Harmony depot

What looks like a collision between locomotive and a passenger vehicle. J&J again with their fingers on the pulse. Great stuff.

Sheltam Virginia - Part II

Water and industrial train shots, wonderful.

Sheltam Virginia

J&J have supplied some wonderful pictures from the various mines in the Free State. Thanks chaps, some dramatic scenes captured.

Klapmuts derailment

The train derailed at Klapmuts near Stellenbosch on Thursday evening (2011/04/21). Locomotives stayed on the tracks. Les Kenward visited the clear up and captured the dramatic scenes. The OREX breakdown train was sent to assist.

These pictures were taken on the Saturday.

More pictures to follow.

Vereeniging

Went to the Leeuhof locomotive depot on 24/04/2011 in the loco area, found 1 class10E and a 6E1 locomotive waiting for a new assignment. A class 36 locomotive stood idling as well. The yard was not busy at all, the only action was 3 class 6E1 locomotives that were parked under overhead wires that were broken off, this happened only a few minutes before I arrived. The pantographs did not make proper contact and seems like it burned the overhead wires off. On my way back, I stopped at Redan and to my surprise 5 class 34 diesel came flying by with a long load of empty wagons from Botswana Railways, heading to the Meyerton site.

Regards.
Logan Stone

Sightings from last week

Hi Craig.

34 037 at Glen Harmony.

10E's & 6E's between Regina and Leeudoringstad.

"Removed" rails Winburg branch.

Cheers.

J & J.

More sightings

Hi Craig.

34 093, Welkom station, crews time up.

Again at Welkom 34 453 & 34b 409 on a air braked load from Protespan.

34 037 shunting at Friedesheim.

Greetings.

J & J.

Sightings - Part II

Sightings

Some action of the week.

Wesselsbron station and 34 031 shunting at the silos and then heading towards Bultfontein.

Leeudoringstad station, old silos.

E 1477 staged at Virginia.

Sheltam 31 class heading towards the exchange yards with Harmony.

Cheers.

J & J.

Grain action

There aren't any sightings, but I caught the following over the last couple of days.

1) Trolley heading towards Kroonstad at Welgelee.

2) 34 499 shunting the silos at Wesselsbron.

3) 34 067 - as above.

Cheers.

Jacque.

Last weeks action - Part II

Last weeks action

Hi all.

We got Spoornet maroon 34 067 returning from Friedesheim with empty timber trucks near Welkom. The stolen lines at Friedesheim are having there sleepers uplifted for use elsewhere.

Near Bloemhof we missed a Southbound load of coal behind 4x 10E's of various liveries. The station and silo area were full of mielie trucks. There are also three rail bolsters standing staged here. A while later blue E 18 066, TFR E 18 523 and blue E 18 xxx headed South with a load of mielies.

Near Grasslands Northbound blue E 18 350, TFR E 18 616, blue E 18 xxx, blue E 18 xxx and TFR E 18 xxx sped past with a load of fine coal.

At Kingswood the signals were set up for the loop. A Southbound container train slowly came past behind orange E 1310 and orange E xxxx, plenty of refrigerated containers in the load.

At Drie Ruiters we found the catenary guys busy on the overheads. Hence the occupation and the load on the loop at Kingswood. Here we got another Southbound load creeping by slowly. This was a load of iron ore wagons behind blue E 10 024 "Newcastle", blue E 10 041, blue E 10 xxx & orange E 10 021. The signals were green again in a few minutes and then yet another Southbound load of containers crept past. This time behind orange E 1588 & orange E 1xx6.

Just before Makwassie Spoornet maroon E 1307, SAR Maroon E xxxx, orange E xxxx, orange E xxxx & Spoornet maroon E xxxx sped past at an incredible lick on a Southbound load of coal trucks.

Friendly hoots, wave and greetings from all the crews.

Plenty of mielie trucks at al the silos in our area but we keep on missing the trains.

Blue 34 093 & blue 34 406 were staged in Welkom station with a long load of mielies, crews time up.

All the ore haulages were seen, Sheltam, RRL and Harmony surface rail.

Greetings.

J & J.