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Durban, circa 1880. Point station with Durban harbour and the Bluff in the distance.

Durban. Passenger train with steam locomotive entering Berea Road station.

Durban, 1900. Train steaming past signal cabin.

Durban, 1904. Station yard.

Durban. Station yard.

Durban, 1867. Umgeni station on opening of the Umgeni to Durban line.

Durban, 1900. Train with well-dressed women at Bluff station.

Durban, 1926. SAR Class GL No 2350.

Durban, 1939. SAR Class 1E in station.

Durban, 1948. SAR Class GEA at Mount Edgecombe.

Durban, 1948. SAR Class 3E with train.

Durban, 1951. SAR Class 14R with goods train descending Botha 's Hill.

Durban, 1954. SAR Class 24 No 3608.

SAR Class 12A.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class 14 at signal cabin.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class 14 leaving station.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class 14 and SAR Class 1E in station.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class 12A with main line passenger train in station.

Durban 1884. First NGR Dubs 'A' No 84, later SAR Class A No 130

Durban, 1860. The first train to run between Durban and the Point.

Durban, circa 1900. NGR headquarters staff.

Durban, circa 1880. Point station with Durban harbour and the Bluff in the distance.

Durban. 'A' wharf in Durban Harbour.

Durban, 1899. Large calibre cannon from the HMS 'Terrible' mounted on well base railway truck in NGR workshops.

Joint NGR / CSAR well base wagon later SAR type U-1 loaded with a Mallet locomotive boiler.

Joint NGR / CSAR well base wagon, later SAR type U-1, with a Mallet locomotive boiler load.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Pilot Train at Stamford Hill aerodrome staging point and Royal Train with GEA Garratts No 4021 and No 4011 in charge

Durban. Natal Wagon Works, Browns Railway lowsided open goods wagon built 1898 later SAR type C-1.

Durban, 24 November 1955. Minister Schoeman in conversation outside electrical locomotive.

Durban. NGR power station and hand crane truck.

Durban. NGR 'Hendrie C' No 11 built at Durban workshop later SAR Class 2C No 765.

Durban. NGR 'Hendrie D' No 332 later SAR Class 3.

1888. NGR No 48 "Havelock". First locomotive built in SA. Shown here as built as a 2-8-2TT.

Durban, 1947. The first locomotive in Natal and given the name 'Natal' attached on it's side. It was built by Carrett Marshall & Co, 1860.

Durban, 1888. First locomotive and tender 'Havelock' built in 1888 in NGR railway shops. Built with 2-8-2TT.

NGR Neilson Reid No 1 later SAR Class E No 87.

NGR Kitson and Stevenson rebuilt No 1. Rebuilt in the NGR Durban workshops later SAR Class C2 No 86.

Durban, 1954. NGR Kitson and Stevenson converted from No 25 renumbered No 38, later SAR Class C1 No 77.

Durban. NGR boiler shop with NGR Dubs 'B' No 255 in right foreground, later SAR Class G No 202.

NGR Kitson and Stevenson rebuilt No 1. Rebuilt in the NGR Durban workshops later SAR Class C2 No 86.

Durban. NGR Mallet No 336 in front of old signal cabin, later SAR Class MA No 1601.

NGR Kitson and Stevenson rebuilt No 1. Rebuilt in the NGR Durban workshops later SAR Class C2 No 86.

Durban, 26 June 1860. Opening of the Durban - Point railway line. The locomotive named "Natal" was built by Carrett Marshall & Co, 1860.

Durban. SAR Class 1E on Natal main line at Marianhill.

Durban. SAR Class DS No D513 first used on the De Aar-SWA line but for shunting.

Durban, 1 December 1936. Decorated SAR Class 1E at the opening of the Durban - Cato Ridge electrification.

Durban, 1 December 1936. Arrival of first decorated SAR Class 1E at platform 6 of Durban station, surrounded by artisans.

Durban, 1 December 1936. Arrival of first SAR Class 1E locomotive at platform 6 of Durban station, decorated with drivers WD Stafford and JHJ Weideman.

Durban, 1 December 1936. Arrival of first SAR Class 1E at platform 6 of Durban Platform 6, surrounded by officials.

Durban, 1954. SAR Class 17 No 1429, rebuilt from SAR Class A No 181.

Cape 6th Class 2-6-4, later SAR Class 6Z No 719.

Durban, 1944. Rebuilt locomotive 'Natal' - the first to run in SA.

Durban. Greyville running shed.

SAR Class 4E leaving Durban station with train 192 (future Trans Natal). The SAR Class 4E's could not negotiate the Natal curves and were used for the electrification of the Touwsrivier line from 14 May 1954.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class ES1 No E96 at Congella during electrification of the Point line.

Durban, 1926. SAR Class GL No 2350.

Durban, 1926. SAR Class GL No 2351.

Durban district, 1951. Two SAR Class 1E's with goods train.

Durban district, 1951. SAR Class 3E with passenger train.

Durban district, 1951. Two SAR Class 1E's with Orange Express.

Durban, 1948. SAR Class 3E with passenger train.

Durban, 1938. Two SAR Class 1E's in cutting near Mariannhill with main line passenger train.

Durban, 1936. SAR Class 1E in station.

Durban, 1938. SAR coal wagons at coaling plant.

Durban, 1926. SAR railcar No RM10 at Durban workshop. Used in SWA.

Durban, 1930. SAR railcar No RM14 built in Durban workshops. Later used on Postmasburg branch.

Durban, 1927. SAR Class U No 1371.

Durban, August 1901. Crowd looking on as decorated NGR Dubs 'A' leaves Durban station, bound for Pietermaritzburg, with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.