So close to being a complete purple train! The Premier Classe from Johannesburg is passing here through Brackenfell station with about 40 min left of the journey to Cape Town.

The Karoo Express winds through Tulbagh, bound for Cape Town.

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.

As the sun plays hide and seek amongst the clouds, a 6E1 in original SAR red livery leads three orange sisters on a short mixed freight from Belville to Worcester, seen here near Malan. The third ... (more)

Lines of electric locomotives are stored at Touws River. This place was chosen for it`s arid climate. It rained during our visit!

The last bit of sun light is shining on the clouds above as this Metro Rail train slows for a stop at Muldersvlei station. The green signal in front is for the CPT to DBN economy train.

Metrorail's "Boland Blits" glints in the last rays of the setting sun as it slows for the station stop at Gouda. This 175km (110 mile) service runs between Cape Town and Worcester and is the longe... (more)

Metrorail's "Boland Blits" service from Cape Town to Worcester runs through some great scenery on its 175km (110 mile) journey, the longest of any Metrorail service. On a beautiful Friday evening,... (more)

Against the backdrop of Bailey's Peak in the Cape winelands, passenger operator Shosholoza Meyl's "Trans Karoo" economy service from Johannesburg to Cape Town approaches the town of Wellington. Th... (more)

The weather forecast said partly cloudy, but for this shot I was lucky and got the sunny part, plus a bonus - my first sighting of double 6E1's in the new passenger livery! Shosholoza Meyl's Cape ... (more)

Passenger train operator Shosholoza Meyl's "Trans Karoo" economy service from Johannesburg to Cape Town, makes its way through the Nuwekloof behind 6E1's E1950 in purple Shosholoza Meyl livery, an... (more)

4 6E's leads a loaded coal train through Worcester station late in the afternoon, on the right is the PE bound Premier Classe waiting for diesel power to take it further on the non electrified lin... (more)

The CPT to PE Premier Classe passing through Malan at a nice pace with the leading 6E1 in the old SAR red and yellow still looking in a great condition.

A 6E1 and 2 6E's make easy work of this lengthy empty coal train heading up country to the coal fields.

The surprise of the day was finding this train heading all the way to Worcester. It is seen here just exiting the loop at Malan as a Rovos train has past by a few moments ago which you can see dis... (more)