NGR Kitson and Stephenson rebuilt No 1. Rebuilt in the NGR Durban workshops later SAR Class C2 No 86.
NGR 'Reid Tenwheeler' No 179, later SAR Class H No 259.
NGR 'Hendrie D' No 334 built by North British Loco Co in 1908 later SAR Class 3 No 1450.
CSAR Class Mallet No 1001 later SAR class MD No 1617.
Amanzimtoti. NGR Kitson and Stephenson rebuilt 4-6-4T later Class C2, crossing river bridge.
"Johannesburg district, 1956. SAR Class 25NC with Blue Train."
Palapye Road, Bechuanaland, 1910. Royal Tour train of the Duke of Connaught hauled by RR Class 8 No 61 followed by SAR Class 6.
Rhodesia Railways using CGR Class 6 No 194 on the Mafeking to Bulawayo section.
SAR Class 15F with goods train.
Virginia district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with goods train.
Virginia district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with goods train.
1953. SAR Class 25NC No 3423 at Henschel & Sohn. Note shrapnel damage on walls.
Kroonstad, 1975. Mounted SAR Class 10BR No 756 at railway station.
De Doorns. SAR Class 15A on goods train departing. (DF Holland Collection)
SAR Class 14A early Hendrie engine with narrow cab, on goods train approaching small bridge in open country.
Middleton, 12 August 1879. CGR 2nd Class with 4 coach passenger train at station. The line to Middleton was inaugurated on 17 September 1879.
Cape Town. CGR Class 3 No 97, later SAR No 097, sold to Mocambique in 1917. One of two locos to CF Imhambane, one became CFI6 later CFM6. (Martin Leendertz)
De Aar, 23 June 1904. CGR 6th Class Schenectady, later SAR Class 6G, with first through train from Cape Town to Victoria Falls at railway station.
GSWA Zwillinge No's 163A and 163B.
Johannesburg, 18 Feb 1896. NZASM 40 Tonner locomotive derailed at Braamfontein as a result of eight truck dynamite explosion. See P2191. (Donated G Boeschoten)
Natal, September 1904. Royal Train of the visit of Her Royal Highness the Princess Christian.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5A 'Karoo' No 721 at Paarden Eiland shed.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5R No 781, only one fitted with a standard No 1 boiler, at Paarden Eiland shed.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 6 locomotive on a goods train.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 6 locomotive on suburban train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 locomotive marshalling train No 38 in yard.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 No 425 on suburban train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6G No 610 at Paarden Eiland shed. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town. SAR Class 10B No 760 at Paarden Eiland shed. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town. SAR Class 10B on passenger train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 10B No 754 at Paarden Eiland shed. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town district. SAR Class 10C on local suburban train.
SAR Class 6A No 474 on coaling plant.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6H No 621. (DF Holland Collection)
SAR Class 15CA locomotive leaving country station.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5R No 781 freshly reboilered at Paarden Eiland sheds.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 10B locomotive with passenger train in open country.
Cape Town district. SAR class 15CA on Union Express at Muldersvlei.
SAR Class 15CA on passenger train on double line in open country.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 15A on passenger train on double line.
Cape Town. SAR Class 16E No 854 in mint condition at Paarden Eiland depot.
Cape Town. SAR Class 19C No 2463 at Paarden Eiland depot.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 15A on a passenger train on double line in open country.
Cape Town. SAR Class 8F No 1235 at Paarden Eiland depot.
SAR Class 12A on passenger train. (DF Holland Collection)
Port Elizabeth. SAR Class 12B No 1956 at North End loco coaling stage. (DF Holland Collection)
Pietermaritzburg. Steam locomotive depot with a number of SAR Class 14C's. (Martin Leendertz)
1925. Front view of SAR Class 16 with coat of arms of the Prince of Wales. Perviously M 1914. (Postcard donated by JAA Lay, engine driver)
Cape Town. SAR Class 19B with suburban passenger stock. Castle on left. (DF Holland Collection)
Cape Town. SAR Class 19B No 1402 with main line passenger train.
Belmont. SAR Class 6A No 462 in station on preservation special.
Belmont. SAR Class 6A no 462 in station on preservation special.
SAR Class J No 341.
SAR Class 15CA on mainline passenger train near Cape Town.
