Resplendent in its new red and orange livery, recommissioned Harmony Gold #2 (renumbered from # 8) is heading away from the photographer towards Harmony's Bambanani mine, where it will reverse dir... (more)

Harmony Gold's # 1 hauls a train load of reef from Brand siding towards Harmony One Plant for processing. Brand siding is the exchange point, where RRL Grindrod locomotives hand over their loaded ... (more)

The golden hour.....sunset at Welkom station sees RRL Grindrod's 91-02 bringing in a train of loaded hoppers from Harmony Gold's Tshepong Mine at Odendaalsrus. Although de-electrified years ago, t... (more)

RRL's bright red ex- SAR class 33 is painted gold by the setting sun as it sits in Welkom station, waiting for the night shift crew to come on duty. On the right is an ex- SAR class 91 with a trai... (more)

Fifty three years after being delivered to the South African Railways from the USA, this class 31 Bo-Bo (GE U12B) survives in service with Sheltam, but rebuilt with a low short hood. Previously Sh... (more)

The eastern end of Harmony Gold's rail system is operated by Sheltam, based at the former Saaiplaas steam depot near Virginia. Sheltam no.18 is seen here loading reef at Masimong Mine's no. 5 shaf... (more)

Former SAR/Spoornet/Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) class 33, now operated by RRL Grindrod as their 33-01, at Transnet Freight Rail's Welkom station with empty hoppers for loading at Harmony Gold's Ts... (more)

Former SAR/Spoornet/Transnet Freight Rail class 91, now operated by RRL Grindrod as their 91-03, departs Harmony Gold's Nyala Shaft with a full load of ore hoppers. The train will run over mine tr... (more)

Yellow veld grass and clear blue skies are typical of winter in the South African interior. On a cool, sunny morning, RRL Grindrod's ex-SAR/Spoornet/TFR class 91 91-01, works a train of empties to... (more)

On a cool, sunny winter morning, RRL Grindrod's ex-SAR/Spoornet/TFR class 91 91-01, is working a train of empties to Nyala Shaft, running over Transnet trackage as far as Friedesheim. These loco's... (more)

RRL Grindrod is contracted to move loaded ore hoppers from two active shafts north of Welkom, to Showgrounds exchange, where Harmony Gold takes over and moves the loads to Harmony One Plant for pr... (more)

A visit to the Harmony Gold locomotive depot revealed two historic gems sitting on a spur next to the workshop. These GE 65-tonners, formerly Free Gold No.6 and No.2, were built in Schenectady, NY... (more)

In the late afternoon, Harmony No.1 sits idling at Showgrounds exchange, waiting for one of the RRL locomotives to bring another load of ore from Friedesheim or Odendaalsrus on the north side of W... (more)

Visiting US railfan Ron McElrath (in safety vest) looks on as a train of hoppers is loaded at Harmony Gold's Unisel shaft. The foreman who escorted us on our visit is boarding the locomotive to ha... (more)

Harmony No.10, formerly Freegold's President Steyn mine No.10, hauling empties from Harmony One Plant, heading east to the exchange yard, where a Sheltam locomotive will take over and run to Harmo... (more)