Otjiwarongo, South-West Africa, 1961. SAR Class Locomotive on plinth outside railway station.
Usakos. Narrow gauge tank locomotive Class 'Jung' No 56 used on SWA railways. Technical drawing.
Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1957. Plinthed DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A in station.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A, first engine used in Namibia.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A in station.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 167A and No 167B.
South-West Africa. Two locomotives DSWA NG Zwillinge No 163A and No 163B.
South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.
South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.
South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.
South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.
South-West Africa. Drawing of DSWA NG Zwillinge.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 167A and 167B.
South-West Africa, 1966. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A.
Walvis Bay.Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope' built for the the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899. Built by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899.
Walvis Bay, 1963. Station building.
Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.
Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.
Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.
Windhoek, 12 September 1940. Spoorbond Conference delegates and management.
Windhoek, 1920. Foreman electrician and staff.
Windhoek, 17 April 1940. Meeting of controlling officers, South-West Africa system.
Windhoek, 1924. System Manager and staff picnic party.
Page 01. Title page.
Page 28. Kalkfontein. Points set for main line.
Page 27. Kalkfontein. Engine shed at station.
Page 25. Kalkfontein. View from the east.
Page 26. Kalkfontein. View from the north.
Page 31. Kalkfontein. Defensive position formed by Germans with sand bags.
Page 30. Kalkfontein. Lieutenant Ormsby at points signal.
Page 29. Kalkfontein. Points set for loop.
Page 32. Kalkfontein. Water tank protected by sand bags.
Page 07. A hopeless case.
Page 08. A hopeless case. Full view.
Page 09. A hopeless case. Ten minutes later.
Page 10. A hopeless case. Forty minutes later, line clear.
Page 11. Electric light installation at railhead.
Page 12. Distribution of sleepers by mule wagon.
Page 13. Dragging of rails by mule.
Page 14. Light truck at railhead.
Page 15. A long, long way to Kalkfontein.
Page 16. Watering mules.
Page 17. Water at four pennies a gallon at railhead.
Page 18. The last lap to Kalkfontein.
Page 19. Looking back on the last lap to Kalkfontein.
Page 20. Cutting the last closure with end of German rails in foreground.
Page 23. Captain Forbes, RSO and Lieutenant Ormsby, District Engineer in Charge Rail Head.
Page 21. Driver Harrison with SAR Class 7B No 1038.
Page 22. Driver Davis with SAR Class 7 No 955.
Otjiwarongo, South-West Africa. Narrow gauge Henschel B No 61.
South-West Africa. DSWA Class Hd No 40.
Usakos. The General Manager and staff at DSWA Class Hb No 56.
Usakos, South-West Africa, 1976. SWA Class plinthed at station.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No's 167A and 167B for German Imperial Military Railways.
Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1976. Plinthed DSWA Class NG Zwillinge No 154A at railway station.
South-West Africa. DSWA NG Class Hb No 63.
South-West Africa, before 1930. Breakdown on narrow gauge line showing DSWA NG Class Hd No 40.
Windhoek district, South-West Africa, 1957. SAR Class 24 doubleheading passenger train.
Otjiwarongo. Station staff at station with narrow gauge SAR Class NG5.
South-West Africa. Narrow gauge line. SAR Class NG10, SAR Class NG5 in background.
Omaruru, South-West Africa, 11 March 1934. SAR Class NG5 navigating washaway at Omaruru River.
South-West Africa. DSWA Class Ha No 29 with construction train on bridge between Grootfontein and Otavi.
Windhoek, South-West Africa. Arrival of first diesel locomotive, decorated "Suum Cuique".
South-West Africa. In 1911 The Luderitzbucht Eisenbahn placed six of these Henschel built 0-10-0 locomotives in use. No LE101-106 shown here with dust shields raised. They were used by the SAR until the early 1920's.
Tsumeb district, South-West Africa, 1937. Farmer with tame kudu.
South-West Africa, 1940. Main line passenger train at station.
Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1957. Old German castle.
Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope' plinthed at railway station. This was the first locomotive in South-West Africa, built for the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899 by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899.
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)
Windhoek, Namibia, 1961. JG Strijdom airport. SAA Douglas DC-4 ZS-AUB 'Outeniqua'.
Luderitz district, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Goods train with huge crates crossing bridge at Elizabeth Bay south of Luderitz. A temporary wooden trestle bridge runs alongside. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Luderitz, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Luderitz station and loco depot. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Keetmanshoop, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Railway workshops. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Railway station. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Seeheim, South-West Africa. Railway station.
South-West Africa. Railway station in the Khan Mountains.
South-West Africa, 1957. SAR Class NG15 with goods train on bridge over small river on Kalkfeld - Otjiwarongo line. This order of NG15 was built for Tsumeb Copper Co later taken over by the SAR.
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)
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)
Karibib, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Locomotive ash pit, with overhead travelling crane and SAR bogie open, not dropsided wagon Type B-15 underneath. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Usakos, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Mechanical workshops with narrow gauge wagons with brake-men's seats in the foreground. (EH King Papers. Served in the Union Defence Force)
Keetmanshoop, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Odd assortment of 3'-6" rolling stock in foreground with town in the distance. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Mariental, South-West Africa, 1914/15. Railway station. (EH King Papers. King served in the Union Defence Force)
Kalkfontein, South-West Africa, 1915. Major NK Prettejohn, Resident Engineer at coach. The coach was one of a pair of NZASM 1st 'Twin' type B's later converted by the SAR for Officers' use for the Regrading Engineer and numbered A21727.
Kalkfontein, South-West Africa, 1915. Linking-in staff standing next to ex NZASM 1st class 'Twin' B coach converted by the SAR for Officers' use and numbered A21727.
Kalkfontein, South-West Africa, 1915. Coach with British flag was ex NZASM 1st Class 'Twin' B converted by the SAR for Officers' use.
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)
Windhoek, South-West Africa. Railway staff outside station building.
Windhoek, Namibia, 1961. JG Strijdom airport. SAA Douglas DC-3 ZS-BXF.
Windhoek, Namibia, 1963. JG Strijdom airport. Douglas DC-4. Aircraft stairs with covered wheels.
