Early morning light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 near the old abattoir sidings during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Early morning light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 climbing out of Cullinan during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Last of the light catches Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 at Montrose halt during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 rounds the curve at the old abattoir sidings with a short mixed train during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 climbing up from Montrose halt on the way to Cullinan during their Cullinan winter photo charter

Friends of the Rail class 24 3664 drifting through Montrose siding on the way Cullinan on their Cullinan winter photo charter

The early morning sun catches class 19D 2650 during a photo charter at FOTR depot in Capital Park

A Friends of the Rail day excursion to the diamond mining town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria, works up the grade from Hercules to Capital Park behind ex- SAR class 24 2-8-4 no. 3664.

Runpast #35 of the FOTR/David Benn photocharter

No. 3664 startles the local wildlife as she charges through Montrose halt.

No. 3664 passes a typical African acacia tree on departing from Cullinan.

For added drama, just add smoke! FOTR's #3664 performs an impressive runpast during their photocharter weekend

After waiting patiently for the rising sun to reach the tracks, Friends of the Rail's class 24 # 3664 performs the first runby of the day on a beautifully cold and clear winter morning with a typi... (more)

Although the old Abattoir outside the town of Cullinan no longer exists, the local railfan community still refers to this location by that name. On its way to Cullinan with a Friends of the Rail p... (more)

Friends of the Rail's (FOTR) ex-South African Railways class 24 no.3664 is silhouetted against the rising sun on a cold, clear winter morning, as it heads out of the small FOTR yard at Capital Par... (more)