Shosholoza Meyl's "Economy" from East London to Johannesburg, passing through Greenlands station behind loco E1397, one of three 6E1's newly painted in the passenger operators purple livery. In co... (more)
Three of the class 6E1's allocated for use on passenger trains, E1397, E1464 and E1654, were repainted at Koedoespoort workshops in the Shosholoza Meyl livery and released back into service this w... (more)
Transnet Freight Rail's first new diesels in 30-odd years are being built at Transnet Rail Engineering's Koedoespoort workshops, in conjunction with EMD. They are 6-axle, 3200hp locomotives, EMD m... (more)
Locomotive "Red Devil"
A broadside view of the first Class 15E built for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), as it sits on the transverser at The UCW Partnership factory. The recessed roof section is necessary to accommodate t... (more)
The UCW Partnership has been contracted by Metrorail to perform general overhauls on their ageing fleet of EMU's, many of which are more than 30 years old. This Metro Plus (1st Class) motor coach ... (more)
Brand new class 19E Bo-Bo electric has been signed off by the factory and is ready for delivery to its new owner, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). The first five of these single cab dual voltage locom... (more)
The first new class 15E Co-Co electric, 15-001, being moved to the test bay for electrical testing. 32 of these 50kv AC single cab locomotives are being built for the 860km Sishen - Saldanha iron ... (more)
The very first Class 19 Electric Loco for Transnet faces off against the another new engine - diesel Class 39 number 39-002 (the second engine of its class and also brand new). Both locos are unli... (more)
First sightings of the new Transnet Class 39 diesels - a Class 39 under test stands near one of the older Class 35's. This is the second loco of its Class - and one of the first in Transnet's new ... (more)