18-202 / 18-643 / 18-039 / 18-679 / 18-678 working a "Python" (65 X CAR Wagons - Coal Load) bound for Cato Ridge, negotiating the top loop at Boughton (20th October 2013).

18-202 / 18-643 / 18-039 / 18-679 / 18-678 climb the hill out of Lions River towards Tweedie. They were working a "Python" (65 X CAR Wagons - Coal Load) to Cato Ridge. The timing of the crossing with the Johannesburg bound container train was a bit tight, or so we thought, but it worked out fine in the end (20th October 2013).

18-202 / 18-643 / 18-039 / 18-679 / 18-678 working a "Python" (65 X CAR Wagons - Coal Load) bound for Cato Ridge in the section between Mooi River and Rosetta - nice train. (20th October 2013).

Crew change complete, 18-413 / 18-433 leaving Lions River Station with the "Daylight Sitter" (20th October 2013). We drove through to Mooi River to try and get a few photos over the Mooi River bridge, but the train beat us - we arrived as it was crossing the bridge.

18-413 / 18-433 work the return Johannesburg "Daylight Sitter" up through Cedara Station (20th October 2013). This train was notably "passenger shy".

Ex SAR Class 19D No. 2506 at Cedara (20th October 2013).

18-096 in charge of this (short), Durban bound, load of tanker wagons, passing through Cedara Station (20th October 2013).

18-229 passing down through Boughton (Boughton Station just ahead of the train) with a load of mixed Grain Wagons (20th October 2013).

18-435 / 18-434 brought their own train (Shosholoza Meyl / Trans Natal) down to the yard this morning (12th October 2013). Usually the units cut off on the platform on arrival at Durban Station and a diesel loco goes down a little later and brings the train down to the yard.

E8025 was hard at work this morning, seen here pushing a 10M Metrorail set - Durban (12th October 2013).

Metrorail Activity - Durban (12th October 2013).

Some time out for E8092 in Durban this morning (5th October 2013).

18-430 / 18-429 with the Trans Natal bound for Durban, cross the Pentrich Viaduct in Pietermaritzburg this morning (5th October 2013).

34-841 / 34-629 cross the Pentrich Viaduct this morning in Pietermaritzburg at sunrise, on their way to Cato Ridge (5th October 2013).

Ex Queensland Rail / Kiwi Rail locos still staged along Maydon Wharf (2nd October 2013). Of the 24 that arrived in SA, four have been sent by road to Pretoria (the fourth left this morning). The twenty remaining will make their way to Pretoria under their own power in 4 sets of 5 locos.

E7299 at Bayhead (1st October 2013) awaiting a ride back to Richards Bay after having some (plenty) work done at Transnet Engineering in Durban. I'm always impressed by the paint jobs these locomotives receive - beautiful work!

E8025 & SWC Weed Train staged at New Durban Yard this morning (24th September 2013).

18-432 / 18-433 return to the yard after their overnight Trans Natal duty - New Durban Yard (24th September 2013).

36-251 shunts the Trans Natal down to the Carriage & Wagon Inspection Pit. Once the inspection is complete, it will be shunted across and staged at New Durban Yard (24th September 2013).

18-328 & The Blue Train - Willows Farm Crossing / Umlaas Road (22nd September 2013).

18-254 & empty CAR Wagons - Willows Farm Crossing / Umlaas Road (22nd September 2013).

18-095 & Containers - Willows Farm Crossing / Umlaas Road (22nd September 2013).

18-214 & Containers - Willows Farm Crossing / Umlaas Road (22nd September 2013).

Three newly refurbished RRL Grindrod Diesel Locomotives being readied for their journey to Ncala - Mozambique by sea. Ex Kiwi Rail DQ6347, now RRL 22-02 / Ex Kiwi Rail DQ6382, now RRL 22-01 / Ex SAR Class 35 (35-697), now RRL 35-07 being craned onto Transnet's Floating Crane "Indlovu Durban". The vessel collecting them for their journey to Mozambique is not equipped with a suitable crane for loading, hence the use of the floating crane. RRL Grindrod have completed the refurbishment of the two Kiwi Rail locos pretty quickly, as they only arrived in South Africa late July 2013 - Maydon Wharf (15th September 2013).

18-225 and Rovos Rail - Boughton (1st September 2013).

18-131 with a Durban bound container train cautiously negotiating the top loop of Boughton, before the next stage of the drop down into Pietermaritzburg. The section between Cedara and Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal is notorious for its steep gradients and tight curves.

18-619 & CAR Wagons - Boughton (1st September 2013).

18-619 & CAR Wagons - Lions River (1st September 2013).

18-415 / 18-422 and the Daylight Sitter - Boughton (1st September 2013).

18-613 & CAR Wagon empties - Willows Farm Crossing / Umlaas Road (28th August 2013).

18-329 with a load of containers / container flats has just crossed the Mkondeni Viaduct on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg (28th August 2013).

Class 5E1 Series 5, E1102, and Road Knowledge Coach No. 40117 passing through Mkondeni / Pietermaritzburg (28th August 2013).

 

18-041 and a load of coal running contra flow up the hill from Lions River towards Tweedie (28th August 2013).

Road / Rail Vehicle - Lions River (28th August 2013).

18-091 climbs up the hill out of Dargle Station with a load of Tanker & Cement Wagons (23rd August 2013).

18-342 & Containers between Cato Ridge and Camperdown (19th August 2013).

18-197 & Containers crosses the old steel bridge out of Frere Station and starts the climb up towards Chieverley (15th July 2012).

Class 5E1 Series 5 - E1101 and Road Knowledge Coach No. 40117 passing through Umlaas Road and Cato Ridge on their way to Durban from Danskraal (10th July 2012).