2x16Es steam out of the morning sun as they head a southbound freight from Kimberley to De Aar. The 16Es were built in 1935 by Henschel in Germany, they were a small class of only 6 machines. The... (more)

A GMA class Garratt puts on a powerful show on the northern approach to the Montagu Pass, between Camfer and Topping.

Rovos Rails Class 19D 3360 "Shaun" and the GMAM Garret 4079 "Lyndie Lou" leaving on regular Friday Afternoon trip.

Beautiful location for a beautiful steam engine.

Heading South to Worcester and Cape Town shortly after dawn the only remaining 15A 4-8-2 doubleheads with a 16D pacific.

A condensing 25 class climbs away from the servicing stop at Oranjerivier, its exhaust framing another train coasting downhill behind a pair of locos from the same class. The lead loco of this tra... (more)

Long-stored steam locos of classes 15CA and 15F are being put to the torch in Germiston depot.

A GF class Garratt blackens the sky over some traditional rondavels as it climbs from Deepdale to Donnybrook.

De Aar depot was a major steam shed for SAR, most of it's allocation was class 25 condenser locos and class 25 non condensers. This shot illustrates the front end differences between the two types... (more)

Two farmworkers pause to watch an NGG11 Garratt as it climbs towards Ncalu on the Paton's Country Railway.

Arranged at very short notice due to high fire risk on the Montagu Pass, GEA 4023 crosses the Malgaarten river between George and Mossel Bay.

Ex South African Railways 24 class 3620, running as Queensland Railways 0401, lifts the short-lived Kuranda Steam Train towards the Jungara horseshoe.

My first track side view of an SAR 4-8-4!. "Ilise" is seen hurrying a north bound passenger train for Kimberly. Although only 3'6" gauge speeds of 70MPH were not unknown. This was taken on the fir... (more)

Sadly, the traditional brass number plates on the sides of SAR locomotives, that even survived the transition into the diesel and electric era, will soon be no more. The remaining plates are remo... (more)

Garratt "Drakensberg" of the "SchBB"