SARI - Volume 11 (June 2016) by South African Railways Illustrated

South African Railways Illustrated Volume 11

June 2016

South African Railways Illustrated Editor / Design & Layout

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Fanie Kleynhans Eugene Armer Aidan McCarthy John Middleton James Attwell Jacque Wepener Noel Welch David Heyneke

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(031) 337-7760 082 923 4868 Greg Hart Les Pivnic Wayne Nauschutz Dave Gallop Charles Baker John Christopher Cornell Lindsay Bridge Noel Forster

Front Cover Photo. Ceres Railway Company’s new addition Class 19B No. 1412 “BAILEY” is pictured here double heading Class 19D No. 3321 “JESSICA” while approaching Groot Kragga on the way to Swellendam during the special transfer working of the locomotive from Voorbaai to Ceres (13th March 2016). Photo – Wayne Nauschutz. Inside Front Cover Photo. Ceres Railway Company’s Class 19D No. 3321 “JESSICA” nearing Niekerkshek (12th March 2016). Photo – Wayne Nauschutz. Inside Back Cover Photo. Class 18E Series 1 locomotive, 18-124, heading a Johannesburg bound car train out of Frere up towards Chieveley (2nd May 2016). Photo – Charles Baker. Back Cover Photo. A beautiful autumn afternoon in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. Class 18E locomotives, 18-780 / 18-524 / 18-220, have just about completed the climb away from Rosetta to Mooi River with a loaded grain train bound for Johannesburg (2nd May 2016). Photo – Charles Baker. Special acknowledgement and appreciation to Col. André Kritzinger and the “List of South African Locomotives” on Wikipedia (the free online Encyclopaedia), the preferred SA locomotive reference and research source of SARI.

Contents – Volume 11 Page 5.

Editor’s Comment

Page 6.

1947 Royal Tour – Locomotive Analysis

Page 16.

Stellenbosch Station Layout

Page 20.

SAR “red & whisker” livery - Class 1E (E1)

Page 22.

SAR “red & whisker” livery - Class 7E1 Locomotives

Page 24.

SAR “red & whisker” livery - Class 7E3 (E7245)

Page 26.

SAR “red & whisker” livery - Class 7E3 (E7249)

Page 28.

SAR “red & whisker” livery - Class 6E1

Page 30.

Class 5E – Impala No. 24

Page 32.

Paarl & Firgrove Semaphores / Brakpoort Station

Page 33.

Transnet Freight Rail - Class 44 Diesels

Page 38.

Hulse Double Decker Coach No. 6704

Page 40.

Electric Motive Power Photo Gallery

Page 56.

Diesel Motive Power Photo Gallery

Page 66.

Steam Motive Power Photo Gallery

Page 74.

Metrorail Photo Gallery

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Editor’s Comment This issue of South African Railways Illustrated really has been a particularly enjoyable and satisfying one for me to work on. As I’ve said before, the regular contributors are free to put forward photos of their own choice from their respective personal photo collections. Looking over the beautiful selection of photos, which appear in the pages that follow, I’m particularly chuffed at how this month’s “collective set of photos”, which span a good seven decades, have come together so fantastically well. I must thank Wayne Nauschutz from the Western Cape for taking care of the outer and inner front covers with his exquisite photos of the Ceres Railway Company’s Class 19B No. 1412 “BAILEY” and Class 19D No. 3321 “JESSICA” respectively. Wayne really is a rail photographer to follow and is quietly and unassumingly building up a wonderful catalogue of quality photos! Straight into Les Pivnic’s archives once again, with a full analysis of the locomotives used on both trains involved with 1947 Royal Tour i.e. The Royal Train & The Pilot Train. Having typed this piece up personally from Les’ handwritten notes I was instantly struck by how very little I knew about the finer details of this epic South African Railway event. The featured station / signal layout diagram in this month’s issue is Stellenbosch. Greg Hart really is producing these redrawn diagrams to an extremely high standard in terms of detail and accuracy and they fill a few of the holes in the South African Railway history puzzle of “things no more” just perfectly! I couldn’t resist doing a number of double-page spreads with a few of the photos that were submitted this month. They include wonderful examples of the awesome South African Railways “red & whisker” livery that were just too good in my opinion not to maximise their presence! Transnet’s new Class 44 locomotives also feature prominently in this issue thanks to David Heyneke and Dave Gallop. Thanks once again to all the SARI contributors for your time and very much appreciated input and photographs. Enjoy the read everyone! Charles Baker 5

Above: The Royal Train in Basutoland (Wednesday 12th March 1947).

