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

Locos prepare for the days duties at George. At this time there were 3 return trips to Knysna. 2 mixed trains and 1 freight.

This is SAR 15A 1970 leaving Swellendam with a charter on the 'Garden Route', linking George to Cape Town.

Sandstone Estate's two Lawleys make an impressive run past at the crack of dawn.

Sandstone Estate's two magnificent ex-SAR NG (Narrow gauge) class 6s perform an early morning runpast for photographers.

North British built,3 feet 6 inch gauge pacific No 6, ex SAR 817 of 1920, shunts loco coal at St Helena gold mines. It`s fireman waits to change points (switch).

For many years this Cowans Sheldon 10 ton steam crane worked at South African Railways' Koedoespoort workshops. Today the workshops belong to Transnet Rail Engineering and the crane is a museum pi... (more)

SAME PLACE, DIFFERENT CENTURY: Another shot at Malan. Compare this with Photo #300407 taken almost 20 year later. A then almost brand new 6E1 E1754 takes the Cape Town - Touws River stopping passe... (more)

Friends of the Rail's class 24 2-8-4 no. 3664 (in steam, with Vanderbilt tender) pushes the Club's class 15F 4-8-2 (facing the camera, with feeder tank attached) into the storage sidings at Capita... (more)

Beaufort West is the end of the line for these Cape Town based 3Kv Class 6E1's. The stretch from here to Kimberley is the stamping ground of the 25Kv Class 7E's.