GE C30EMP #3001 is reflected in the waters of the Hex River on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system, while working a full load of 19 hoppers from Kwezi shaft to Klipfontein. Photo taken with permiss... (more)

Having loaded 20 hoppers at Anglo Platinum's Thembelani Mine, GE C30EMP #3003 climbs the grade through Paardekraal cutting, heading to Waterval Plant. The town of Rustenburg and the Magaliesberg m... (more)

Anglo Platinum GE C30EMP #3001 is loading the first train of the day shift at Kwezi shaft (aka K5). Photo taken with permission during the recent Tanago Tours South Africa railfan tour.

On a very hazy winter morning the Magaliesberg mountains loom in the background as one of Anglo Platinum's GE C30EMP's arrives at Kwezi shaft (aka K5) with 19 empty hoppers, to begin loading the f... (more)

At the 2:00pm shift change, these Anglo Platinum locomotives are lined up at Waterval yard, waiting for their new crews to begin the afternoon shift, while storm clouds gather overhead.

Anglo Platinum's C30-EMP no. 3008 climbs the grade through Paardekraal cutting with its train of 20 loaded hoppers from the Thembalani mine, headed for the reduction plant at Waterval.

The Magaliesberg mountains loom in the background, as Anglo Platinum's C30-EMP no. 3008 backs its train of 20 loaded hoppers out onto the main line from the short siding that serves the Thembalani... (more)

Moments before sunset on a dry and dusty winter afternoon, a Sheltam C30-EMP hauls its train of hoppers loaded with gold bearing reef from Cooke 2 shaft to the reduction plant at Doornkop.

Brazilian built ex- Sheltam GE C30-EMP # 3001 moves through the Waterval processing plant at Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg Platinum Mines, to pick up a load of empties after the 2:00pm shift change.

Two ex- Sheltam C30-EMP's (3004 & 3005) flank African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS) no. 025 at the Waterval depot of Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg Platinum Mines. The AR&TS loco has since been re... (more)

The last rays of the setting sun catch Anglo Platinum's ex- Sheltam GE (Brazil) C30 no. 3001 hauling 17 loaded hoppers up the long grade from Paardekraal cutting, as it passes the shanties of an i... (more)

Anglo Platinum´s 3004 (ex Sheltham, ex GE Brazil), a C30-EMP, hauls its train to the processing plant. © www.tanago-tours.com

This former GE (Brazil) C30-EMP belongs to the South African mining company Anglo Platinum now and is seen here hauling a rake of empties to the next loading point. © www.tanago-tours.com

Sheltam # 3009 backs down the west leg of the triangle at Cooke 2 Shaft, to couple up to the empty hoppers placed there earlier in the morning by the night shift. The hoppers will be pushed throug... (more)

Sunrise on the Rand Uranium system, and Sheltam C30 # 3012 is crossing the R559 with the last train of the night shift, empties from Doornkop to Cooke 2 Shaft. The empties will be left at Cooke 2 ... (more)