1947 Royal Tour – Locomotive Analysis By H. L. Pivnic The 1947 Royal Tour of Southern Africa by rail that was undertaken by the British Royal Family is well known in the railway fraternity, especially in South Africa. What is not so well known is that arrangements were put in place to ensure that only British-built locomotives from the various classes would be used throughout the Tour. Over the years in my experience, there were rumours that the official policy to only use British-built engines was not always adhered to during the Tour. In any event, the listing of all the engines is reflected in the pages that follow in tables drawn up by your Editor, Charles Baker, from a document supplied by myself from my railway papers. The listing as shown can be taken as a fair representation of what actually happened, but its total accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Special acknowledgment and thanks to The Railway Gazette (31st January 1947) and to Les Pivnic’s special “The Royal Tour of South Africa 1947” edition of his South African Railways & Harbours Photo Journal series.

Pilot Train Royal Train Time Class Loco No. Time Class Loco No. A Summary Of The Itinerary With Locomotives Used. * Denotes Banking Locomotive Day

Date

Depart

Friday

21-Feb-47

Cape Town

3.30pm

Saturday

22-Feb-47

Worcester

10.25am GEA No. 4017 11.00am GEA No. 4004

15F

No. 3035 4.00pm

GEA No. 4018 Voorbaai Monday Tuesday

24-Feb-47 25-Feb-47

Oudtshoorn Klipplaat

15F

No. 3030

GEA No. 4016

10.42pm GEA No. 4026 11.17pm GEA No. 4024 GEA No. 4018 GEA No. 4022 4.00pm 1.20am

19D No. 2748 4.30pm GEA No. 4024 19D No. 2750

GEA No. 4026

19D No. 2729 1.50am

19D No. 2748

19D No. 2731

19D No. 2750 19D No. 2727*

Koningsrus Graaff Reinet

9.10am

19D No. 2729 9.40am

19D No. 2748

19D No. 2731

19D No. 2750

11.30am 19D No. 2729 19D No. 2731

Noon

19D No. 2748 19D No. 2750 19D No. 2727*

Wednesday 26-Feb-47 Friday

28-Feb-47

Sandfontein Uitenhage Port Elizabeth

8.15am 8.43am

19D No. 2731 8.45am GEA No. 4026 19D No. 2729 9.13am GEA No. 4024

10.00am 19D No. 2748 10.30am GEA No. 4024 19D No. 2750

Cookhouse

9.35am

19D No. 2726 10.05am 19D No. 2721 19D No. 2725

Tuesday

04-Mar-47

East London

Wednesday 05-Mar-47

Umtata

5.35pm

06-Mar-47

Amabele

Queenstown

Burgersdorp

15AR No. 1805

19D No. 2726 6.20pm 19D No. 2721 19D No. 2725

19D No. 2723

19D No. 2722*

19D No. 2724*

12.15pm 19D No. 2726 1.00pm 19D No. 2721 19D No. 2725 19D No. 2723 19D No. 2722*

Thursday

19D No. 2723

19D No. 2722* 19D No. 2724* 3.20pm 15AR No. 2016 3.50pm 15AR No. 1825 15AR No. 1811

Kei Road

GEA No. 4026

19D No. 2724*

2.38am 15AR No. 2016 3.18am 15AR No. 1825 15AR No. 1811

15AR No. 1805

15AR No. 1961

15AR No. 1781

10.00am 15AR No. 1839 10.30am 15AR No. 1856

2.13pm

15AR No. 1851

15AR No. 1852

15AR No. 1818

15AR No. 1573

19D No. 2746 2.43pm 19D No. 2745 19D No. 2740

19D No. 2747 19D No. 2744

Pilot Train Royal Train Time Class Loco No. Time Class Loco No. A Summary Of The Itinerary With Locomotives Used. * Denotes Banking Locomotive Day

