Tulbagh district, 1939. SAR Class 23 with 2up Union Limited train in Tulbaghkloof, Hex River Valley. Note K-44 Baggage van behind engine.
Johannesburg, 1939. SAR Class 23 with Union Limited leaving Park station.
1939. SAR Class GF No 2427.
1939. SAR Class 15F No 2947.
1939. SAR Class 16R No 797.
1939. SAR Class 15AR No 1810 newly reboilered with a standard Watson boiler.
1939. SAR Class 15AR No 1810 newly reboilered with a standard Watson boiler.
1939. Union Limited Express at night.
1939. SAR Class 15F No 2929, built by North British Loco Co No 24463-24506 of 1939. Fitted with steam brakes but no mechanical stoker. First Class 15F to be fitted with smoke deflectors.
1939. SAR Class 15F No 2929 built by North British Loco Co No 24463-24506 of 1939. Fitted with steam brakes and the first Class 15F to be fitted with smoke deflectors.
1939. SAR Class GM No 2298 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6883-6898 in 1938.
1939. SAR Class 15E No 2881 built by Henschel & Sohn No's 23000, 23101-23125 in 1936.
De Doorns, 1939. SAR Class 19B and SAR Leyland TD5 double-decker bus in Hex River pass.
1939. SAR Class 4AR No 1554.
1939. SAR Class 4AR No 1554.
Johannesburg, 1940. SAR Class 15F at Park station.
Johannesburg, 1939. SAR Class 23 with the new air-conditioned Union Express approaching Johannesburg in late 1939.
Johannesburg, 1940. SAR Class 23 with Union Express approaching.
Johannesburg, 1940. SAR Class 23 No 3294 with Union Limited approaching.
SAR Class 23 with Union Limited en route.
SAR Class 23 with Union Limited en route.
NGR locomotive No 9, later SAR Class C.
Johannesburg, 1940. SAR Class 23 with Union Express.
1940. Starting life as Cape 1st Class 2-6-0 tender engines, 10 of these were converted to 2-6-0ST. Five survived and were sold to the Port Elizabeth Harbour Board. In 1910 they became SAR Class 01 including this No 0416.
1940. Starting life as Cape 1st Class 2-6-0 tender engines, 10 of these were converted to 2-6-0ST. Five survived and were sold to the Port Elizabeth Harbour Board. In 1910 they became Cape 1st Class including this No 0416.
Usakos, South West Africa, 1940. Old narrow gauge engine.
Usakos, South West Africa, 1940. GSWA Class Hb No 61 narrow gauge engine.
South-West Africa, 1940. Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope', the first locomotive in South-West Africa. Built for the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899 by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899. (See P1176)
Kroonstad, 1940. SAR Class 15F with coal train.
Kroonstad, 1940. Two SAR Class at locomotive depot.
1943. Children watching SAR Class 16C No 834.
Kimberley, 1943. SAR Class 16E No 859 with SAR Class 23 in the background.
Kimberley, 1943. SAR Class 23.
Kimberley, 1943. SAR Class 16E No 859 and SAR Class 23.
Kimberley, 1944. SAR Class 16E No 859.
1944. SAR Class GF with goods train on the Zeerust line.
1945. SAR Class 16E with passenger train.
Kroonstad, 1940. SAR Class 15F with coal train.
Stutterheim district, 1945. Two SAR Class 15AR's with passenger train.
Stutterheim, 1945. SAR Class 15A and 15AR with passenger train leaving station.
Stutterheim, 1945. SAR Class 15A and 15AR with passenger train leaving station.
East London district, 1945. SAR Class 15A with passenger train.
Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. Baldwin 4-6-2 No 304 in station leaving for Transvaal.
1945. SAR Class 15F with passenger train at sunset.
Waterval-Onder, 1945. SAR Class 15AR with goods train.
