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)

After a complete overhaul, Sheltam's G18U is receiving a new coat of paint at Cooke Plant depot. This loco previously operated at Bank Colliery. In the left background is an EMD GT26MC, ex- SAR cl... (more)

Sheltam's newest C30-EMP and last of the batch of 20 built by GE (Brazil) in 2006, is now in service on the Rand Uranium system. It is seen arriving at Cooke Plant with a train of loaded hoppers p... (more)

At the end of their shift, the crew of 2013 leave their locomotive to make their way home. Introduced to service in South West Africa (now Namibia) in 1966, this former SAR class 32-200 survives i... (more)

In the early 1960's, the South African Railways dieselised the railway system in South West Africa (now Namibia), with 115 class 32's (U18C1) imported from GE in the USA. Special bogies were fitte... (more)

Fifty two years after being delivered to the South African Railways from the USA, this class 31 Bo-Bo (GE U12B) survives in service with Sheltam, but rebuilt with a low short hood. No.22 is seen l... (more)

The colours of winter on the South African highveld are evident in this shot of Sheltam's 3012 working through a rock cutting, as it takes 12 empty hoppers up the hill from Cooke Plant to Millsite... (more)

To position a train at Cooke Plant's unloading bins requires several reversing moves. After arriving from Millsite on the track on the right, 3012 has backed its load into the yard in the backgrou... (more)

Sheltam's 3012 kicks up dust as it leaves Millsite on the Rand Uranium system, with 12 hoppers of waste for processing at Cooke Plant. On the right is one of the derelict steam locomotives that ha... (more)

Sheltam's 3013 is passing through Mid-load, hauling 12 hoppers of waste from Cooke 3 shaft to Cooke plant for processing. Note the colour light signals. Mid-load is the junction for the line to Ha... (more)

The temperature is 1 degree celsius on a sunny winter morning as Sheltam's 3013 departs Cooke 3 shaft with its first job of the day - a load of waste for processing at Cooke plant.

After bringing in another load of empties from Cooke Plant, one of Sheltam's big GE's imported from Brazil is ready to depart from Millsite with a loaded train of mine tailings. Since the C30's ha... (more)

One of Sheltam's big GE's imported from Brazil is ready to leave Millsite for Cooke Plant with a load of mine tailings. These locomotives are possibly the first ever in South Africa to be fitted w... (more)

Sheltam no.5 is a 32-year old U26C which still puts in a full days work on the Rand Uranium railway at Randfontein. No.5 is picking up a load of reef at Cooke 1 for the reduction plant at Doornkop... (more)