Date

Depart

Aliwal North

5.00pm 5.30pm

19D No. 2746 5.30pm 19D No. 2745 19D No. 2740

19D No. 2747

15F

Sunday

09-Mar-47

Bloemfontein

No. 3040 6.00pm

Monday

10-Mar-47

Kroonstad

11.00am 15AR No. 1568 11.30am 15AR No. 1844 15AR No. 2098 15A No. 1849

Bethlehem

4.30pm

15A No. 1962 5.00pm 15AR No. 1787 15AR No. 2022

Tuesday

11-Mar-47 Marseilles (Maseru)

Wednesday 12-Mar-47 Thursday

13-Mar-47

Marseilles Bethlehem

9.34am

15A No. 2084

19D No. 2740 10.04am 19D No. 2745 19D No. 2746

19D No. 2747

6.05am 15AR No. 1787 6.40am

15A No. 1962

15A No. 2084

15AR No. 2022

11.58pm 15AR No. 1844 12.35am 15AR No. 1568 15A No. 1849

Harrismith

Tuesday

11.00am

E181

E183

15AR No. 2098 11.30am

Monday Tuesday

E185

E187

1E E184 1E E188 18-Mar-47 Booth (Gingindhlovu) 9.50pm GEA No. 4009 10.20pm GEA No. 4021 GEA No. 4005

Sunday

No. 3046

23-Mar-47

24-Mar-47 25-Mar-47

Booth

Glencoe Piet Retief

6.06pm

3.40am 7.00pm

E181

1E 1E

GEA No. 4011 6.36pm

E185

E183

E187

E184

E188

GL No. 2355 4.10am GL No. 2352 19D No. 2738 7.40pm 19D No. 2736 19D No. 2742

19D No. 2743 19D No. 2737*

Thursday

27-Mar-47

Breyten

Midnight 15AR No. 2012 12.30am 15AR No. 1782 15AR No. 1828

Waterval Boven Nelspruit Friday

28-Mar-47

Westaffin

3.05am 15AR No. 1813 3.35am 15AR No. 1964 15AR No. 1850 15AR No. 1841 11.50am

No. 1100 12.20pm 8D

No. 1192

No. 1115

No. 1179

29-Mar-47

Witbank

15AR No. 1841

8.53pm 15CA No. 2836 9.23pm 15CA No. 2841 15CA No. 2834

Saturday

5.10pm 15AR No. 1813 5.40pm 15AR No. 1964 15AR No. 1850

Waterval Boven

15AR No. 1797

15CA No. 2846

1.38am 15CA No. 2819 2.08am 15CA No. 2828 15CA No. 2840

Pilot Train Royal Train Time Class Loco No. Time Class Loco No. A Summary Of The Itinerary With Locomotives Used. * Denotes Banking Locomotive Day

Friday

Date

Depart

04-Apr-47

Pretoria

Braamfontein

6.30pm

8.17pm

Saturday

05-Apr-47 Mafeking (Rhodesia) 6.18am

Thursday

17-Apr-47

Friday Saturday

18-Apr-47 19-Apr-47

Vryburg

E174

E177

6.55pm

E168

E170

E172

GM No. 2292 8.46pm 4AR No. 1554 GM No. 2298 RR 10th Class

6.48am

RR10th Class

10.21pm 19C No. 2445 10.51pm 19C

No. 2455

19C

No. 2447

Kimberley

3.30pm

15F

No. 3051 4.00pm

15F

No. 3046

De Aar

8.47pm

15E No. 2866 9.20pm

15E

No. 2865

Beaufort West

9.50am

15E No. 2858 10.30am 15E

No. 2869

Touws River

4.18pm

15F

No. 3030

No. 3035 4.58pm

15F

Pilot & Royal Train As Empty Stock Additional Working - Western Transvaal System Day

Date

Saturday 01-Apr-47

Pilot Train

Working

Royal Train

Time Class Loco No. Time Class Loco No. 16 No. 796 15F No. 3050

Pretoria / Booysens

No. 796

15F No. 3050

Alliance - Germiston

No. 796

15F No. 3050

Germiston - Pretoria

E174

E168

E170

E172

Sunday 02-Apr-47 Booysens - Alliance - Welgedacht Booysens - Alliance (Only) Welgedacht - Alliance

15F No. 3052 -

15F No. 3050 -

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Above: The Pilot Train arriving at Kroonstad Station on Monday, 10th March 1947, headed by Class 15F, No. 3040. Below: The Royal Train just north of Durban (Stamford Hill) with Class GEA locomotives No. 4021 & No. 4011.

