Wreckage of SAR Class 35-000 No 35-045 locomotive.
Derailed SAR Class 15CA locomotive.
Wreckage of SAR Class 35-000 No 35-045.
Derailed and overturned SAR Class GMA locomotive.
Service crew of Blue Train.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 6 No E1340 for use on the new Blue Train at Braamfonein.
Blue Train lounge interior.
Johannesburg. A pair of SAR Class 6E1 Srs 6 on train No 2221down hauling new Blue Train into railway station.
Irene district. Old Blue Train hauled by SAR Class 5E1 Srs 2 No E565 on 2up between Verwoerdburg and Olifantsfontein. Note A-37/AA-38 Wegmann dining saloon in consist.
Three locomotives with Blue Train.
Blue Train dining car interior.
Johannesburg. Crew change at SAR Class 6E1 Srs 7 on new Blue Train.
Motor car leaving Blue Train from SAR type SCL-5 car transport wagon.
Blue Train compartment interior.
Blue Train at station platform.
Place setting in Blue Train dining car.
Three electrical locomotives with Blue Train.
Blue Train showing 1972 logo.
1972. Blue Train logo introduced 1972.
Gouda district. Three SAR Class 5E Srs 2's on new Blue Train.
Port Elizabeth, 7 July 1985. 'Sarah Jane' locomotive with Happy Valley Steam Train run by the Travel Track Sports Committee.
Westonaria, 1978. In preparation for a high speed commuter service between Johannesburg and Pretoria, SAR Class 6E1 No 1525, under the direction of Dr Herbert Scheffel, was specially modified and achieved a speed of 245 km/h between Westonaria and Midway on 31 October 1978, achieving a world record for 1067mm gauge rail travel. With speed fairing.
Westonaria, 1978. In preparation for a high speed commuter service between Johannesburg and Pretoria, SAR Class 6E1 No 1525, under the direction of Dr Herbert Scheffel, was specially modified and achieved a speed of 245 km/h between Westonaria and Midway on 31 October 1978, achieving a world record for 1067mm gauge rail travel. With speed fairing.
Cape Town. Floating crane in Table Bay Harbour.
Harbour crane operator.
Harbour crane operator.
Harbour cranes.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway lifted by harbour crane from ship in harbour.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway dropped by harbour crane onto railway line.
Passenger coach of Hotham Valley Railway lifted by harbour crane from ship in harbour.
United States, circa 1920. Dining car interior on the Baltimore & Ohio RR. Besides building luxury passenger carriages and diners, Pullman also contracted out fully served dining saloons complete with table and kitchen staff to various railroads in the USA from approx 1890-1940.
Interior of SAR type 5M2A suburban passenger coach.
Interior of SAR type 5M2A suburban passenger coach.
Interior of SAR type 5M2A suburban passenger coach.
Interior of SAR type 5M2A suburban passenger coach.
Johannesburg. SAR third class passenger coach at Park Station.
Johannesburg. SAR first class passenger coach at Park Station.
SAR third class passenger coach.
Side view of dining car.
Side view of SAR type 6M EMU train coach. (Derek Pearman)
1978. Special dining car type A-36 for use on the Governor's-General White Train. Built in 1947 has No 126 but was intended to be used for the Royal Tour and it was later re-numbered No 49. It was also used by various African leaders for peace talks on Victoria Fall Bridge in August 1975.
Graaff-Reinet district. SAR Class GMA steam locomotive arriving with mixed train on top of Lootsberg.
Container train being loaded by gantry crane.
SAR dining car interior.
SAR dining car interior.
SAR dining car interior.
SAR lounge car interior.
SAR Class 31-000 No 31-003.
SAR Class 34-000 with goods train at large industrial plant.
SAR Class 37-000 No 37-057 at Cowie's Causeway.
SAR Class 31-000 No 31-023.
SAR Class 35-000 No 35-037.
Two SAR Class 35-000's with container train.
Mafeking. RR Class DE2 diesel locomotive at railway station.
Driver in cab of a SAR Class 34-000 diesel locomotive.
SAR Class 6E1 Srs 3 No E1374.
SAR Class 33-000 No 33-049 with goods train.
Germiston. Goods train headed by SAR Class 6E1 Srs 3 No E1439 at Driehoek.
Durban, 1948. SAR Class 1E locomotive on 212up' Orange Express' between Congella and Umbilo.
SAR Class 1E locomotive.
Kenhardt district. Four SAR Class 9E's with empty iron ore wagons on the Saldanha - Sishen line.
Ermelo district. A pair of SAR Class 7E's and one SAR Class 7E1 with coal train on the Richards Bay line.
Circa 1972. Four SAR Class 6E1 Srs 3's, No E1353 leading, with container train.
Newcastle district. Four SAR Class 6E1 Srs 7 on container train on Trowe's viaduct near Majuba.
Johannesburg. Five SAR Class 6E1 Srs 11's with goods train at Roodepoort.
Natal. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 7 on container train at twin tunnel entrance on new Majuba line.
SAR Class Exp AC No E1600 with test train between Pyramid and Pietersburg.
Elandsbaai. SAR Class 9E wth empty iron ore wagons having exited Bobbejaanspunt tunnel on Sishen-Saldanha line.
Durban. SAR Class 1E with coal train at Klaarwater.
SAR Class 31-000 No 31-014.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 3 No E1300 at Platform 16 of Park Station with Station Master.
Putting finishing touches to SAR type 5M2A suburban unit.
SAR Class 7E2 No E7272.
Johannesburg. SAR type 5M2A on suburban train No 551.
SAR type 5M2A on suburban train.
SAR Class 9E.
SAR type 5M2A suburban train No 0633.
SAR Class 35-000 No 35-453.
Johannesburg. SAR type 5M2A suburban train.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 11 on container train.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 on mainline passenger train.
Tulbagh district. SAR Class 5E1 Srs1 on up goods train in Tulbaghkloof.
Johannesburg. SAR type 6M on suburban train No 1984 heading toward Johannesburg between Germiston and Jeppe.
Warrenton district, 1966. SAR Class 5E1 leading SAR Class 5E on old Blue Train No 2.
De Doorns district. SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1 on train 203 at Sandhills approaching De Doorns.
1972. Artwork for Blue Train logo, introduced in 1972.
1972. Artwork for Blue Train logo, introduced in 1972.
SAR type GZB-1 tripledeck sheep wagon.
Natal. SAR type NG.DZ-9 No NG1732 open goods narrow gauge wagon.
Floating crane.
Ships under gantry crane.
Pretoria. circa 1983. SAR Class 12E Metroblitz push-pull train showing rear engine. (Derek Pearman)
Circa 1983. SAR Class 12E Metroblitz push-pull train showing rear engine. (Derek Pearman)
Germiston. Two SAR Class 6E1's Srs 4 on ore train at Rooikop.
Row of SAR Class 34-000s headed by No 34-647.
SAR type B-1 general goods wagon.
SAR Class 31-000 No 31-025.
Johannesburg. SAR Class 12E on Metroblitz train.
Johannesburg, circa 1983. SAR Class 12E Metroblitz push-pull train showing rear engine at Ellis Park. (Derek Pearman)
