Train 47238, a holiday extra from East London, is northbound to Johannesburg on the Free State main line, in beautiful early morning light, behind class 6E1 E1454. The passenger coaches are still ... (more)

Shosholoza Meyl's 1st & 2nd class "Tourism" from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg, also known as the "Algoa", is seen northbound at Westleigh on the Free State main line. This is one of the few stat... (more)

In beautiful early morning light, class 6E1 E1454 heads north out of Heuningspruit on the Free State main line, working train 47238 from East London to Johannesburg, one of the many holiday extras... (more)

A string of five Class 6E1's in three paint liveries - well, almost - the fourth one is a Class 18E. One of the two control towers at Sentrarand is visible in the background.

Shosholoza Meyl's "Economy" from East London to Johannesburg, passing through Greenlands station behind loco E1397, one of three 6E1's newly painted in the passenger operators purple livery. In co... (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.

Three of the class 6E1's allocated for use on passenger trains, E1397, E1464 and E1654, were repainted at Koedoespoort workshops in the Shosholoza Meyl livery and released back into service this w... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, Shosholoza Meyl's "Tourism" from Port Elizabeth is heading north on the Free State main line near Rooiwal, destination Johannesburg. This 6E1 is lettered for NATCOR (Natal C... (more)

A couple of birds swoop over the new Lafarge Cement plant, perhaps disturbed by the passing of the Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe". When it opens, this cement plant will be served by rai... (more)

The orange locomotives and purple passenger coaches of the Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" contrast vividly with the dry winter grasses of the South African Highveld. The train has just ... (more)

A signal check at Andrea junction for the late running Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" doesn't help these 6E1's to make up lost time. This is the junction for the branch to Coligny and L... (more)

The Cape Town - Johannesburg "Premier Classe" is running 30 minutes late this morning and this pair of 6E1's are doing their best to make up time, as they sweep through a curve between Safarcamp a... (more)

A sign of the times? There is no load for these Class 6E1's E1565 and E1678, running light engine through Dryden, with sister loco E1570 dead-in-tow. E1565 is wearing the Spoornet maroon/oxblood c... (more)

Twenty years have passed since the old South African Railways (SAR) became Spoornet (and more recently, Transnet Freight Rail), yet a number of Class 6E1 electrics remain in their original SAR red... (more)

In the days of the old South African Railways (SAR), trains from the south headed for Coligny and Lichtenburg would have to reverse direction at Welverdiend. A new cut-off built by Spoornet about ... (more)