The last remaining member of the South African Railways final Garratt class puts on a big show, in overcast conditions, on the second bridge on the climb up Hauwhoek Pass

Oil-burning No 2916 hauls her mixed train out of the mist bank that has enveloped the town of Koornburg, leaving an almost abstract trail of steam and smoke. The vivid green of newly-germinated w... (more)

GMAM Garratts always trailed a water tank. Two were sometimes used during water shortages. The low viewpoint emphasizes the bulk of this articulated monster of the 3 foot 6 inch guage.

Umgeni Steam Railway's class GF Garrett sweeps around the curve above the horseshoe bend near Sizanenjana. I only just got there in time. Thank goodness for high shutter speeds!

More than 100 years old, Lawley No 106 owned by Sandstone Heritage Trust pilots the Apple Express Society's NG 15 No 119 upgrade towards Van Stadens. The train was chartered by Geoff's Trains.

During the late 1990s, Bloemfontein Shed hosted a number of working Pacifics. Here, 16DA No 876 pilots Class 16E No 857. The latter had rotary cam poppet valves, 6 foot driving wheels, and was c... (more)

Garratt country: The GMAM then operated by Umgeni Steam Railway, hauls a charter up the steep climb to Donnybrook through the lovely hills of Kwazulu-Natal. If all goes to plan this section shoul... (more)

All South African Steam Locomotive Sheds had blowdown tunnells. No 3467, operated by Steamnet 2000 performs the regulation blowdown before working a "plandamph" freight to De Aar.

The rear driving wheel of Friends of the Rail Class 24 is lit by the first rays of the rising sun.

An Eastbound train enters Gamtoos, the junction to Patensie. This engine, like all SAR 2 foot guage locomotives has inside frame wheels. It is operated by the Apple Express Society, which has a ... (more)

Two Class 24s cross the Knysna Lagoon on the approach to the station. The boat in the foreground was long a feature of the lagoon. The cat is a metal cut-out, meant to frighten birds. It was no... (more)

The last working member of this class works a charter passenger out of Magaliesburg. They were originally built in the 1910s and 1920s and were designed to work the heavy coal traffic between Wit... (more)

Four 4-8-2s working in one picture. From left to right: 15F No 2928 and 15A No 1970 (Southbound), 15CA No 2828 and Class 23 No 3300 (Northbound). This is the crest of the Enslin Bank, the only m... (more)

No. 3016 pilots sister engine No. 2914 towards Springs. The 15F was the standard motive power on this line until the late 1970s. The lead engine has a mechanical stoker, the following engine was... (more)

Snow and Steam are not often seen in South Africa. The Maluti Mountains, seen in the background are actually in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho.