Atlantic Rail's newly restored class 16DA "Katie" has just passed under the Nelson Mandela Boulevard road-bridge and is making her way towards the mainline that will take her to Simons T... (more)

Atlantic Rail's newly restored class 16DA departs from Monument Station with a passenger train en-route to Simons Town.

Atlantic Rail's newly restored class 16DA works a passenger train out of Kalk Bay station.

E1146, E1538 and E1576 passing through Brackenfell late in the afternoon with smoke from distant wild fires covering the sky.

The 6E1 fleet of Prasa in Cape Town get stored at Monument Station when not running, here E1818 and E1552 bask in the morning sun.

The Blue Train heads through Brackenfell station on its journey back to Pretoria on a sunny summer's morning with the driver greeting with a nice wave.

E1606 and E1586 leading a freight train through the Okavango Industrial area towards Bellville.

Transnet's Phelophepa health care train is seen here passing through Eersterivier station behind 3 Class 35's needed for the mountain passes ahead traveling to Caledon. Table Mountain is visible a... (more)

It has been a particularly harsh winter in the Cape. The remnants of ice floes driven ashore are still very much in evidence as Atlantic Rail's No. 3655 passes by on a Father's Day excursion to S... (more)

Four class 35 diesels leads empty coal wagons back to the Bellville yard from where electric locos will take it back to the coal mines up north.

Two class 36 diesels working hard up the hill with a load of grain behind heading north.

Four 6E1 electric locos runs light east in the late afternoon.

6E1 1567 and partner lead Rovos Rail out of Cape Town station to Pretoria. This train is the ultimate in luxury and compares with the Orient Express.

Atlantic Rail had an open day on Sunday 8 August, providing short trips with this train for everyone between 2 platforms, here the train is about to depart again.

Atlantic Rail is a new operator planning to return steam to the Cape Town area. They have restored Class 24 No. 3655 to working order and plan to run trains along the ultra-scenic commuter rail li... (more)