Tulbagh district, 1926. SAR Class 14 in Tulbaghkloof.
Durban, 1936. SAR Class 14 at signal cabin.
"Beaufort West district, 1962. SAR Class 25 with passenger train near Renosterkop siding, approaching from the Lemoen side."
Prince Albert district, 1960. SAR Class 25 with goods train approaching Prince Albert Road station from the Botesland side.
"Wellington, 1952. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train in station."
"1953. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train."
"Nelspruit, 1954. SAR Class GMAM at station."
"Beaufort West, 1955. SAR Class 25 in railway station."
Edenburg, 1962. SAR Class 16DA with passenger train and two DZ wagons behind locomotive entering station.
Estcourt district, 1964. SAR Class NGG11 No 55 at Stanley heading towards Estcourt from Weenen.
Estcourt district, 1964. SAR Class NGG11 leaving Stanley towards Deep Kloof on the Estcourt-Weenen line.
Port Alfred, 1874. First locomotive imported in South Africa 'Blackie' from Hawthorns & Company, Leith Engine Works in 1859. It was sent to Port Alfred in 1874 for harbour construction, where the photograph was taken.
SAR Class NG15 No 119, back of locomotive.
SAR Class NG15 No 119, front of locomotive.
Types of locomotives used by the CSAR.
First engine used in South-West Africa Zwillinge No 154A.
Kimberley, 1943. SAR Class 16E No 859 with SAR Class 23 in the background.
Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. Baldwin 4-6-2 No 304 in station leaving for Transvaal.
"Knysna, 1949. SAR Class 8 with passenger train."
Roodekop, 1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train.
Roodekop district, 1953. SAR Class 15AR with goods train.
Virginia district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with goods train.
1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train in open veld.
SAR Class 15AR with goods train approaching bridge in open country.
Cape Town. SAR Class 4A on passenger train.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 23 without smoke deflectors hauling Union Express on double line in open country.
King William's Town, 1887. CGR Experimental 3rd Class No 53 decorated for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Two engines were built by Neilson & Co with extended fireboxes to burn local Indwe coal, and Joy's valve gear. Rare photograph.
Germiston, 1906. Station master and staff (55 in all) of the CSAR. Montage of portraits and station scenes. Also shown are a CSAR Class 11 and NZASM 14 tonner. Names on image.
NZASM 46 tonner No 122 'De La Fontaine', later SAR class B. Person on left is AGW Makkink. (Donated Mrs S Makkink, Northmead)
Cape Town district. SAR Class 6 locomotive on a goods train.
SAR Class 10C with passenger train in open country.
Cape Town. SAR Class D No 78.
SAR Class GD.
Cape Town. Crew posing with new SAR Class 23 at Paarden Eiland for use on Union Express before fitment of smoke deflectors.
SAR Class 15A leading a double headed passenger train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 15CA on passenger train leaving.
SAR Class 15A on passenger train next to signal cabin.
Cape Town. SAR Class 19C No 2483 at Paarden Eiand depot.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5BR No 725 at Paarden Eiland.
Cape Town. SAR Class 10C with passenger train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 15A on a goods train in railway yard.
Cape Town. SAR Class 15A on a goods train in open country.
De Aar. SAR Class 6A No 462, one of the first locomotives saved for preservation after the programme was introduced by Mr Alex Watson, Assistant Locomotive Foreman of the SAR at Paarden Eiland.
Germiston. SAR Class 10 No 743 at coaling stage. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town district. SAR Class 15A with a grain train. (DF Holland Collection)
Johannesburg. Class 16C pulling a passenger train through station. Previously M1914. (Postcard donated by JAA Lay, engine driver)
Pretoria. SAR Class 16C No 838. (DF Holland Collection)
SAR Class 5A No 722.
SAR Class 5A No 722.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6C No 554 at Braamfontein shed. (Frank Holland Collection)
SAR Class 6A No 474 on coaling stage. See P2035
Driver and fireman at SAR Class 6J No 646. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town. SAR Class 6Z No 717 with driver and fireman in cab at Paarden Eiland.