Cape Town district. SAR Class 15A hauling goods train.
SAR Class 16C with suburban train leaving railway station.
Cape Town. Men posing with CGR 1st Class of 1875 No 7 at Bellville station.
Usakos, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Locomotive yard with, from left to right, DSWA Classes Hd (2-8-2), Hc (0-6-0T), Hb (0-6-2T) and SAR Class NG2 with rolling stock. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Pietermaritzburg. SAR Class 14C, no cab attached.
Cape Town. SAR Class 10 passing the signalling building near the military hospital west of Woodstock station.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6H No 627.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6 with Belpaire boiler on turntable at Braamfontein.
SAR Class 1 No 1267.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5B No 725.
Cape Town. SAR Class 5, SAR Class 16C also visible.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 No 418 with Belpaire boiler on suburban train.
Cape Town. SAR Class 6 No 418 with Belpaire boiler on suburban train.
Pretoria. Railway cottages, with CSAR Class B and Class E converted locomotives in the foreground, later SAR Class B and Class 13.
CSAR Class 6L-2 No 367 first to be fitted with Belpaire boiler by CSAR. Later SAR Class 6C No 562 (N60739)
1939. SAR Class 4AR No 1554.
SAR Class 23 with Union Limited en route.
Johannesburg, 1940. SAR Class 23 with Union Express.
Stutterheim, 1945. SAR Class 15A and 15AR with passenger train leaving station.
1945. SAR Class 16A No 852 built by North British Loco Co No's 20956-20957 in 1917. Four-cylinder locomotives.
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.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class 15F (post war build) at Braamfontein.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' built at Salt River.
CGR 3rd class No 96 built by Dubs & Co No 2486-2497 in 1889.Later SAR Class 03.
CGR Kitson-Meyer Double Bogie No 800 built by Kitson & Co No 4197 in 1903. It was used without success out of East London, and after 5 years was standing out of service. It was sold in 1912 into industrial service.
The first locomotives ordered for the NGR were these Beyer Peacock Ltd engines No.1702-1706 on 1877. NGR Class K No's 1-4 later renumbered 501-504, three survived to 1910 as 0502-0504.
Cape Town, 1948. SAR Class S1 No 376. One of 12 built by Salt River Works.
Cape Town, 1948. Backhead of SAR Class S1, one of 12 built by Salt River Works.
CGR 7th Class No 396, built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 4920-4931 in 1896, later SAR Class 7A No 998.
Cape 6th Class built by Sharp Stewart & Co No's 4631-4632 of 1900. Later SAR Class 6F No's 604-605.
1921. SAR Class GG No 2290 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No 6232 in 1925. Design for fast passenger service.
1925. SAR Class GL No 2351 (1st order) built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6530-6531 in 1929. Most powerful locomotives used in SA.
1948. SAR Class GL No 2356 (2nd order) buit by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6639-6644 in 1930. Most powerful locomotives used in SA.
1948. SAR Class GC No 2182 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6187-6192 in 1924.
1948. SAR Class GM No 2298 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6883-6893 in 1938.
1948. SAR Class GA No 1649 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No 5941 in 1919. First mainline Garratt in service on the SAR.
1948. SAR Class GE (2nd order) No 2270 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6339-6348 in 1926.
1948. SAR Class 16 No 790 built by North British Loco No's 20430-20441 in 1914.
NGR Class of the Weenen line on Inyandu bridge.
CGR Manning Wardle 'C' 'Midget' No 41 0-4-0T No 41 used on the construction of the Port Elizabeth - Avontuur narrow gauge branch lline. After construction, it was used for 'picnic specials' and could haul 36 passengers. After Union was renumbered SAR NG20.
1938. SAR Class 23 No 2571 built by Henschel & Sohn No's 23742-23754 in 1938.
Cab interior of SAR Class NGG16 No 115. Part of second order built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 6919-6926 in 1939.
SAR Class 15F No 3082 built by North British Loco Works No 25941-26040 of 1945. Engine fitted with vacuum brakes and last order of this class.
Transvaal, 1950. SAR Class 15F with passenger train en route. SEE N18323.
Cape 6th Class built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 5120-5156 in 1897. Later SAR Class 6B No's 490-519.
