Late afternoon across the valley from Hammarsdale to Bux Farm / Cliffdale and 18-615 / 18-023 / 18-512 with a load of containers bound for Kaserne in Johannesburg have just got underway again. Th... (more)

A miserable Sunday afternoon, with a few weak filtered rays of sunlight just managing to get through, as the Blue Train headed by 20 032 and 20 031 pass over the Cliffdale Crossing. The train was... (more)

Late afternoon as this 8-coach Type 10M5 commuter set operated by PRASA / Metrorail winds its way through the hills dotted with rural dwellings of the Shongweni / Cliffdale area. The train is on ... (more)

One of the weekend specials of the Blue Train seen here heading home.

A nineteen coach Blue Train set, headed by 18-770 / 18-771, is passing through Cliffdale in KwaZulu Natal on its way back to Johannesburg / Pretoria. The train left Johannesburg on Thursday aftern... (more)

PRASA have recently introduced a new passenger service between Johannesburg and Durban. The consist is a mix of their flagship "Premier Classe" and economy Shosholoza Meyl coaches. It le... (more)

The Blue train & it's new Locomotives pass ESKOM's (Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa) Linesmen working on stringing new Electricity cables at Cliffdale station. This weekend is the fi... (more)

The two specially designated Blue Train Class 20E locomotives, who look stunning in this livery, are at Cliffdale, about 1½ hours out of Durban now. Section Manager and senior Umbilo Depot driver... (more)

A Tanker train heading inland on the very scenic Natal Main Line

A Special works that was working at a wash-away site by Thornwood halt, is seen here heading home on the Natal main line by Bux Farm, between Nshongweni and Cliffdale, hauled by a Class 35 diesel-... (more)

A local suburban passenger train is seen here winding its way around the many curves of the Natal main line between Cato Ridge & Durban. These 10M5 sets were re-built / constructed from the older ... (more)

18-177 / 18-153 / 18-052 are outward bound from Durban with a load of containers. The train is seen here busy winding its way through the rural hills of the Shongweni / Cliffdale area, having dep... (more)

This could very well have been the last working of the Blue Train to Durban with Class 18E locomotives hauling it, following official word that Transnet are to dedicate two of the new Class 20E lo... (more)

18-515 is in charge of this cement train as it passes through the Cliffdale area running contra flow. The units would have picked up the load from NPC (Natal Portland Cement) at Mount Vernon.

18-678 is at the front of these six Class 18E locomotives, which had been shutdown on the main line at Cliffdale Crossing, due to an earlier signalling problem. A new crew had just arrived to get... (more)