The Blue Train passing through Paarl station, on its way north.
The signal box (tower) seen in the picture was one of the last manual (semaphore) boxes used on the Cape main line and was ta... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 18E
After the saga of the self-igniting 14Es, the Blue Train was hauled for a while by 18Es, the standard 3kV DC electric unit in South Africa. Haulage on the... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 20Es.
The first 10 of a total of 80 Class 20Es were built in China by CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company in 2013, the rest were built locally. Only 20-0... (more)
The Blue Train behind two Class 14Es.
The 14Es were the first dual-voltage (3kV DC and 25kV AC) electric locos built for South Africa. The class leaders 14-001 to 14-003 were built in 1994 b... (more)
Autumn Blue: We enjoy the last few days of a balmy Cape autumn as the Blue Train heads north from Cape Town
Scanned image (original on Kodachrome - camera used was a Voitlander Vitomatic) © Lindsay Bridge from The Lindsay Bridge Vintage South African Railways Collection and submitted here with permissi... (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)
On occasion full time freight haulers are called upon to head South Africa's internationally renowned luxury passenger train, the Blue Train. Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-328 (and her running... (more)
Sundown at Cedara Station and the Blue Train, with 18-802 / 18-807 in charge, has just completed the 6.9km section of track up through Cedara Tunnel. After a weekend in Durban, the train had depa... (more)
Class 18E, 18-693, with the Blue Train passing through Botha Siding, while on the way to Cape Town.
A beautiful morning as the Blue Train passes by Senwes Grainlink Silos at Regina, with Class 20E locomotives, 20 031 & 20 032.
The Blue Train departs Worcester Station in the Western Cape headed by Class 20E locomotives, 20 032 & 20 031.
The Blue Train passing through the countryside near Stellenbosch