Above: The Pilot Train near Alicedale headed by Class 19Ds, No. 2726 & No. 2725.

Soul of A Railway ÂŠ By Les Pivnic and Charlie Lewis Les and Charlie are working together on this project to convey to future generations the essence of a once magnificent transport network in South Africa - the South African Railways or SAR. Introduction https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/introduction The SAR was divided into nine systems as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Cape Western, based in Cape Town Cape Northern, based in Kimberley Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth Cape Eastern, based in East London Orange Free State, based in Bloemfontein Natal, based in Durban Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg Eastern Transvaal, based in Pretoria South West Africa, based in Windhoek

Charlie is doing systems 1 to 4 while Les is doing systems 5 to 8. 13

Summary Of Locomotives Used Pilot Train Royal Train Class 15A 15A 15A 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15CA 15CA 15CA

Loco No. No. 1849 No. 1962 No. 2084 No. 1568 No. 1787 No. 1811 No. 1813 No. 1818 No. 1828 No. 1839 No. 1844 No. 1850 No. 1851 No. 1961 No. 2012 No. 2016 No. 2022 No. 2098 No. 2819 No. 2834 No. 2836

15E 15E 15F 15F 15F 19C

No. 2858 No. 2866 No. 3035 No. 3040 No. 3051 No. 2445

Class 15A 15A 15A 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15AR 15CA 15CA 15CA 15CA 15E 15E 15F 15F

Loco No. No. 1849 No. 1962 No. 2084 No. 1568 No. 1573 No. 1781 No. 1782 No. 1787 No. 1797 No. 1805 No. 1825 No. 1841 No. 1844 No. 1852 No. 1856 No. 1964 No. 2022 No. 2098 No. 2828 No. 2840 No. 2841 No. 2846 No. 2865 No. 2869 No. 3030 No. 3046

19C 19C

No. 2447 No. 2455

Summary Of Locomotives Used Pilot Train Royal Train Class 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D

Loco No. No. 2722* No. 2725 No. 2726 No. 2729 No. 2731 No. 2738 No. 2740 No. 2742 No. 2746 No. 2748 No. 2750

1E 1E 1E 1E 1E

E174 E177 E181 E183 E184

8A 8A GEA GEA GEA GEA GEA

No. 1100 No. 1115 No. 4005 No. 4009 No. 4017 No. 4018 No. 4026

GL GM

No. 2355 No. 2292

Class 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 19D 1E 1E 1E 1E 1E 1E 4AR 8C 8D GEA GEA GEA GEA GEA GEA GEA GL GM

Loco No. No. 2721 No. 2723 No. 2724* No. 2727* No. 2736 No. 2737* No. 2743 No. 2744 No. 2745 No. 2747 No. 2748 No. 2750 E168 E170 E172 E185 E187 E188 No. 1554 No. 1179 No. 1192 No. 4004 No. 4011 No. 4016 No. 4021 No. 4022 No. 4024 No. 4026 No. 2352 No. 2298

* Denotes Banking Locomotive.

Indicates locomotive worked both trains.

A total of 16 locomotive classes were used, excluding the Rhodesian leg of the tour. A total of 110 locomotives were used by the two trains on the tour, excluding the Rhodesian leg of the tour. 11 locomotives worked on both trains during the tour. The oldest locomotives used on the tour were the two Class 8As, No. 1100 & No. 1115, which were used on the Royal Train and built in 1902. The 21 Class 19Ds, 5 Class 15Fs and 11 Class GEAs were the newest locomotives used on the tour. They were built in 1945, 1945 and 1946 respectively. 14

After the tour…… A brief account of what became of the two tour trains.

The Pilot Train The C–22 articulated saloons provided on the Pilot Train were used as the basis for the first class accommodation on the new “Orange Express” service, which was introduced in June 1947 between Cape Town and Durban. These saloons were first returned to Shops so that the specialised tour equipment could be removed and the vehicles prepared for the provision of standard first class accommodation on the express trains. The A-31 / AA-32 twin dining car “Kaaiman” was also allocated to one of the “Orange Express” sets. The remaining Pilot Train coaches were returned to their previous duties in ordinary service. This included an observation car and a private saloon, which returned to their specialised duties while the refrigerator wagon and baggage van resumed normal service. The Post Office van was also stripped of its special office fittings and returned to ordinary passenger van duty.

