South African Railways Class 3BR 4-8-2 No. 1486 approaches Inchanga Station at the end of a busy day of holiday steam excursions on 27 December 2024. The 112 year old locomotive has recently under... (more)

South African Railways Class 3BR 4-8-2, No. 1486 approaches Drummond Tunnel (1879) on the Natal Old Main Line, 27 December 2024. The 112 year old locomotive has recently undergone a length restora... (more)

The distinctive water tower at Thaba Nchu, with its sandstone base, which once serviced numerous locomotives, now witnesses steam charging by once again, just like in years past! Class 15F No.2... (more)

This is a 4-8-2 SAR Class 15F #2914 which was built by Henschel in Germany in 1938. In 2009, she was preserved at the Reefsteamers Depot in Germiston and was named "SPIKKELS".

This is a 4-8-2T SAR Class A #130 tank locomotive which was built by Dübs & Co in England in 1890. She is plinthed at the Reefsteamers Depot in Germiston and is named "PATRYS". At some ... (more)

"On Old Stomping Grounds" Once a familiar sight on this steam corridor, class 25NC No.3437 and a charter freight returns to her old stomping grounds. Here she gallops once more towards ... (more)

The impressive silos at De Brug provide a striking backdrop to Class 25NC No.3437 and her chartered freight consist, climbing the gradient leading out of De Brug towards Kimberley. Taken during a... (more)

As the mercury plummets below zero, Class 15F No. 2976 and a mixed freight consist simmer peacefully in Thaba Nchu, along the Bloemfontein to Maseru line. Taken during a Farrail Tour to South A... (more)

SAR 19D #2669 is hauling a passenger train between Creighton and Donnybrook .

SAR 19D #2669 is hauling a passenger train between Creighton and Donnybrook .

On the steel highway between South Africa's Judicial Capital and Kimberley, an old race horse - class 25NC No.3437 - relives its past on this special mainline with a special photographic charter. ... (more)

After departing from Bloemfontein and reaching Kloofeind, the last hilly outcrop in the region, Class 25NC No.3437 and her freight train now head towards Kimberley. Captured during a Farrail To... (more)

What was once a regular sight several decades ago, a steam-hauled freight train once again gallops across the steel highway between Bloemfontein and Kimberley, behind the elegant class 25NC No.343... (more)

Once a steam stronghold, the Kimberley to Bloemfontein mainline once again greeted an old companion in the mighty class 25NC No.3437 on a charming Friday afternoon , seen here in the last light ou... (more)

Under a vast night sky, newly restored Class 19D No. 3366 emits a gentle steam, casting an ethereal glow in the yard at Wonder Steam Trains. Taken during the 'Steam Sundowner' photographic even... (more)