On a swelteringly hot summer afternoon, Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is on her way up to the mill from the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Na... (more)

Time is getting short now for the steam operations at Saiccor in Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast, with diesel traction replacement expected soon. Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway... (more)

An older type 5M2A Metrorail set is crossing the Umkomaas River and is about to make a stop at Umkomaas Station on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. The train is bound for Kelso from Durban and will... (more)

PRASA / Shosholoza Meyl Class 6E1 locomotives (still in their "orange" Spoornet livery), E1314 / E1389, are busy running around a special 2012 Tourism Indaba Premier Classe Special. They... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2) No. 2767, running with her generator car (for airbrake loads) / tender first and empty timber wagons down to the Timber Exchange Yard from... (more)

Only about 6 months left of steam at Saiccor now before diesel replacement! The last working steam operations (non preservation) in South Africa. Saiccor No. 3 (Ex SAR Class 19D No. 2767) - Leavi... (more)

These are Class 37 Diesels, 37-042 / 37-075 / 37-019, built by General Motors South Africa as model GM-EMD GT26M2C, in 1981 / 1982 – a total of 100 built. They are heading down the KwaZulu Nata... (more)

A beautiful early morning at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast, as this short, all stops, Type 10M5 Metrorail set makes its way back to Durban from Kelso.

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2767, leaving the Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast yard with a load of 11 STJ (Timber) Wagons for the short... (more)

Class 37, 37-069, built by General Motors South Africa in 1982 for South African Railways, is pictured here at the crossing at the Saiccor Exchange Yard in Umkomaas, having just arrived (assisted ... (more)

With the Indian Ocean providing the backdrop, the race to Durban from Umkomaas was never one that the Isolde, a Liberian registered container ship (top left of photo), was going to win. The older... (more)

Class 37 Diesels, 37-054 / 37-084 / 37-025, built by General Motors South Africa during 1981/82 as GM-EMD GT26M2C, leave Umkomaas with a load of empty Timber (Type STJ) Wagons across the Umkomaas ... (more)

Class 37 Diesels, 37-054 / 37-084 / 37-025, built by General Motors South Africa during 1981/82 as GM-EMD GT26M2C, leave Umkomaas with a load of empty Timber (Type STJ) Wagons across the Umkomaas ... (more)

A quartet of Class 6E1 electric units, with E1282 in charge, crosses the Umkomaas River bridge on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast with a load of timber for the Saiccor Paper Mill in Umkomaas. The t... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2) No. 2767, working the Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. No. 2767 was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns i... (more)