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Johannesburg, July 1987. SAR Class 8E electric shuntng locomotive at Park Station. [Ivan Naude]

1973. 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. Shown here on a Kruger's Day Special.

Circa 1983. SAR Class 12E Metroblitz push-pull train showing rear engine. (Derek Pearman)

Johannesburg. SAR type 5M2A suburban trains Nos 9164 and 2636.

Pretoria, July 1976. SAR type 5M2A suburban train passing through Fountains Valley.

Experimental setup at railway line.

SAR Class 8F No 1236.

SAR Class 7 No 987.

Estcourt. SAR Class NGG13 at railway station.

Natal. Narrow gauge lines at railway station.

Natal. Narrow gauge railway tracks and goods wagons in railway station.

Natal. SAR Class NGG13 locomotive in shed.

Natal. SAR Class NGG13 locomotive.

SAR Class 12AR locomotives.

SAR Class 14R locomotives.

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.

Passenger train double headed by SAR Class 19D locomotives.

Cape Town, April 1947. Salt River locomotive workshop with SAR Class 19C No 247 being repaired.

Pretoria, September 1967. NZASM 46 tonner No 242. Sold out of service by the SAR in 1914 to Consolidated Main Reef Mines & Estates gold mine as their No 3. It was returned to the SAR and restored at Koedoespoort workshops as No 242 and mounted on Pretoria Station 1968. Recent research indicates she is more likely to be No 236. She is shown here after restoration at Koedoespoort Works.

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.

Uitenhage, 1936. SAR type A-8 bogie hopper wagon at railway workshop.

Cape Town, 1949. SAR Class 15F No 3104 with Blue Train leaving for Johannesburg and Pretoria.

SAR Class 15A No1791.

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

Natal. Drakensberg Express with two SAR Class 5E's on the viaduct between Pentrich and Umlaas Road on the Natal mainline.

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 - Lourence Marques railway line.

SAR Class 10C No 770.

Ladybrand district, 1936. Thornycroft truck unloading maize at Westminster grain elevator.

1984. Train near grain elevator.

Multiple train tracks next to grain elevator.

Durban. Sugar terminal at Maydon wharf in Durban Harbour.

Durban, 1986. Loading facility for grain elevator in Durban Harbour.

Durban, 1986. Loading facility of grain elevator in Durban Harbour.

August 1975. Rewinding of the armature of a SAR Class 5E1 motor.

September 1974. Interior of SAR type DSD wagon. [D Dannhauser]

Container train of SAR type SMLJ-7 container wagons.

SAR Class 9E No E9006.

Postmasburg. SAR Class 33-000 No 33-006 at railway station.

1987. SAR driver of SAR Class 35-000 No 35-041 receiving tablet at railway station.

Driver with SAR Class 15F No 3001.

Richards Bay, January 1976. Arrival of SAR type CCR-1 wagons at Richards Bay Harbour. [D Dannhauser]

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

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

Umtata district, January 1972. SAR Class 14CRB with passenger train. [S Mathyssen]

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

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]

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]

Interior in Metroblitz train.

Interior of Metroblitz train.

Seated in a Metroblitz train: Herbert Scheffel, Barry Lessing (left) and Minister Hendrik Schoeman and Bart Grove (right).

Metroblitz interior.

Seated in Metroblitz train: Minister Hendrik Schoeman and Mr Bart Grove.

Minister Hendrik Schoeman being interviewed at Metroblitz train.

Minister Hendrik Schoeman and General Manager Bart Grove at Metroblitz train.

SAR Class 31-000 No 31-025.

Row of SAR Class 34-000s headed by No 34-647.

1990. SAR Class 10E No 10-038 with goods train.

1984. SAR Class 7E with goods train.

1984. Goods train headed by two SAR Class 5Es.

1973. Engine driver in SAR Class 6E1.

Port Elizabeth district. October 1970. Historical Transport Association special train commemorating the SAR Diamond Jubilee. SAR Class NG15 No 132 at Chelsea.