Riding the rollercoaster..... like many South African railway routes, the Krugersdorp - Mafikeng line follows the contours of the land, with few major earthworks to avoid natural obstacles. With 4... (more)
After a 5 minute stop to let the brakes cool, this trio of class 34 GE U26C's heads out of Groot Marico with a westbound container train. The silver posts alongside the track used to carry the ste... (more)
These class 34 GE U26C's are working hard to haul their train of 45 container wagons through the bushveld country around Swartruggens (black ridges), approaching the long closed station of Twyfels... (more)
This 45-wagon westbound container train is approaching the town of Swartruggens (black ridges), behind three class 34 GE U26C's in Spoornet blue, Spoornet orange and original SAR red liveries.
Three class 34 GE U26C's in Spoornet blue, Spoornet orange and original SAR red liveries, team up to move a 45-wagon container train from Krugersdorp to Mafikeng, seen here emerging from a clump o... (more)
On a beautiful autumn morning, a pair of Transnet Freight Rail class 34's bring the Phelophepa 1 health care train into Fouriesburg station. The train is on a repositioning move from Ficksburg to ... (more)
The Witteberge (White Mountains) loom in the background, watching over Transnet’s Phelophepa health care train as it heads towards Fouriesburg. The 18-car train is on a repositioning move from F... (more)
Transnet’s Phelophepa health care train is seen climbing a long grade between Ionia and Meynel, dwarfed by a backdrop of typical eastern Free State mountain scenery, with prominent sandstone cl... (more)
Against a backdrop of typical eastern Free State mountain scenery, a pair of class 34 GE's are just about at the top of the climb from Kommandonek to Ionia, working Transnet's Phelophepa health ca... (more)
At Sekonyela, east of Ficksburg, the early morning sunlight greets Transnet's 18-car Phelophepa health care train. The two class 34 GE's in Spoornet orange livery are working hard to haul the trai... (more)
Early on a clear and sunny summer morning, Transnet's Phelophepa health care train is reflected in the waters of the Schoonspruit, as it heads south from Bothaville towards Allanridge and Welkom. ... (more)
The rising sun lights up Transnet's Phelophepa health care train as it passes the grain silos at Schuttesdraai. The Phelophepa is making a rare appearance on this branch line, as it heads south to... (more)
A pair of swallows swoop over Transnet's Phelophepa health care train, as it runs through Allanridge, on its way from the town of Bothaville to its next stopover at Koppies. Allanridge was once a ... (more)
Transnet's Phelophepa health care train emerges from a natural tunnel of trees, as it approaches the R70 road bridge south of Odendaalsrus. The train is on a repositioning move from Bothaville to ... (more)
Transnet's 18 coach Phelophepa health care train heads north through Geneva on the Free State main line, behind a pair of class 34 diesels in Spoornet orange livery. The train is on a repositionin... (more)