The rising sun catches Shosholoza Meyl's East London to Johannesburg "Amatola" running about 15 minutes ahead of time, as it races past the Glen Douglas Dolomite Quarry sidings and loadi... (more)

This loaded coal train of type ASJ hoppers started its journey at one of the mines around Witbank and after joining the Germiston - Vereeniging line at Skansdam junction, is heading south to the B... (more)

This loaded coal train of type ASJ hoppers started its journey at one of the mines around Witbank and has just come off the Sentrarand line at Skansdam junction to join the Germiston - Vereeniging... (more)

A southbound empty rail train is passing Skansdam junction on the Germiston - Vereeniging line, hauled by one of +/- 100 class 6E1's that still remain in service, no. E1352 from series 3, built in... (more)

Shosholoza Meyl's southbound "Algoa" from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth has just passed through Daleside Metrorail station (the footbridge can be seen at the rear of the train) and is crossing ov... (more)

To help ease their motive power shortage while orders for new locomotives are filled, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has hired a number of RRL Grindrod's type RL30SCC-3 diesels, built at the Grindrod... (more)

To help ease their motive power shortage while orders for new locomotives are filled, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) has hired a number of RRL Grindrod's type RL30SCC-3 diesels, built at the Grindrod... (more)

The "Red Mamba" is the nickname given to the train of Butanol tankers that runs from the Sasol Solvents plant in Sasolburg and the name is even stencilled on the tanker wagons. After com... (more)

Running on the Sentrarand avoiding line, this set of five 18E's hauling type CAR open wagons, is seen crossing the Kliprivier, shortly before reaching the junction with the Germiston - Vereeniging... (more)

On a dry and dusty winters day on the highveld, the Suikerbosrand (sugar bush ridge) is barely visible in the background, as Shosholoza Meyl's "Algoa" from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth approache... (more)

After passing through Skansdam junction on to the Sentrarand avoiding line, this northbound container train is crossing the Klip (stone) river on an embankment which will also carry it across Joan... (more)

Late on a hot summer afternoon, the setting sun catches the last Sunday departure of the Johannesburg - Cape Town "Premier Classe", as it observes a speed restriction just south of Daleside statio... (more)

On a hot summer afternoon, a thunderstorm is building up over the Gauteng highveld, as this class 36 GE shunter in Spoornet orange livery, hauls a work train south towards Meyerton, after unloadin... (more)

A pair of class 6E1's, in Spoornet orange livery, are heading south towards Vereeniging, running light engine and hauling two more dead loco's of the same class.

A Metrorail train from Johannesburg southbound to Vereeniging, approaching Skansdam junction, while a coal train hauled by five class 18E's led by 18-259, wait on the Sentrarand avoiding line for ... (more)