African Railways

[DSY011]

www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/train_index.html is a site with hundreds of photos of Trains. The Grave Yard and Hall of Shame photos almost had me in tears. Well worth a visit. SYD (DSY011)

South African Steam Index Updated 17-01-2006

South African Garratt Index Updated 13-01-2006

South African Diesel Index Updated 16-01-2006

South African Electric Index Updated 21-01-2006

Narrow Gauge Index Updated 16-01-2006

Specific SA Rail Photos
Train Graveyard - different provinces Updated 17-01-2006
Queenstown Train Graveyard Updated 12-01-2006
SA Bridges Updated 2/11/2005
SA Stations, Sheds, Yards Updated 17-01-2006
SA Rail Cars - Funky's, Inspection Trolleys etc etc Updated 9/11/2005
Rolling Stock Coaches, Wagons, Vans, Dining cars etc Updated 10/11/2005
Train Lodge Coaches Updated 17-01-2006
Blue Train Coaches Updated 17-01-2006
Baluleka Train - Information Pictures
Spier Train Coaches
Union Limited Coaches Updated 18-01-2006
Rovos Rail Coaches Updated 18-01-2006
Rail Modellers Reference Pics Updated 10/11/2005 On this site at last, lots of new pics
Railway Vehicles Updated 13-01-2006
Train Drawings - Sue Lawrence Updated 02-01-2006
1959-61 Photo's Sue Lawrence
Hall of Shame Updated 25/10/2005
Live Steamers - SA & Overseas Updated 13-01-2006
Trevor Staat's Archive Pages - South and Southern Africa
Miscellaneous
Rhodesian Railway - Outline Drawings UPDATED FROM THE OLD SITE

SA Tour Photos

Dave Rogers Tour 2005 - Aidan McCarthy
Reefsteamers photos - 30/04/2005 / 15/05/2005 - Rail Tour - Aidan McCarthy
Steam Locomotive Safari Tour's Pictures - 19D 2669 - Aidan McCarthy
Union Limited Pictures 17-2-2005
Avontuur Adventurer - Robert Wilson's Photo's Updated 30/10/2005
Avontuur Adventurer - My pictures

SA Items of Interest - Articles - Etc
Dick Gillatts's 'Locomotives - A Wonderful Winters Week' - Article from 1989
Durban Time-table from 1974
Pierre's Painting Class 25 & 25NC in De Aar
Richard and John's 25NC - 3488 "Enchantress"
The Pomegranate Express An Enchanting Story of one of our favourite NG Lines
Christo's Coastal Trip - Dec 2004

General SA Rail Photos

Rail or Road - Train or Truck
Miscellaneous Rail Related Photo's Making adverts etc

Africa
Botswana
Steam
BR - Diesel
Other Diesel
Kenya
Steam Updated 02-01-2006
Diesel Updated 02-01-2006
Mozambique
Sheltam diesel-electric locos being loaded for Nacala, Mozambique
Nambia
Tanzania Updated 02-01-2006
Zambia
Zimbabwe

[tomfassett]

...The Grave Yard and Hall of Shame photos almost had me in tears. SYD (DSY011)...

That goes for me as well. The final shots of the "Red Devil" and the Class 25NC were heartbreaking.
The Rail Modellers Reference Pics are fantastic though, as are the other archives.
Thanks for posting the link.

Tom F

[DSY011]

Glad you found it useful Tom F. That is what I like about this forum, infomation advice and tips passed on to others as well as the storys that are now starting to be posted. There have been a lot of very good photos posted of late, but I can't keep saying great photo, or good shot. Thats why I suggestered a 1-10 rating system. There are many of then around so I don't thing it would be to hard to add one to the system.
Syd

[John H-T]

Thanks very much for the site. I have had a quick look at the Hall of Shame and share your heartbreak. I have added the site to my favourites so that I can study it in depth later.

My grandfather worked for South African Railways during the late 19th and early 20th centuries so it is great to have access to this site.

I would be delighted to have you rate my photos against your system, as it may help me to take better photos!

[Trev]

Brilliant site that Syd, and thanks for posting the link.

I've got a tenuous link with South Africa in that my mother in law was born in Bloemfontein. I never met her as she died before I met the missus. However, one of the wife's cousins arrived here from Durban a couple of years ago and is now a permanent resident of Scunthorpe (of all places!). I'll pass the link on to him, I'm sure he'll enjoy it.

Like John H-T I'm putting this on favourites right away!

[DSY011]

For some good photos of how not to wash a loco go to www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/train_index.html and look at the 'What went wrong' aka The 'Oops' Page.
Syd.