the honours on a photo charter for Geoff Cooke's party. The distant mountains are across the border in Lesotho.

Two 2-foot gauge NG6 class 'Lawley' 4-4-0s perform a runby in crisp early morning light.

Dawn is breaking, in its own good time. The loco, if anyone cares, is Kerr Stuart built 4-6-2T of class NG16, about to start a runby. The signal, which has a slight lean to the right, serves as an... (more)

NG6 'Lawley' 4-4-0s perform at sunrise.

2 NG16 Garratts double head on an early morning runby on Geoff Cooke's visit to Sandstone.

Operated by Reefsteamers for Steam Loco Safaris, No 2056 pilots 25NC No 3472 on a train bound for Ficksburg.

Reefsteamers 15F takes on water from the river below Fouriesburg Station. The tender is from a class 23. When these engines were take out of service many donated their larger tenders to 15Fs. T... (more)

Snow and Steam are not often seen in South Africa. The Maluti Mountains, seen in the background are actually in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.

Looking for all the world like one of her 20 sisters that were stationed at Bethlehem Shed during the 1970s and 1980s, this modern 4-8-4 storms up the bank with a train bound for Bethlehem. Snow ... (more)

This modern 4-8-4, built in the early 1950s powers her train into Fouriesburg Station on a cold winters morning

Most South African Railways steam locomotives were painted black. 3016 was an exception. She was painted dark blue in the early 1990s and Reefsteamers continues to operate her in this colour. H... (more)

Built by Alco in 1926, these venerable engines survived to the end of steam in South Africa. They were very sure-footed making them suitable for heavy shunting. Reefsteamers operates this exampl... (more)

The return working of the Saturdays-only train that returned gold mine workers from Johannesburg to Fiksburg is seen rounding the curve near Meynell halt.

Looking for all the world like one of her sister locomotives that were the regular motive power in steam days (which lasted until the late 1980s) No 3472, operated by Reefsteamers for Steam Loco S... (more)