I think that the broadside view works best when a steam locomotive is working tender-first.

An authentic mixed train approaches New England from Barclay East in the last rays of the sun.

Friends of the Rails two beautifully maintained classic SAR branch line locomotives approach the diamond town with the anniversary train.

Steam in the Eternal Hills

A train conveying cyclists from Creighton to Donnybrook winds its way up the steep climb on a perfect winters morning.

In an accurate re-creation of the steam era a mixed train passes a typical SAR watering point. The dressed stone road bridge in the background was build in the 1880s.

The broadside view shows the outsized tender that this 15F acquired from a class 23.

The berkshire, operated by Friends of the Rail is silhouetted in her own steam.

The shuttle train arrived a few minutes ago by the unloading station. The locomotive was take coal and returned to remove the coaches into the unloading station. On the right side on can see a... (more)

The GEA was the standard motive power on this line until displaced by the GMAMs during the 1970s.

The tempreature was well below freezing as Reefsteamers Class 25NC thunders past the photographer. The steam plume was longer than the train.

One of the ostriches that are kept in the grounds of Capital Park Locomotive Shed, confronts Friends of the Rail Class 19D and decides that discretion is the better part of valor!

The last train of the 2010-2011 season is seen on the climb from Magaliesburg. This is the only 15F currently in service in South Africa.

Bloemfontein Sheds preserved 15F steams through Brandlaagte. The 15F was the standard mixed freight and passenger locomotive on the South African Railways.

Sizonke Stimela's newly restored GMAM represents the 160 members of her class. These were the standard articulated power on steeply graded lines in South Africa and weighed in at 187 tons in work... (more)