Sunrise over harvested fields finds the weed-killing train heading towards Porterville

The Riebeeck Kasteel mountains provide the backdrop to 35 068 as she brings the 'spray train' in off the Porterville branch

It's a hot summer's day in the Western Cape as evidenced by the open door in the front of the locomotive. 18E 693 hauls the weed-killing train train (travelling at the required fixed 30km/h) up th... (more)