1945. SAR goods train headed by SAR Class 15F.
1945. SAR Class 15F heading goods train.
1915. SAR Class MH No 1661 built by North British Loco Co 1915.
CSAR Class 8L-2 No 441-450 built by Neilson Reid in 1903, later SAR Class 8B No 1132-1141. Note Drummond fire tubes.
SAR Class 16C No 823 built by North British Loco Co in 1921.
NGR Neilson Reid No 1, later SAR Class E No 87.
1948. SAR Class 19D No 3323 built by North British Loco Co with torpedo tender.
SAR Class 12 No 1494 were the first order of this class and were built by the North British Loco in 1912.
SAR Class 15 No 1563 built by the North British Loco in 1913.
1945. SAR Class 12A No 2111 built by North British Loco Works No's 22751-22765 of 1921.
1945. SAR Class MJ No1660 built by North British Loco Works No's 21248-21255 in 1917.
1892. Cape 7th Class No.336 built by Neilson & Co in 1902, later SAR Class 7 No 963.
1945. CSAR Class 11 No 700, later SAR Class 11 No 912.
1945. SAR Class MC No 1608 built by North British Loco Co in 1912.
Cape 6th Class superheated one of the first built by the newly united North British Loco Co in 1903, later SAR Class 6L.
1945. SAR Class 15F No 2971 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No 7082-7111 of 1944. Fitted with vacuum brakes.
1945. SAR Class 16A No 852 built by North British Loco Co No's 20956-20957 in 1917. Four-cylinder locomotives.
1945. NGR 'Reid Ten Wheeler' No 149 built by Dubs & Co No 3835 in 1899. First engine built for trail purposes. Later SAR Class H No 232.
1880. Cape 1st Class Neilson 4-4-0TT. Their tenders were coupled with bell buffers and when needed they could be simply uncoupled making them tank engines.
Cape 3rd Class 'Four-coupled Joys' later SAR Class 03.
NGR 'Hendrie A' No 326 later SAR Class 2 No 763.
NGR 'Hendrie B' No 275 later SAR Class 1 No 1245.
NGR Dubs 'A' later SAR Class A.
CSAR Class 10 No 1003, later SAR Class 10C No 767.
CSAR Class 6L-2 No 349 later SAR Class 6C No 544.
1945. SAR Class 4 built by North British Loco Works No's 19242-19243 in 1910. Temporary CGR No 850-851, later SAR Class 4 No's 1477-1478.
1945. SAR Class FD No 2323 built by North British Loco Works No's 23294-23297 in 1925.
1945. NGR 'Hendrie D' No 334 built by North British Loco Works No's 18829-18833 in 1909. Later SAR Class 3 No 1450.
NGR Dubs 'B' No 250 built by North British Loco Co in 1904, later SAR Class G No 197.
SAR Class MC1 No 1642 built by North British Loco Co in 1914.
CGR 8th Class No 801-803, later SAR Class 8 No 1069-1071, built by Neilson Reid & Co in 1902. This was the first 8th Class built for South Africa.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM with goods train on the West Rand.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM with goods train on the West Rand.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM at Braamfontein.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class 15F (post war build) at Braamfontein.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM at Braamfontein.
Upington, 1915. SAR Class 7 No 973 crossing Orange River on pontoon.
Knysna. South-Western Railway Company No 4 with goods train, earlier SAR Class NG3 No 4.
1945. SAR engine with goods train.
Mafeking, 1946. SAR Class GF with train leaving.
Johannesburg, 1946. SAR Class GM locomotives at Braamfontein.
Vryheid district, 1946. SAR Class GL hauling coal.
1946. SAR Class GF hauling goods train.
Johannesburg, 1946. SAR Class 15F departing Park Station with Blue Train.
Johannesburg, 1946. Park station, SAR Class 16 departing.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. Drivers in cab of SAR Class GEA No 4001.
Kroonstad, 1946. Several SAR Class 15F engines in the foreground.
1946. Blue Train hauled by SAR Class 15F.
1946. SAR Class 15F with goods train on double track in open veld.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam.