Rake of ore cars being unloaded. Note birds using piles of ore as suitable resting places!
An inbound loaded ore train nears the end of the route at Saldanha. Electric and diesel power are in use on most ore trains at the moment.
A train of empty ingots and flat cars makes its way on the Sishen-Saldanha line to the mineral processing plant at Koekenaap.
Class 36 locos used for switching work at Salkor Yard on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line.
An empty ore train catches the late afternoon sun on the viaduct through Elandsbaai.
A class 18E rebuild basks in the afternoon sun.
Sishen-Saldanha iron ore trains generally comprise of 216 100-tonne cars. Diesel traction is often used to augment the 9E electrics currently being refurbished.
A short empty timber train rattles through town with some good old GE power (U15Cs)
A Metro commuter train heading towards Malmesbury in the late afternoon sun.
Fire and ash pan cleaning, friends of the rail's 19D on a late winter morning
Three class 34s are ready to push back and couple onto a freight train that will be taken to George.
Two class 33s and two class 35s are pulling hard on the 39 wagons behind as the train heads west towards Worcester.
Locals walking past, not paying much attention to the passing train.
Three class 34s taking grain and dz wagons through Outeniqua station from Voorbaai to George.
