A dry and dusty winters day is drawing to a close as Anglo Platinum's C30EMP #3002 climbs the grade to Entabeni siding with 13 loaded wagons from Thembelani Mine.

Framed by a Jacaranda tree, AR&TS GE U20C #054 (ex- CFM Mozambique) is seen passing the old Central Deep shaft while working a loaded train from Anglo Platinum's Siphumelele Mine to Waterval Plant... (more)

Doubleheading on Anglo Platinum's Rustenburg system is a rare occurrence. Leased AR&TS ex- CFM Mozambique GE U20C #053 teams up with Anglo Platinum's GE C30EMP #3001 to move a load of empty hopper... (more)

To supplement their own fleet of GE C30EMP's, Anglo Platinum leases a number of locomotives from African Rail & Traction Services (AR&TS). Here their ex- CFM Mozambique GE U20C #053 crawls through... (more)

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)

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