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Touws River district, 1978. Three SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1's with new Blue Train.

Springs district, 1965. SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1 with goods train at Sundra.

Laingsburg, 1972. SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1 with passenger train on arch bridge over Buffelsrivier.

Tulbagh district, 1978. Three SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1's on 2222up new Blue Train in Tulbaghkloof.

George district, 1978. SAR Class GMA with mixed train travelling up Montagu Pass.

Fauresmith, July 1978. SAR Class 23 taking on water. [Jan Hoek]

Delmas. Goods train headed by SAR Class 5E Srs 1 No E262 arriving with goods train at railway station.

Bloemfontein, 1978. SAR Class 23 in storage.

Circa 1972. Four SAR Class 6E1 Srs 3's, No E1353 leading, with container train.

1981. SAR Class 12R No 1947 'Rosie'.

Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 Srs 6 No E1340 for use on the new Blue Train at Braamfonein.

Beaufort West district, 1968. Goods train double headed by SAR Class 25 at Three Sisters.

De Doorns district, 1964. SAR Class 5E1 Srs 1 on coal train at Osplaas.

Worcester,1953. SAR Class 4E No 219 on goods train entering railway station.

Johannesburg, November 1976. High speed test train with SAR 6E1 Srs 4 No E1525 suitably modified between Bank and Midway near Lenasia. Record for 1067mm gauge still stands. With speed fairing.

Mafeking, 1980. RR Class DE2 No 1221 taking diesel at railway station.

Western Cape, 1971. Fruit train hauled by SAR Class GEA.

Graaff-Reinet district. A pair of SAR Class 19B's between Rosmead and Graaff-Reinet on a passenger train.

Humansdorp district, January 1971. Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee. SAR Class NG15 No 132 on Van Stadens River bridge.

Humansdorp district, October 1970. Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee. SAR Class NG15 No 132 on Van Stadens River bridge.

Humansdorp district, January 1971. Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee. SAR Class NG15 No NG132 hauling the Apple Express on Van Stadens River bridge.

Loerie, 1983. SAR Class NG15 No NG124 with Apple Express passenger train at station platform.

Weenen, 1978. SAR Class NGG13 No 60 at railway station.

De Doorns district. SAR Class 4E passenger train at Osplaas having just crossed another train on electrified double track.

October 1970. SAR Class GEA on Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee.

Swartruggens, January 1971. SAR Class GM No 2294 on Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee.

South-West Africa, 1937. SAR Class NG5.

Port Elizabeth. SAR Class NG15 No 124 'Granny Smith' (left), SAR Class NG15 No 122 'Starking' (centre), and SAR Class NGG16 No 131 at Humewood diesel depot.

1990. Close-up of SAR Class 9E headlight.

January 1971. SAR Class GM on Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee.

January 1971. SAR Class 15CA on Historical Transport Association special train.

Komatipoort, 1986. SAR Class 37-000 No 37-052 with test train.

Komatipoort, 1986. SAR Class 37-000 No 37-001 with test train.

1985. SAR Class 35-000 No 35-458 with goods train in cutting.

1968. SAR Class 33-000 No 33-004 with passenger train.

Bapsfontein, 1982. SAR Class 34-000 No 34-489 at Sentrarand marshalling yard.

Warrenton. SAR Class 6E with goods train crossing Vaal River at Fourteen Streams.

1982. SAR Class 37-000 No 37-080 on concrete bridge on the Richards Bay coal line.

1979. SAR Class 9E No E9005 on the Sishen-Saldanha line. [Ria Liebenberg]

Johannesburg, 1990. SAR Class 34-000 No 34-214.

1977. SAR Class 31-000 No 31-002.

SAR Class 5E1 No E630 with passenger train.

Durban district, July 1986. SAR Class 6E1 No E2021 with passenger train near Hammarsdale. [Z Crafford]

Durban district, 1980. SAR Class GMA with Centenary Train between Durban and Pietermartizburg. [D Dannhauser]

Durban district, 1980. SAR Class GMA with Centenary Train near Cato Ridge. [D Dannhauser]

De Aar, March 1986. SAR Class 7E No E7027 with Algoa passenger train. [T Robberts]

Durban district, 1980. SAR Class GMA with Centenary Train entering Pietermartizburg. [D Dannhauser]

Fouriesburg district, 1987. SAR Class 25NC with passenger train. [D Dannhauser]

Grahamstown. SAR Class 19D hauling fruit train over Bloukrans bridge.

