The wrecked remains of Class 14E1, 14-102, at De Aar Depot. The locomotive was working the Blue Train and was involved in a head-on collision with the Trans Karoo (another passenger train) at Dee... (more)
The Blue Train heads through Brackenfell station on its journey back to Pretoria on a sunny summer's morning with the driver greeting with a nice wave.
Apart from hauling the Blue Train up and down all the way between Cape Town and Pretoria, Class 14Es and 14E1s have to do some real work too. They can run off either 3kV DC or 25kV AC, making the... (more)
During the Anglo-Boer war the railroad dependent British Army built blockhouses to protect this bridge and several others against attacks from Boer commandos. This bridge and its blockhouse (off ... (more)
Waiting in the yard for the next assignment