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)

The Shosholoza Meyl "Tourism" heading through the Nuwekloof as it makes its way northwards from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The 5th and 6th coaches from the front are the dining and kitchen cars.

Shortly after sunrise, three class 6E1's led by E1579, run through Arbor station with a westbound block load of coal. It is two years since the semaphore signals here were replaced with colour lig... (more)

A line up of preserved power at Friends of the Rail’s depot at Capital Park, for a Geoff’s Trains tour group. From left to right, 15F 4-8-2 3117, 24 2-8-4 3664, 19D 4-8-2 2650 and a Funkey 0-4... (more)

Transnet's Phelophepa health care train is crossing the Liebenbergsvlei bridge just outside Bethlehem, on the electrified Kroonstad - Ladysmith main line. The two class 35-200's have brought the t... (more)

Amtrak Northeast Regional # 163 on its way from Boston to Washington DC, on the western approach to the Hell Gate bridge on a beautiful early Fall afternoon.

The Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg "Tourism", speeds north on the Free State main line between Serfontein and Rooiwal behind Class 6E1 E1616, still sporting its original South African Railways red... (more)

Anglo Platinum C30 # 3002 (ex-Sheltam 3002) pushes its train of 20 hoppers into position at Rustenburg Platinum's Thembelani Mine, to start loading ore.

Quite possibly the most unusual railway operation in South Africa today - a former Australian locomotive (ex- Queensland Railways) now owned by a private South African operator (RRL Grindrod), hau... (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)

There is plenty of New York City history in this photograph! The dome of the landmark former Williamsburg Savings Bank Building (1875), together with the towers of the Williamsburg Bridge (1903), ... (more)

Harmony Gold's GE 65-tonner # 6, built in 1950 and imported from Schenectady, NY, USA hauls 5 empty hoppers from Bambanani East to the workshops. At 63 years of age, this is most likely the oldest... (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)

Shosholoza Meyl's 1st & 2nd class "Tourism" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg, also known as the "Algoa", is seen northbound at Westleigh on the Free State main line. This is one of the few stat... (more)

In late afternoon sun, Friends of the Rail’s ex-SAR class 24 performs a runpast on the coal stage track at Capital Park, for a Geoff’s Trains tour group.