Class 25NC of the South African Railways

Garret 153 leads two other Garratt's at Mooihoek, on its way to Vailima station

Class 15F 3046 leading 25 class 3472 as they drift into Slabert's on there way to Ficksburg for the Cherry festival.

Tripple header 2 foot gauge Garratt's on the Sandstone railway

Feldbahn 0-8-0, built 1915, sold after WW1, ended its working life in Mozambique sugar industry, shipped to UK, shipped back to South Africa, Restored at Sandstone Estates. Standing in the shed at... (more)

Enthusiast special from Johannesburg to Bethal for the Potato festival

David Shepard's 15F class 3052 ready to head a enthusiasts special from Bethlehem to Ficksburg for tha anual Cherrie festival

NG 16 Garratt,

Narrow Gauge Lawley, ex Beira railways number 7, at Sanstone Estates station

David Shepard's 15F "Avril" number 3052 passing Vailima siding on the Bethlehem - Ficksburg line. Train was operated by Steam in action and Reef steamers, as an enthusiasts special.

NG 15 running around train to couple on other end

Resently restored NG 4 number 16, in the early morning sunlight at Pandora, on its way to Vailima

Friends of the rail class 24 3664 backs up to her auxilary water tank at Friends of the rail's depot in Capital Park

4-8-2 Class 15F 3046 creating a cloud of coal smoke, working hard, moving four dead steam locomotives and eight goods trucks from Ficksburg to Kommando nek. Class 25NC number3472 is ready at the b... (more)

Wild Cosmos flowers signal the start of winter in South Africa. Patrick Ackerman inspects them with Kerr Stuart Wrenn