The Royal Train Three standard “Blue Train” type saloons (R1, 2 & 5) were painted in the “Blue Train” livery and made available for service on that train. The twin dining car type, A-24 / AA-25 “Protea” (R3 & 4) was repainted in “Orange Express” colours and became the regular dining car on the second “Orange Express” set. Saloon R6 was numbered 38 and was made available for service as special Staff Saloon on the Governor-General’s “White train”. This vehicle was renumbered No. 50 in May 1969 and finally withdrawn from service and sold for R6000 on the 23rd of August 1985. Saloon R7 for the Princesses and ladies-in-waiting, was made available for the “White Train” as coach No. 39 – renumbered No. 51 in May 1969 and used as the Governor General / State President’s saloon. When the “White Train” was withdrawn from service in August 1975, this saloon was handed over to The S.A. Railway Museum for the National Collection. It is now preserved by the Museum’s successors – The Transnet Heritage Foundation at their Outeniqua Railway Museum in George. Saloon R8, which served as the Queen’s coach, was also transferred to the “White Train” as vehicle No. 40 and provided accommodation for the wife of the Governor General / State President. This coach was renumbered No. 52 in May 1969 and was eventually sold for R10000 on the 23rd of August 1985. Saloon R9, the King’s coach, became No. 41 and was retained as a luxury private saloon until March 1961 when it was put into Shops and converted to type B-4 lounge car No. 697. In its new form it served on the “Trans Karoo” express and other long distance main line passenger trains. Saloons R10, 11 and 12 respectively, the Royal lounge, dining and kitchen cars, were returned to Shops for refitting prior to returning to their original “Blue Train” services as coaches – B3, No. 695, A-33 No. 230 “Orange” and AA-34 No. 285. Saloon R13, which conveyed the S.A. Minister of Transport, became Private Saloon No. 42 and was repainted in Imperial Brown livery and was retained for his use. As No. 42, she was rather appropriately named, “Vorentoe” (Afrikaans for ‘forward’ and colloquially ‘4 and 2’). Saloon R14 the staff and baggage car, was repainted and returned to “Blue Train” service as type GC25-C No. 2754. In terms of technical excellence, the South African Railways and Harbours Administration probably reached its greatest heights with the operation of this memorable Royal Tour of South Africa from February to April 1947. 15

Above: A drawing of the beautiful Stellenbosch Station building (various elevations) by John Christopher Cornell. Below: Class 16DA No. 879 “KATIE” at Stellenbosch Station showing the route and shunt signals (bottom) for the siding (6th April 2014). Photo – Fanie Kleynhans.

Top Left: Stellenbosch Station Home Signal (2 & 3 on Layout Diagram). Bottom Left: Stellenbosch / Vlottenburg tablet. Top Right: Stellenbosch Station Route Signal (7 & 8 on Layout Diagram). Below: Stellenbosch Station Lever Frame. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart.

Class leader of the Class 1E electric locomotives, E1, looking absolutely awesome in her SAR “red & whisker” livery at “old” Durban Station (20th January 1965). Photo – Les Pivnic. 20

Class 7E1 electric locomotive looking spectacularly beautiful with the afternoon sun on her SAR “red & whisker” livery at the Richards Bay Locomotive Depot (11th June 1994). Photo – John Middleton. 23

Workhorses of the Richards Bay Coal Line, Class 7E3 locomotives, E7245 and E7224 standing in the AC part of Ermelo Depot awaiting their next duty (10th June 1994). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; John Middleton. 25

Coalex General Freight Class 7E3 Series 1, E7249, passes Ngwempisi (10th June 1994). A total of 60 locomotives in this class were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; John Middleton. 26

A class 6E1 in original South African Railways red livery, hauls a "pickup" freight northwards across the Vaal River at Fourteen Streams, near Warrenton. The 2nd and 4th wagons are covered in large tarpaulins, which were numbered and had to be accounted for by Station Masters where the wagons were loaded or unloaded at their stations. The consist also includes some four-wheel wagons, which were known as "shorts". Both the tarpaulins and the shorts have long since disappeared from the railway scene in South Africa, while pick-up freights are also few and far between these days (15th March 1986). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eugene Armer.

