Garratts Class GF No. 2401 4-6-2 + 2-6-4 and Class GO No. 2575 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 were often used in a regular pairing on Union Limited steam safaris. Returning to Cape Town from Bredasdorp and Caledon... (more)
Class 33 number 509 busy shunting in the Worcester yard.
Interesting consist leading this empty ore train, an electric, a passenger car and 3 diesels which were working quite hard as is evident by the smoke.
New track is being laid in the back, here empty ballast wagons are being pushed away to a siding behind.
E9019 leads an empty ore train out of the Orex yard at Saldanha, at this point it had still its pantograph down with diesels behind it doing all the work.
Today was my birthday and what better way to spend it than to go chase trains! Here 2 class 34s and class 9E electric pushes at the back of a very long empty ore train.
The daily trains between Voorbaai and Worcester normally cross here, at Swellendam or another siding just around the courner from here depending which train is where first and the crews also swop ... (more)
South African Railways class 15CA no 2828 standing in the loop at Vink together with some old passenger coaches called the Gospel Express.
A single class 33 with 3 class 35s pull a lengthy mix freight up the grade at Mowers towards Worcester.
Two class 33s and two class 35s lead a heavy freight through the valley outside Robertson towards Worcester.
Rake of ore cars being unloaded. Note birds using piles of ore as suitable resting places!
An inbound loaded ore train nears the end of the route at Saldanha. Electric and diesel power are in use on most ore trains at the moment.
A train of empty ingots and flat cars makes its way on the Sishen-Saldanha line to the mineral processing plant at Koekenaap.
An empty ore train catches the late afternoon sun on the viaduct through Elandsbaai.
Sishen-Saldanha iron ore trains generally comprise of 216 100-tonne cars. Diesel traction is often used to augment the 9E electrics currently being refurbished.
