South African Railway News

Sightings

2012-02-10T21:43:00.002+01:00

We got the Amatola at Virginia today - running about 6 hours late. The 34
class is at Hennenman, this is the return working of the Wessselsbron
pick-up. She was held back at Hennenman as the Amatola has priority. I
chatted to the assistant, his first question was: "Hoeveel fotos het jy al
van treine?" Anyway, chatted to him until the Amatola cleared the section at
Geneva.

Cheers.
J & J.

Sightings

2012-02-10T21:41:00.002+01:00

Got this train today between Grasslands and Kingswood, overhead power off.
Later we got her at Makwassie.

Cheers.

J&J

The Phelophepa health train ventures into the Kei

2012-02-02T14:16:00.002+01:00

These wonderful pictures come courtesy of Sheltam. The Phelophepa health train went into the Kei on Saturday and will be there for 3 weeks. This happened in January.

Will be a wonderful service to an area that needs it desperately. I have caught the Kei Rail passenger train. Highly recommended to any rail fan.

Welkom station timber, cars heading north near Kalkvlakte.

2012-02-02T11:37:00.002+01:00

Sheltam Virginia & mielies returning from Wesselsbron near Odendaalsrus.

2012-02-02T11:29:00.001+01:00

Light locos at Cronnel heading to Kroonstad.

2012-02-02T11:27:00.001+01:00

Glen

2012-02-02T11:25:00.001+01:00

Theunissen, light locos heading north & south.

2012-02-02T11:19:00.001+01:00

Blue Train near Harrisburg & near Kingswood.

2012-01-23T17:36:00.001+01:00

Whites.

2012-01-23T17:25:00.002+01:00

Hi guys.

We got the Premier Classe heading down to the big bash in Bloemfontein. She
was going at over 100Km/h ! Then the Johannesburg bound Algoa came past -
running almost 8 hours late...

Cheers.
J & J.

At Cronnel, nearing Virginia.

2012-01-23T17:23:00.001+01:00

Again a mix of 6E and 6E1

Leeudoringstad.

2012-01-23T14:27:00.001+01:00

Makwassie.

2012-01-23T14:25:00.001+01:00

Boskuil.

2012-01-23T14:24:00.002+01:00

Two class 6E1 on a container train.

Bloemhof and surrounds.

2012-01-23T14:20:00.001+01:00

Kalkvlakte -

2012-01-23T14:15:00.002+01:00

A class 6E with a 6E1 on a car train

Grasslands, heading south after authorization to proceed past signal at danger.

2012-01-23T14:13:00.001+01:00

Daalder, again staged for CTC failure.

2012-01-23T14:11:00.003+01:00

Whites, Christmas special 3rd class down to East London.

2012-01-23T14:10:00.002+01:00

Wesselsbron - have a look at the sheer size of those silos!

2012-01-23T14:04:00.001+01:00

500th POST

2012-01-07T21:26:00.005+01:00

We have reached 500 posts. Many people have contributed to the previous 499 and I would like to thank them for the continued support. I asked Jacque Wepener to supply me with pictures for the 500th post that were not his normal style and he obliged. Hope you enjoy.....and look forward to the next 500!

Craig

PS if you save the picture, the file name is the location where the picture was taken.

Bloemhof - staged due to CTC failure.

2011-12-16T00:17:00.002+01:00

Bloemhof

2011-12-14T22:54:00.001+01:00

Friedesheim

2011-12-14T22:47:00.002+01:00

Wesselsbron.

2011-12-12T17:18:00.001+01:00

Petrol shunt, Kroonstad.

2011-12-12T17:15:00.001+01:00

Coming down from Bosrand towards Gunhill.

2011-12-12T17:12:00.001+01:00

Wesselsbron and at Losdorings.

2011-12-07T12:21:00.002+01:00

Grasslands

2011-11-30T12:18:00.001+01:00

Bloemhof

2011-11-30T12:17:00.002+01:00

Makwassie.

2011-11-30T12:14:00.001+01:00

Leeudoringstad.

2011-11-30T12:10:00.001+01:00

Bloemhof.

2011-11-30T12:07:00.002+01:00

Virginia, Welgelee pick-up return working.

2011-11-30T12:02:00.001+01:00

Near Virginia in the rain.

2011-11-30T11:58:00.002+01:00

Sheltam near old Saaiplaas 3 shaft.

2011-11-30T11:56:00.001+01:00

Friedesheim.

2011-11-30T11:47:00.003+01:00

Grasslands.

2011-11-30T11:42:00.001+01:00

Heading south through Bloemhof.

2011-11-21T13:04:00.002+01:00

North of Bloemhof.

2011-11-16T12:33:00.002+01:00

Bloemhof station.

2011-11-16T12:29:00.001+01:00

Christiana.

2011-11-16T12:18:00.001+01:00

A lovely picture from J&J

South of Makwassie

2011-11-16T12:14:00.001+01:00

Welkom

2011-11-12T01:04:00.001+01:00

Welkom.

2011-11-12T01:00:00.001+01:00

Bloemhof

2011-11-12T00:57:00.002+01:00

Between Welgelee and Theron.

2011-11-05T21:16:00.001+01:00

Between Virginia and Welgelee, close to Cronnel.