160 Class 5E locomotives were built for the South African Railways (SAR) between 1955 & 1959. In 2011 the last known operational member of the class was part of Impala Platinum's fleet at Rustenburg. At the time, this classic locomotive - Impala No. 24, was not expected to survive into 2012, but it is believed to have since been sold to a coal mine in the Witbank area. She is seen here on 19th July 2011 on a typical winters day in the South African bushveld, about to pick up a load of empties from the main processing plant to take to the No. 12 shaft. Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eugene Armer.

Top: Brakpoort Station in the Northern Cape. Bottom Left: Paarl Station Outer Home & Distant Signal. Bottom Right: Firgrove Station Home Signal. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart (November 2007).

Transnet Freight Rail – Class 44 Diesels Above: The class leader of Transnet Freight Rail’s new Class 44 Diesel Electric Locomotives, built by General Electric as Model GE ES40ACi, 44 001, at Springs Shed (25th April 2016). Below (left): Inside the cab of Class 44, 44 001, showing the cab on the driver’s side (27th April 2016). Below (right) & Pages 34 / 35: Some beautiful sunlight on Class 44 locomotives, 44 001 & 44 004, at Withok on the Sentrarand section (25th April 2016). Photos – David Heyneke. Page 36 / 37: Class 44 locomotives, 44 019 & 44 006, at Saaiwater West (5th May 2016). Photo – Dave Gallop.

The first and last of its type in South Africa, the Hulse Double Decker Coach, No. 6704, which was built around 1927. The 3rd Class suburban coach proved very unpoular (despite being way ahead of its time in terms of concept & design) and was shifted around to different centres of the country where nobody really wanted it. It spent time in Pietermaritzburg ferrying workers to and from Masons Mill, as well as time working as an overhead maintenance platform vehicle (as it was in this photo). After being totally withdrawn from service by 1972 it was added to the national museum collection in De Aar. In the years that followed it was very badly vandalised. Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lindsay Bridge (1968). 39

Electric Motive Power Photo Gallery Above: Class 18E, 18-387, shortly after arrival in Durban with one of the Blue Train sets (6th July 2013). Below: Class 18Es, 18-432 & 18-433 returning to the PRASA yard just north of Durban Station (24th September 2013). Opposite Page: Class 18E, 18-424, leaving the PRASA yard just north of Durban Station with the Trans Natal (19th May 2013). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: Class 10E1 Series 1 locomotive, E10153, in the Spoornet blue livery at Ermelo Depot (16th September 2001). Below: Class 7E3 Series 1 locomotive, E7220, in the Spoornet orange livery at the Richards Bay Locomotive Depot (10th March 1993). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; John Middleton.

Above: A quartet of Spoornet orange Class 10E1 locomotives, 10 150 / 10 067 / 10 074 / 10 044 depart Ermelo (10th June 1994). Below: Class 10E1 locomotives lined up at Ermelo Depot with 10 139 front and centre (10th June 1994). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; John Middleton.

Above: Class 6E, E1162, with another Class 6E run light north between Malan & Soetendal (9th May 2005). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans. Below: Class 18Es, headed by 18-209, are Durban bound and passing through Pentrich Station with a Rovos Rail set (10th May 2013). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart.

Above: Class 18E, 18-047, is outward bound from Durban and passing through Shongweni with a load of empty C Type Wagons (30th May 2013). Below: Class 18Es as light units bound for Masons Mill, with 18-663 leading, pass through Shongweni (30th May 2013). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart.

Above: A Durban bound train headed by 18-047 run contra flow down through Boughton (5th June 2013). Photo – Greg Hart. Below: Class 1E, E1, at Bloemfontein, in stark contrast to Les Pivnic’s 1965 photo of her on Page 20/21 of this issue (11th May 2016). Photo – Jacque Wepener.

Above: The Trans Karoo speeds through Malan with E1218 & E1189 leading (9th May 2005). Below: A scheduled Cape Town bound Trans Karoo working approaches Malan with Class 6E1 locomotives, E1813 & E1818, in charge (9th May 2005). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans.

