Late afternoon now and having pretty much cleared the exchange yard of all its timber, Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is on her way back up to the mill. Until ... (more)

A consignment of ex QR National locomotives were shipped to South Africa in June 2012 for various rail companies. This is 2111D shortly after being craned off the "Clipper Amber".

One of the very elusive KZN Business Express sets (there are two) is pictured here staged at Scottburgh Station on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast, while the load of passengers it brought down enjoy... (more)

Ex QR National Railway 3103 just after being craned off the Clipper Amber as part of a consignment of locomotives that arrived in South Africa for various rail companies. 3103 is one of three of ... (more)

Lashed down and ready for a long slow road trip from Durban to Pretoria. On a miserable winter morning this is ex Queensland Railway Class 1720 Clyde GL18C Co-Co, 1769D, shortly after being crane... (more)

A miserable Sunday afternoon, with a few weak filtered rays of sunlight just managing to get through, as the Blue Train headed by 20 032 and 20 031 pass over the Cliffdale Crossing. The train was... (more)

This is ex South African Railway Class 12AR, No. 1535, just after sunrise on a chilly winter morning, at the Germiston (Johannesburg) yard / HQ of Reefsteamers, a steam preservation group. No. 153... (more)

Transnet Freight Rail have imported 34 ex Queensland Railway locomotives. This is No. 2270 being craned off the BBC Ohio in Durban this morning. It is believed that the locomotives will be refur... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2) No. 2767, running with her generator car (for airbrake loads) / tender first and empty timber wagons down to the Timber Exchange Yard from... (more)

PRASA 18-401, very recently repainted (started out in the Shosholoza Meyl "purple" livery) and with a noted variation to the colouring around the borders of the cab windows to the other Class 18E ... (more)

As the "Jolly Roger", a veteran harbour pleasure craft (and an institution in itself locally) sails past, the final fully assembled Class 20E direct from China, 20 010, is about to be cr... (more)

The Blue Train, with 18-802 / 18-807 in charge, has just crossed the Mkondeni Viaduct and is making her way into Pietermaritzburg. After a weekend in Durban, the train departed Durban at 14:30 on... (more)

Early on a winter morning in June 2012, the last of the three ex QR National Rail electric units, 3103, is in the slings and being craned off the "Clipper Amber", while the two others, 3... (more)

Zooming in on the luxurious South African Blue Train, headed by Class 18E Series 2 locomotive 18-773, in the section between Camperdown and Umlaas Road. The train was making a leisurely Sunday af... (more)

Some fresh paint at the dawning of a new day. The first two of this class to be put into the PRASA "blue" livery. E1667 (with E1603 behind) are Class 6E1 Series 5 electric locomotives, that orig... (more)