Class 18E, 18-012, is supporting a heavy load of coal behind her as she rolls down the steep gradient through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg on her way to Cato Ridge / Durban. A variety of ... (more)

The "Trans Natal", an overnight Johannesburg - Durban passenger train, headed by two Class 6E1 electric locomotives (in Spoornet "orange" livery), E1417 and E1321, crosses a mixed freight on the s... (more)

After following the train for quite a way on this day, the assistant was very amused and keen to wave by this stage. This is 18-502 negotiating the top loop at Boughton in Pietermaritzburg with a... (more)

Track maintenance ahead, so please proceed with caution! 18-121 is Durban bound with a Car Train and has just been crossed over to the loop line at Boughton Station to run contra flow down throug... (more)

18-067 has just completed the difficult, steep and very twisty climb up from Pietermaritzburg to the top of Boughton with a load of tanker wagons. The climb will however continue from this point,... (more)

18-601 and 18-512 are seen here working a Rail / Works Train down towards Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg. At the time there was extensive work being done on the section of the line that run... (more)

An outward bound from Durban cement train, headed by 18-237 / 18-639, is climbing out of Pietermaritzburg through Boughton and towards Cedara. Large volumes of cement are carried on the Natal Mai... (more)

The first two Class 21 electric locomotives arrived by ship in Durban from China on the 11th December 2014. 21 001 & 21 002 were off loaded at Maydon Wharf and taken across to the Umbilo Electric ... (more)

18-212 is in charge of this container train, which has just completed the steep and twisty climb up from Pietermaritzburg to the top of Boughton and is now heading towards the Cedara Tunnel portal... (more)

Three brand new locomotives, manufactured by RRL Grindrod South Africa in Pretoria, headed by CC 1101, passing through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg. They were bound for a staging yard in ... (more)

A lovely late winter afternoon as Class 18E Series 1, 18-253, climbs contra flow with a container train up through the steep gradients and many twists and turnbacks of Boughton. At this point the ... (more)

18-221 is busy working down gradient with an empty Car Train around the top loop at Boughton in Pietermaritzburg. At this point the train is midway through a 180 degree directional turnback on it... (more)

18-619, with the help of three of her classmates, is heading this heavy coal train down through the steep and very twisty section around Boughton / Boughton Station on the way down to Pietermaritz... (more)

A pretty rare sight, with just the single Class 6E1, E1314, working this overnight Durban bound "Trans Natal" through the top loop at Boughton. This section of the Natal Main Line is pa... (more)