A lovely winter sunrise at Ashburton Station found this shut down grain train (outward bound from Durban), headed by Class 18E, 18-055. Judging by the lack of any security personnel in attendance... (more)

18-055 / 18-667 / 18-229 (dead unit) run contra flow down through the steep gradients of Boughton / Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg with a short load of almost all Maersk containers.

Short mixed loads are very seldom seen on the Natal Main Line. This is 18-055, crossing the Pentrich Viaduct and bound for Durban, with a short mixed load - including a steel coil, a timber wagon... (more)