Above: Class 18E, 18-504, heads a load of empty C Type Wagons through Ashburton (29th June 2012). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart. Below: Class 6E1s, E1952 & E1951, lead a Rovos Rail set through a shallow cutting north of Malan back to Pretoria (9th May 2005). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans.

Above: Class 18E, 18-124, heads a Johannesburg bound Car Train up towards Mooi River in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands (2nd May 2016). Below: A Johannesburg bound Grain Train passing through Frere headed by Class 18E, 18-780 (2nd May 2016). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: Late afternoon and long shadows as a Johannesburg bound Grain Train headed by Class 18E, 18-780, runs contra flow into Colenso (2nd May 2016). Below: Class 18E, 18-281, with a load of containers, passing through Umlaas Road (6th March 2016). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: The first two Class 6E1 locomotives to be put into the PRASA "blue" livery, E1603 & E1667 behind (12th January 2015). Below: Class 18Es, 18-114 / 18-661 / 18-521, heading a grain train through Lions River up towards Dargle (29th February 2016). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: Rovos Rail at sunrise, just east of Enselspruit heading towards Fochville, with Class 6E1s E1359 & E1305. Below: The same Rovos Rail train as above pictured on the Potchefstroom Houtheuwel line, just east of Raathsvlei (19th January 2015). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eugene Armer.

Above & Below: A 100-wagon ore train from the Northern Cape (headed for Vanderbijl Park or Newcastle) between Klipdrif and Enselspruit on the Potchefstroom - Houtheuwel line with 4 Class 10Es in 3 liveries, 10 015/10 038/10 121/10 009 (19th January 2015). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eugene Armer.

Above: The last known operational Class 5E, Impala No. 24 at Rustenburg, believed to have since been sold to a coal mine in the Witbank area (19th July 2011). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eugene Armer. Below: 18-642 & an empty car train over the Pentrich Viaduct (2nd March 2014). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: 18-006 / 18-209 / 18-278 pass through Cliffdale as they head out of Durban with a mixed tanker train (24th June 2014). Below: Class 18E, 18-219, runs down through Umlaas Road to Camperdown with a Durban bound grain train (10th August 2014). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Diesel Motive Power Photo Gallery Above: Two Class 33 locomotives, with 33-509 leading, bring the Worcester to Voorbaai freight into Vleidam (16th May 2005). Below: Class 33 / 35, 33-509 & 35-019, at the start of the climb up from Gouritz River to Cooper heading to Voorbaai (17th May 2005). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans.

Above: Class 33 locomotives with the Worcester to Voorbaai freight busy climbing out of Vleidam towards Heidelberg (16th May 2005). Below: Class 33, 33-509, leads the Worcester to Voorbaai freight over the Duiwenhoks River at Heidelberg (16th May 2005). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans.

Above: Class 33s, doing what they did best – make smoke and noise! Seen here climbing out of Heidelberg towards Riversdale (16th May 2005). Photo – Fanie Kleynhans. Below: 31-007 / D706 (Class 31 / Class 1-DE) pictured at Bloemfontein (11th May 2016). Photo – Jacque Wepener.

Above: Class 34, 34-069 (experiencing problems), with Transnet’s Phelophepa Health Train just before Bothaville (9th April 2016). Below: Class 34, 34-069, with Transnet’s Phelophepa Health Train arriving at Bothaville (9th April 2016). Photos – Jacque Wepener.

Above & Below: Class 34, 34-681, taking a rest from her normal duties and deputising for Umgeni Steam Railwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class 19D, No. 2685 (undergoing heavy repairs at the moment), is seen on the old main line at Hillcrest (above) and Kloof (below). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart (1st May 2016).

Above: A trio of Spoornet blue liveried Class 37s, headed by 37-090, running around their load of at Umkomaas. Below: The same trio of Spoornet blue liveried Class 37s, headed by 37-090, crossing the Umgababa River with a load of empties. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart (7th June 2013).

Above: Class 35, 35-636, working two wagons filled with pandrol clips through Bux Farm (30th May 2013). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Greg Hart. Below: Class 33 (400), 33-491, on shunt duty at De Aar (29th December 2010). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above & Below: Built by General Electric SA GE-DL Locomotive Group as model GE U26C, Class 34, 34-103, entered service with SAR in 1972. She is pictured here at Kommadagga Railway Station in the Eastern Cape with a Container Train (11th May 2016). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Welch.