2011-11-05T21:13:00.001+01:00

Bloemhof

2011-11-05T21:05:00.002+01:00

You could be fooled in thinking this was back in the days of the SAR, nearly all freight wagons and loco in original livery.

RRL Welkom station

2011-11-03T15:47:00.002+01:00

Wesselsbron.

2011-10-28T11:47:00.002+02:00

RRL Welkom station, 36 064 on loan from TFR Kroonstad.

2011-10-28T11:40:00.002+02:00

Friedesheim.

2011-10-28T11:31:00.002+02:00

Winkelspruit

2011-10-13T10:22:00.002+02:00

Umkomaas.

2011-10-13T10:14:00.002+02:00

Sappi Saiccor Umkomaas.

2011-10-13T10:03:00.002+02:00

Sappi Saiccor at Umkomaas was visited. Here we found 19D no. 3 resting between shunting. The crew told us that the timber was full at the factory and that a load of coal would only be arriving much later. Trailing behind the tender is a compressor wagon for the air braked trains.

Rooiwal - Set II

2011-10-06T15:58:00.003+02:00

Rooiwal

2011-10-06T15:55:00.004+02:00

Greenlands

2011-10-06T15:40:00.001+02:00

Geneva

2011-10-06T15:38:00.003+02:00

Hennenman

2011-10-06T15:33:00.001+02:00

Theunissen.

2011-09-29T11:28:00.001+02:00

Bultfontein.

2011-09-29T11:25:00.001+02:00

Friedesheim.

2011-09-29T11:17:00.002+02:00

Virginia - Part II

2011-09-29T11:16:00.001+02:00

Virginia

2011-09-29T11:13:00.001+02:00

Bloemhof.

2011-09-29T11:09:00.001+02:00

Grasslands.

2011-09-29T11:08:00.002+02:00

Leeudoringstad.

2011-09-29T10:57:00.002+02:00

Hennenman,

2011-09-26T14:01:00.002+02:00

Returning light from Friedesheim.

2011-09-23T10:37:00.001+02:00

Heading through Bloemhof at speed - dead 10E in tow.

2011-09-23T10:30:00.001+02:00

Between Welkom and Friedesheim.

2011-09-21T10:44:00.002+02:00

Virginia, petrol train to Bloemfontein.

2011-09-21T10:37:00.001+02:00

Hunslet staying over in Bloemhof

2011-09-21T10:33:00.002+02:00

Truck and load staged at Bloemhof due to restrictions on how far they can travel prior to weekend. Will continue on Monday to Richards Bay.

Thanks to J&J for the pictures.

African Railway Systems and Consultants

2011-09-21T10:18:00.002+02:00

Getting the Hunslet ready for its new life in KZN.
Loading in Christiana, North West Province. The loco is heading to Richards Bay.

Pictures by Roelie van Reenen
Thanks to Dylan Knott for the information.

Between Harrisburg and Regina.

2011-09-17T08:41:00.001+02:00

The timber shunt for the Mondi timber yard at Friedesheim

2011-09-16T23:52:00.002+02:00

Welkom station, loco on loan to RRL from TFR Kroonstad.

2011-09-16T23:44:00.002+02:00

Shunting Welkom station.

2011-09-16T23:41:00.002+02:00

RRL 31 class at ols Freddie 5 shaft near Odendaalsrus.

2011-09-16T23:39:00.001+02:00

Between Cronnel and Virginia, returning to Kroonstad ex Bloemfontein.

2011-09-16T21:36:00.003+02:00

Return working of the Welgelee pick-up just before Hennenman.

2011-09-13T07:56:00.002+02:00

Leeudoringstad, Leeubos, Harrisburg, Regina.

2011-09-13T07:50:00.002+02:00

RRL's new 31 class ex Waterval Boven, at Welkom station with there 33 and 91's.

2011-09-13T07:45:00.002+02:00

Returning to Kroonstad near Mooiveld.

2011-09-13T07:41:00.001+02:00

Near Wesselsbron.

2011-09-13T07:38:00.001+02:00

Friedesheim, timber shunt.

2011-09-13T07:23:00.002+02:00

Mielies, ex Bultfontein, at Wesselsbron, returning to Kroonstad.

2011-09-13T00:22:00.001+02:00

Bloemhof, Grasslands, Kingswood, Makwassie.

2011-09-13T00:20:00.002+02:00

Empty car train heading south just before Virginia over the Sand river.

2011-09-13T00:15:00.000+02:00

Hennenman, this train was standing since Wednesday, it came from Bothaville, only got fetched today!

2011-09-12T08:58:00.001+02:00

Allanridge, shunting DZ's full of ballast.

2011-09-12T08:54:00.001+02:00

Near Daalder, heading South.

2011-09-12T08:51:00.001+02:00

Harrisburg, tain staged, pantos down, no crew.

2011-09-12T08:34:00.002+02:00

Makwassie, units staged.

2011-09-12T08:29:00.001+02:00

Close to Eersteling, heading south.

2011-09-12T08:26:00.001+02:00

Geneva, Welgelee pick-up returning to Kroonstad.

2011-09-12T08:24:00.002+02:00

Between Tierfontein and Wesselsbron, returning from Bultfontein en-route to Kroonstad.

2011-09-12T08:18:00.004+02:00

Between Bosrand and Gunhill, return working of Friedesheim wood & pick-up.

2011-09-12T08:18:00.002+02:00