Cape Town. Driver and fireman at SAR Class 6Z No 715 at old Tennant Street locomotive depot. (EG Manken)
SAR Class 7F No 1357, earlier NCCR. (DF Holland Collection)
South-West Africa, 18 February 1915. Eight men of the SA Engineers in front of SAR Class 7 No 969 with ration train at Tshaukabe. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
1898. Taken during the opening of the Pretoria - Pietersburg railway. Type 2-6-4 tank locomotive built by Beyer-Peacock in 1897. PPR No 2, later CSAR Class D No 210, later SAR Class D No 57. See P1641.
Kimberley district. CGR 1st Class No 19, later SAR Class 01, with staff. First locomotive to cross the Orange and Modder Rivers. See N43426 and N42107.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 6Y No 712 with suburban train in open country.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 15A with passenger train at railway station.
SAR Class 10B with suburban passenger train at station platform.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 No 418 leaving Salt River Junction from platform 4 with a Bellville suburban train. The electrification masts are visible on the Southern Suburban line (1928) in the background, while the Bellville line was not electrified until 1933.
SAR Class 10B with suburban train on Bellville line.
NGR Class Mallett No 336, first of the NGR. Later SAR Class MA No 1601.
CSAR Class M No 995-996 rack locomotive built by Vulcan Foundry in 1904. They were not reclassified but given Nos 0995-0996 in 1910.
SAR Class NG2 shunter built by Dickson Manufacturing Co and bought from Rand Mines during the engine shortage during WW1.
Karibib, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Station, yard with a mixed train hauled by an ex German 2-8-0 tender engine with town beyond. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Brounger Collection No 12. Locomotive 235 (?) with mixed train on trestle bridge.
Pietermaritzburg, 28 November 1923. SAR Class 14C No 1995. First Cape-Natal Express at station.
Pietermaritzburg. SAR Class 14C No 1890.
Pietermaritzburg. SAR Class 14C No 1890 being repaired, wheel in drop pit.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6H No 631.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6H No 631.
Cape Town. SAR Class 05 No 0495.
Pietermaritzburg. SAR Class 1 No 1277.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5 No 781 with crew.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5 No 782 'Improved Karoos' with crew.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5A on suburban train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 with Belpaire boiler on suburban train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6A No 455 with crew.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6C No 558.
Cape Town, circa 1905. CSAR Class 6L-2 No 355 and passenger train bound for the Congo about to leave station. Could be Simon's Town?
Stutterheim district, 1945. Two SAR Class 15AR's with passenger train.
East London district, 1945. SAR Class 15A with passenger train.
1945. SAR goods train headed by SAR Class 15F.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM with goods train on the West Rand.
1946. SAR Class GF hauling goods train.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. Drivers in cab of SAR Class GEA No 4001.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam on bridge.
1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' valve gear detail.
1947. CGR 9th Class 'Mikado' No 840 built by Kitson & Co No 4341 in 1906. Later SAR Class Experimental 5 No 948.
1948. SAR Class 12AR No 1542 valve gear detail.
Cape Town, 1948. SAR Class S1 No 376 front view of tender. One of 12 built by Salt River Works.
Cape Town, 1948. Erecting crew at Salt River with SAR Class S1 No 376.
Cape Town, 1948. SAR Class S1 No 376. One of 12 built by Salt River Works.
Cape Town, 1948. SAR Class S1 No 376 valve gear details. One of 12 built by Salt River Works.
IMR/CSAR Class 8L-1 No 401-420 built by Neilson Reid in 1902, later SAR Class 8A No 1092-1112.
1948. CGR 6th Class 2-6-2 No's 270-273 built by Neilson, Reid & Co No's 5867-5870 in 1901, shown as built. After trails, they were fitted with a bogie under the firebox making them 2-6-4. The CGR ordered another four engines No's 274-277, which later became SAR Class 6Z No's 713-720.
