Michell's Pass runpast

Table Mountain departure

Ceres Rail Company's class 19B & 19D have reached the end of the scenic Ceres branchline at Prince Alfred Hamlet and are being turned on the triangle for the trip back.

Ceres Rail Company's class 19B - No.1412 - has reached the end of the scenic Ceres branchline at Prince Alfred Hamlet and is greeted by excited locals who have not seen a train here in many years.... (more)

'Steamy Reflections...' Class 19B No.1412 performs some shunting duties at Prince Alfred Hamlet before coupling up to 'sister' class 19D No.3322 for a double-header back to Demeter!

Ceres Rail Company's class 19D - No.3322 - and mixed consist are dwarfed by the two Mountainous peaks that form part of Michell's Pass, between Wolseley and Ceres. If you look closely on the peak... (more)

Wonder Steam Train's class 15CA - No.2850 - performs the first of several run-pasts for photographers on the old shunting neck at Hermanstad, Pretoria.

'The driver & his machine...' With one hand firmly on the brakes, driver Les Weideman keeps a watchful eye on the vacuum gauge... In the background, two Transnet Freight Rail class 35s idle ... (more)

A Ceres Rail passenger train passing through Tulbagh Kloof (Kloof = Gap/Valley) on the way to Ceres

The Magic of Michell's Pass. 19B 1412 on the climb to Ceres

First light departure, Prince Alfred Hamlet

Concentrate on the shot! A group of golfers are momentarily disturbed by 19B 1412 while teeing off. The line passes through the Ceres golf club grounds close to Demeter station

With her regulator wide open, Ceres Rail Company's class 19D No.3322 is seen here on outskirts of Paarl, thundering down the Cape mainline towards Cape Town!

Two class 44 diesel locomotives are being prepared at the Kazerne yard with a load of containers.

'Not your average morning! On a Monday morning in mid-2022, Ceres Rail Company's class 19D No.3322 and a short mixed consist perform a runpast for a private photographic charter, just outside of ... (more)