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Rare South African Gems
Rare South African photographs (older and newer) on RailPictures.Net, where the potential to recreate them either no longer exists for any number of reasons, or the chances of another opportunity are very slim or non existent!
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Photo ID: 323583

An Oudtshoorn-bound special in July 1983, inside Toorwaterpoort, a huge cleft (and photographer's paradise) in the Swartberg Mountains.

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: class 19D
Location: Southern Cape Province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 19D #2714
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 1983


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By: kleurskyfies

Added: May 08, 2010

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Photo ID: 318570

The Train Control Officer (TCO) at Heuningspruit makes a telephone call to his colleague at the next station. The track diagram above the lever frame has been recently updated, since the main plat... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: none
Location: Heuningspruit, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 16, 2009


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Mar 26, 2010

Views: 4,889
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Favorited: 5
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Photo ID: 312282

While the setting sun desperately tries to break through distant storm clouds, the distant and outer home signals stand guard over the Free State main line at Rooiwal.

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: none
Location: Rooiwal, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 08, 2010


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jan 29, 2010

Views: 3,501
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Photo ID: 310727

The TCO (train control officer) at Rooiwal sets up the signals for the next approaching passenger train. Rooiwal is one of five remaining stations on the Free State main line between Vereeniging a... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: none
Location: Rooiwal, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 08, 2010


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jan 14, 2010

Views: 4,401
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Photo ID: 310607

Train 74211, southbound holiday extra from Johannesburg to East London, passing the starter signal for northbound trains at Heuningspruit. The concrete sleepers and ballast in the foreground are t... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 6E1
Location: Heuningspruit, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: E1378
Train ID: 74211
Photo Date: January 08, 2010


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jan 13, 2010

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Photo ID: 310208

My 100th shot on RP! A southbound holiday extra from Johannesburg to East London, made up of Spoornet blue & grey stock, races across the wide open spaces of Free State province behind 6E1 E1378. ... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 6E1
Location: Greenlands, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: E1378
Train ID: 74211
Photo Date: January 08, 2010


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jan 10, 2010

Views: 4,837
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Favorited: 3
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Photo ID: 309306

One of my rarest catches of the year! Only 3 or 4 sets of passenger coaches remain in their original South African Railways (SAR) red and grey livery, and these are only used in peak holiday perio... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 6E1
Location: Heuningspruit, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: E1593
Train ID: 47236
Photo Date: December 16, 2009


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jan 03, 2010

Views: 4,069
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Photo ID: 308274

One of my rarest catches of the year! Only 3 or 4 sets of passenger coaches remain in their original South African Railways (SAR) red and grey livery, and these are only used in peak holiday perio... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 6E1
Location: Koppies, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: E1593
Train ID: 47236
Photo Date: December 16, 2009


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Dec 26, 2009

Views: 3,543
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Photo ID: 300947

SAME PLACE, DIFFERENT CENTURY: Another shot at Malan. Compare this with Photo #300407 taken almost 20 year later. A then almost brand new 6E1 E1754 takes the Cape Town - Touws River stopping passe... (more)

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: 6E1
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Locomotive #: 1754
Train ID: CT - Touws River Pax
Photo Date: January, 1991


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By: RailRog

Added: Oct 19, 2009

Views: 4,656
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Photo ID: 286302

The "month-end Fridays only" Shosholoza Meyl "Tourism" from Johannesburg to East London is seen southbound near Meyerton behind class 6E1 E1593 in original SAR red livery. The train is ferrying tw... (more)

Railroad: Spoornet
Locomotive: Class 6E1
Location: Meyerton, South Africa
Locomotive #: E1593
Train ID: 74205
Photo Date: May 01, 2009


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jun 04, 2009

Views: 5,039
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Favorited: 10


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Photo ID: 205636

The Beyer Garratt Class GMAM was one of many classes of this type designed for service in South Africa. This locomotive has just hauled the Cape Town - Port Elizabeth passenger train over the tor... (more)

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: 4-8-2+2-8-4
Location: Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Locomotive #: unknown
Train ID: unknown
Photo Date: July, 1979


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By: David Werbeloff

Added: Oct 09, 2007

Views: 6,308
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Photo ID: 169605

A condensing 25 class climbs away from the servicing stop at Oranjerivier, its exhaust framing another train coasting downhill behind a pair of locos from the same class. The lead loco of this tra... (more)

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-4
Location: Kimberley, South Africa
Locomotive #: 3488
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 11, 1975


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By: Richard Stevens

Added: Dec 27, 2006

Views: 4,446
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Photo ID: 168761

De Aar depot was a major steam shed for SAR, most of it's allocation was class 25 condenser locos and class 25 non condensers. This shot illustrates the front end differences between the two types... (more)

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: class 25 4-8-4
Location: De Aar, South Africa
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1974


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By: Alan John Crotty

Added: Dec 18, 2006

Views: 6,734
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Photo ID: 166984

My first track side view of an SAR 4-8-4!. "Ilise" is seen hurrying a north bound passenger train for Kimberly. Although only 3'6" gauge speeds of 70MPH were not unknown. This was taken on the fir... (more)

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: class 25NC 4-8-4
Location: De Aar, South Africa
Locomotive #: 3406
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1974


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By: Alan John Crotty

Added: Nov 29, 2006

Views: 4,755
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Photo ID: 160038

By the time I got to South Africa the big Garratts were gone from the mountain passes and working their last miles on the flats between Vryburg and Mafikeng.

Railroad: South African Railways
Locomotive: Steam 4-8-2+2-8-4
Location: Vryburg, South Africa
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November, 1983


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By: John West

Added: Oct 01, 2006

Views: 4,602
Comments: 1

Favorited: 5
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