Above: Above: Class 36s, 36-023 & 36-021 run light through Parow to the Bellville yard (25th April 2005). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fanie Kleynhans. Below: Class 43 locomotives, headed by 43-045, working a long train of empties through Nsezi, Richards Bay (8th December 2013). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above & Below: Class 37 Diesels, 37-042 / 37-075 / 37-019, pictured here at Umkomaas, are heading down the KwaZulu Natal South Coast with empty D Type Wagons to Natal Portland Cement (NPC) at Simuma / Port Shepstone (20th May 2014). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Steam Motive Power Photo Gallery Above: Class 19D locomotives, No. 2768 & No. 2520, near Dordrecht in the Eastern Cape with the Maclear / Sterkstroom passenger train (6th April 1977). Below: Class 19D, No. 2665, near Ida in Molteno in the Eastern Cape, working a ballast train from Sterkstroom (5th April 1977). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Forster.

Above & Below: Class 19D, No. 2722, near Ida in Molteno in the Eastern Cape (above) and near Navar (below), working a Maclear passenger train. 30-years earlier No. 2722 was involved with the 1947 Royal Tour, as a banking loco on the Pilot Train. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Forster (5th April 1977).

Above: Class 19D, No. 2722 (worked as a banking locomotive on the Pilot Train of the 1947 Royal Tour) near Elliot on the Maclear passenger train (5th April 1977). Below: Class 19D, No. 2699, at Picnic on a passenger train from Maclear (6th April 1977). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Forster.

Above: Class 19D, No. 2507 at the 7th reverse on the Barkly East line. Below: Class 19D, No. 2507 at the 4th reverse on the Barkly East line. Nothing more magical than the charming consists seen on the branch lines in the hey days of South African Railways. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Forster (6th April 1977).

Above: Class 19D locomotives No. 2723 (used on the 1947 Royal Train thirty years earlier) & No. 2768 on a passenger train nearing Maclear. Below: Class 19D, No. 2699, between Picnic and Ryno on a passenger train. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Noel Forster (5th / 6th April 1977).

Above: Umgeni Steam Railway’s Class 19D, No. 2685 “WESLEY”, on her way from Kloof to Inchanga (15th May 2013). Below: Saiccor No. 1, Ex SAR Class 19D, No. 2697, working the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas (7th June 2013). Photos – Greg Hart.

Above & Below: Umgeni Steam Railway’s Class 19D, No. 2685 “WESLEY”, at Inchanga Station not long after the KwaZulu Natal based preservation group’s relocation from their previous base in Pinetown (30th September 2007). Photos – Greg Hart.

Above: Umgeni Steam Railway's ex South African Railways Class 19D, No. 2685 “WESLEY”, passes beneath the Rob Roy Hotel as she works her train to Kloof Station to drop off passengers. Photo – Greg Hart (30th September 2007). 73

Metrorail Photo Gallery Above: A Type 10M5 Metrorail set hugs the coastline through St James in Cape Town (21st December 2010). Below: A Type 5M2A Metrorail set makes it way through the maze of tracks in Braamfontein Yard towards Park Station (21st August 2011). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aidan McCarthy.

Above: A Type 10M5 Metrorail passes through Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town (21st December 2010). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aidan McCarthy. Below: Train No. 0761, a Type 10M5 set operated by PRASA / Metrorail, has just departed Rossburgh Station (27th April 2016). Photo â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charles Baker.

Above: A Type 5M2A Metrorail set is passing through Kalk Bay in Cape Town (30th December 2014). Below: A Type 5M2A Metrorail set approaches St James on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Cape Peninsula (31st December 2014). Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aidan McCarthy.

Above: A Type 5M2A Metrorail “streaks” past the Braamfontein Yard on the right towards Park Station (7th December 2011). Below: Early evening (19:15) “long” exposure view of a local train passing the PRASA / Metrorail Braamfontein Yard (7th December 2011). Photos – Aidan McCarthy.

Above: A Type 5M2A set has just departed Hamburg Station and is now tackling the famous Hamburg bank. Below: A Johannesburg bound Type 5M2A set heads down the Hamburg bank. Photos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; James Attwell (7th May 2016).