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Zeerust district, 1953. SAR Class GM No 2305 with White Train.

Yellowwoods, 1895.Cape 3rd Class 'Four-coupled Joys' at small station building. (EH Short)

Wreck of SAR Class 14C OR 19D after accident.

Workers posing wth SAR Class 16C locomotive. (Lund collection)

Worcester. Royal Train staff standing next to SAR Class GEA No 4018.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. White train arrives at station with railway police in attendance.

Worcester, 22 February 1947. Royal Train train pulling into station alongside Pilot train, SAR Class F No 3030 leading.

Worcester, 1952. Railway yard with Class 15F arriving and Class 14CR shunting.

Worcester, 1943. Locomotive staff. (Donated by Mr G Anderson, Worcester)

Worcester, 1895. Cape 4th Class 'Conv Joys' , later SAR Class 04 at watering column and locomotive shed. (EH Short)

Wolseley, 1970. SAR Class 5 No 721. Based on CGR desgn and known as 'Improved Karoos'.

Witmos, 1895. Cape 7th Class, later SAR Class7, in station. [EH Short]

Witbank. SAR Class 15CB No 2064 at locomotive depot.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1976. Plinthed DSWA Class NG Zwillinge No 154A at railway station.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1957. Plinthed DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A.

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.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Canadian Brill bus No MT6101 in front of first locomotive in South-West Africa at the railway station.

Windhoek, South West Africa, 1952. Arrival of SAR Class 7 with passenger train from Walvis Bay.

Windhoek district, South-West Africa, 1957. SAR Class 24 doubleheading passenger train.

Winburg. SAR Class 8D No 1196 superheated with outside admission piston valves at station.

Winburg. SAR Class 8D No 1196 at station.

Winburg. SAR Class 6 No 439 at monument. See N23580.

Wimbledon, 1895. Cape 3rd Class Dubs, later SAR Class 03 on train in open veld. (EH Short)

Wilderness, 1952. SAR Class 8 with goods train just having crossed the lagoon.

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.

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 on lagoon.

Wheel parts of locomotive 'Natal' which hauled the first train in Natal. Submerged in the muddy banks of the Umzimvubu River at Port St Johns.

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

West Hill, 1895. Cape 4th Class Stephenson locomotive with station building in the distance. (EH Short)

Wellington, 1916. SAR Class 15A with a main line passenger train leaving station. (Martin Leendertz)

Wellington district, 1952. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train.

Wellington district, 1952. SAR Class 15F on 212 down 'Orange Express' between Soetendal and Malan, known by the foot staff as the 'up the downs'.

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

Weenen, 1907. Decorated train hauled by NGR Hunslet 4-6-2T for the official opening of the Weenen line.

Weenen district. NGR locomotives side by side on different gauges, later SAR Class H No 245 and SAR Hunslet 4-6-2T No 1 or 2.

Waterval-Onder. NZASM 46 Tonner No 117 'Johannes Bax' at station.

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

Waterval-Onder. Locomotive roundhouse showing NZASM '46 Tonners', later SAR Class B.

Waterval-Onder, 1965. Passenger train headed by SAR Class GMA crossing bridge on curve.

Waterval-Onder, 1945. SAR Class 15AR with goods train.

Waterval-Onder, 1903. Roundhouse with six locomotives.

Waterval-Boven. SAR Class GMAM No 4064 with goods train at station.

Waterval-Boven. NZASM 46 Tonner.

Waterval-Boven. NZASM 46 Tonner No 117 'Johann Bax' at railway station.

Waterval-Boven. IMR train on the rackrail section. Leading locomotive IMR Class locomotive ex NZASM 46 Tonner, later CSAR Class M. Banking locomotive rack engine.

Waterval-Boven, 1896. NZASM 46 Tonner No 82 'Machado' with crew posing.

Warrenton, district, 1906. Opening of railway line at Veertienstrome behind CSAR Class 6L-2 No 359 later SAR Class 6C No 558.

Warrenton district, 1984. SAR Class 26 No 3450 'Red Devil' with Drakensberg Express. [D Dannhauser]

Warmbad district. SAR Class NG1 No 40 or 41 moving heavy equipment on either the Pankop or Singlewood lines.

Wankie, Southern Rhodesia, 14 April 1947. The Royal Train drawn by two RR15s.

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.Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope' built for the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899. Built by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899.

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. (See P1176)

Walvis Bay, South-West Africa, 1968. Old locomotive plinthed at railway station.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train.

Vryheid, 24 March 1947. SAR Class GL Garratt No 2352 working the Royal Train on the Glencoe-Vryheid section.

Vryheid district, 1967. SAR Class GMAM with passenger train.

Vryheid district, 1967. SAR Class GMAM with goods train.

Vryheid district, 1946. SAR Class GL hauling coal.

Vryburg, 1899. Last train to leave town before the siege during the Anglo-Boer War hauled by CGR 3rd class. (TG Garnish)

Vryburg, 15 October 1899. The last train leaving before outbreak of hostilities., hauled by a Cape 3rd Class 4-4-0 Dubs. (TC Garnish)

Volksrust district. NGR Dubs 'A' later SAR Class A with passenger train near Majuba.

Virginia district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with goods train.

Virginia district, 1953. Class 15F with goods train.

Victoria Falls, Southern Rhodesia, 1950. RR 12th Class No 182 with main line passenger train.

Victoria Falls, Rhodesia. Victoria Falls from the railway bridge, with Rhodesian Railways 11th class No 135 locomotive. When built, the bridge carried two tracks. In 1930 the second track was converted for road vehicles and the bridge deck was raised 5 feet which is reflected in this photograph.

Vet River, 1929. SAR Class 15, boiler explosion accident due to bad washing out and accumulation of mud on firebox roof. View of boiler lying in the veld with driver Ferrier and fireman Valentine.

Vet River, 1927. Mud on the crown plate of SAR Class 15A that suffered boiler explosion.

Vet River, 1927. Locomotive from SAR Class 15A after boiler explosion. First such explosion in the history of SAR.

Vet River, 1927. Debris and wreck of SAR Class 15A after boiler explosion.

Vereeniging. Mounted SAR Class 6B No 500.

Vereeniging, 1955. SAR Class 15F with train crossing the Vaal River.

Vereeniging, 1955. SAR Class 15F with passenger train crossing the Vaal River.

Vereeniging district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train.

Van Stadens River bridge. SAR Class NGG16 No 125 with train.

Usakos. The General Manager and staff at DSWA Class Hb No 56.

Usakos. SAR narrow gauge ex GSWA Class Hb, tanks removed and tender added.

Usakos. Narrow gauge tank locomotive Class 'Jung' No 56 used on SWA railways. Technical drawing.

Usakos, South-West Africa. DSWA Class Hd No 40 plinthed at railway station.

Usakos, South-West Africa, 1976. SWA Class plinthed at station.

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)