Driver with SAR Class 15F No 3001.

SAR Class 9E No E9006.

Waterval-Boven, October 1970. NZASM 46 tonner No 61 'Roos'. Sold out of service by the SAR in 1919 to Simmer Deep Mine, later became ESCOM 'ZASM 4'. In 1971 SAPPI exchanged it for a SAR class 10 No 772. It was restored at Germiston shed in Aug 1971 and was used for several Specials and film shoots before been placed on permanent display at the Outeniqua Railway Museum in 1998. Here she is shown on a special train to mark the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Pretoria - Lourenco Marques railway line.

Waterval-Boven, 16 August 1971. NZASM 46 tonner No 61 'Roos'. Sold out of service by the SAR in 1919 to Simmer Deep Mine, later became ESCOM 'ZASM 4'. In 1971 SAPPI exchanged it for a SAR Class 10 No 772. It was restored at Germiston shed and was used for several Specials and film shoots before been placed on permanent display at the Outeniqua Railway Museum in 1998. Here she is shown at the handover ceremony with SAR Class 10C No 772.

South-West Africa, 1971. Two SAR Class 32-000;s with goods train.

Bloemfontein district. SAR Class 26 No 3450 'Red Devil' with 'Drakensberg' Express.

1977. Five SAR Class 34-500 locomotives in Iscor livery with ore train on the Sishen-Saldanha line.

SAR Class 14R locomotive.

Meerhof, October 1980. NZASM 46 tonner No 61 'Roos'. Sold out of service by the SAR in 1919 to Simmer Deep Mine, later became ESCOM 'ZASM 4'. In 1971 SAPPI exchanged it for a SAR Class 10 No 772. It was restored at Germiston shed in August 1971 and was used for several Specials and film shoots before been placed on permanent display at the Outeniqua Railway Museum in 1998. She is shown here on a period publicity film. [Etsebeth]

Waterval-Onder. NZASM 46 tonner No 117 'Johann Bax' at railway station.

1977. Three SAR Class 34-500's in Iscor livery with goods train.

SAR Class 34-000 with goods train at large industrial plant.

Johannesburg, July 1987. SAR Class 31-000's at Park Station. [Ivan Naude]

Johannesburg. SAR Class 6E1 on mainline passenger train.

Cape Town, circa 1920. SAR Class 15A with north bound passenger leaving railway station from a painting by Jack Hill.

Clocolan district, November 1985. SAR Class 25NC with passenger train. [T Robberts]

1982. SAR Class 12R No 1503 being lifted from rails by SAR crane truck No 592.

March 1990. Special passenger train hauled by NZASM 14 tonner 'President Kruger' and NZASM 46 tonner 'Roos' steam locomotives.

Victoria West district, October 1971. SAR Class 25 on passenger train.

SAR Class 25NC steam locomotive with passenger train.

1983. SAR Class NG15 on train alongside Gamtoos river.

1985. SAR Class 26 on bridge, en route from Bloemfontein. [T Robberts]

Nelspruit district. SAR Class GMAM, ex East London. Note smoke cowl on chimney for 'tunnel working' and 'clerestory' roofed coaches.

Krugersdorp. SAR Class GMAM decked out with Safety Week posters at railway station.

Fouriesburg district, 1985. SAR Class 25NC. [CF Gunter]

Natal, 1950. SAR Class 3E corridor mail train.

May 1985. Engine driver at the controls of a SAR Class 15F. [T Robberts]

Kimberley, September 1989. SAR Class 25NC 'B.I.Ebing' and 'City of Kimberley' with double exhaust and converted tender on passenger train. [D Dannhauser]

"Kimberley, 1978. SAR Class 24 and 25NC at Beaconsfield locomotive depot.

"Kimberley, 1962. SAR Class 25NC with Blue Train at station.

Knysna district, February 1987. SAR Class 24 with goods train. [T Robberts]

SAR Class 25NC No 3412 'Harriet'.

Wilderness district, October 1970. Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee. Three SAR Class 24's split in train due to light track.