18-030, with 18-601 and 18-667, is in the section between Mooi River and Rosetta, predominantly a dairy farming area in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands, with a load of containers. The train originated... (more)

18-017, with 18-508 / 18-254 / 18-626 / 18-619, heads this load of new CR Wagons (empties) out of Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands and is starting to make the climb up towards Dar... (more)

A friendly wave from the assistant on the Road Knowledge pairing of Coach No. 40117 (still in the red and grey SAR livery) and E1102 as they make their way back to Danskraal / Ladysmith, after a w... (more)

Three brand new locomotives, manufactured by RRL Grindrod South Africa in Pretoria, headed by CC 1101, passing through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg. They were bound for a staging yard in ... (more)

Early on a winter morning in June 2012, the last of the three ex QR National Rail electric units, 3103, is in the slings and being craned off the "Clipper Amber", while the two others, 3... (more)

PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) / Shosholoza Meyl Class 36 diesel shunter, 36-251, brings a now empty "Trans Natal" (overnight Johannesburg / Durban economy passenger train... (more)

Ex Queensland Railway, 2250 Class, No. 2259. Transnet Freight Rail imported 34 ex Queensland Railway locomotives. They arrived in Durban on the BBC Ohio and off loading began Friday, 17th Octobe... (more)

Already off loaded and staged in a holding yard at Maydon Wharf. Transnet Freight Rail imported 34 ex Queensland Railway locomotives. They arrived in Durban on the BBC Ohio and off loading began... (more)

Day 3 of off loading. Class 37 Diesels (blue Spoornet livery), 37-066 & 37-069, have just coupled up to ex Queensland Railway 2250 Class, No. 2273, to move her down to a holding yard at the end o... (more)

18-515 is in charge of this cement train as it passes through the Cliffdale area running contra flow. The units would have picked up the load from NPC (Natal Portland Cement) at Mount Vernon.

Transnet Freight Rail have imported 34 ex Queensland Railway locomotives. This is No. 2270 being craned off the BBC Ohio in Durban this morning. It is believed that the locomotives will be refur... (more)

Transnet Freight Rail have imported 34 ex Queensland Railway locomotives. This is No. 2270 being craned off the BBC Ohio in Durban this morning. It is believed that the locomotives will be refur... (more)

Pushing is what she does now! E1101 is a significantly refurbished (2007) Class 5E1 Series 5 electric unit, originally built in 1966. She and her sister, E1102, are now used by Transnet Freight ... (more)

These are Class 37 Diesels, 37-042 / 37-075 / 37-019, built by General Motors South Africa as model GM-EMD GT26M2C, in 1981 / 1982 – a total of 100 built. They are heading down the KwaZulu Nata... (more)

It’s a beautiful sunrise in Pietermaritzburg as 34-841 / 34-629 cross the Pentrich Viaduct, having just left Masons Mill (their depot) for the run through to their daily shunting duties in the y... (more)