South African Railways Illustrated 100 Black & White Photos (Part 2)

South African Railways Illustrated 100 Black & White Photos (Part 2)

By Charles Baker sarillustrated@gmail.com

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100 Black & White Photos (Part 2)

100 Black & White Photos (Part 2) is the second of two special issues of South African Railways Illustrated, which each contain a selection of 50 black & white photo conversions from my own personal railway photography collection. The vast majority of them were taken in poor lighting / cloudy conditions, and in many cases my own basic lack of skill & experience is to blame for their technical issues. They do however remain favourites of mine and wonderful reminders of the tremendous enjoyment and immense pleasure that I’ve experienced while out trainspotting at the various locations.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

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E1506 at Umlaas Road with a short load of tanker wagons for Masons Mill (14th October 2010).

Class 20E 20 005 on the deck of the Durban Harbour Floating Crane INDLOVU (18th December 2013).

A rare photo opportunity with PRASA Class 18Es down the KZN South Coast at Kelso Station (2nd July 2013). th (Main) An upturned coal wagon following a derailment at Frere of a Durban bound train (8 February 2014).

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4 CLASS 1E (E25) / CLASS (E518) / climbs CLASS 6E1contra (1559) / flow CLASStowards 35 (35-438)Chieveley IN THE OLD SOUTH RAILWAYS GOODS SHED AT LADYSMITH (12th FEBRUARY 2011).

Running late, Class 6E1ESE1510, with AFRICAN a Johannesburg bound Trans Natal (27 December 2010).

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5 A TANKER TRAIN EXITING CEDARA TUNNEL (CONTRA FLOW) AFTER ANOTHER TRAIN HAD FAILED IN THE TUNNEL ON THE UP LINE (5TH DECEMBER 2010).

6 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND DAYLIGHT SITTER ENTERING CEDARA STATION HEADED BY 18-413 (12TH FEBRUARY 2011).

7 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CAR TRAIN IN THE CUTTING IN FRONT OF GRANNY MOUSE AT BALGOWAN (12TH FEBRUARY 2011).

8 18-390 DROPPING DOWN INTO STATION WITH A DURBAN MIXED TRAINbound (13 FEBRUARY Running late, Class 6E1 E1510, climbs contra flowDARGLE towards Chieveley with aBOUND Johannesburg Trans 2011).

Natal (27th December 2010).

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9 18-601 CLIMBING OUT OF DARGLE STATION UP TOWARDS LIDGETTON WITH A SHORT CEMENT TRAIN (13TH FEBRUARY 2011).

10 18-267 CLIMBING OUT OF DARGLE STATION UP TOWARDS LIDGETTON WITH A SHORT TANKER TRAIN (13TH FEBRUARY 2011).

11 A DURBAN BOUND EMPTY CAR TRAIN, HEADED BY 18-175, AT CAMPERDOWN STATION (14TH DECEMBER 2010).

12 LADYSMITH AND 18-600 IS PASSING THROUGH ESTCOURTwith STATION WITH A LOAD OF EMPTIES OCTOBER Running late, Class 6E1 E1510,BOUND climbs contra flow towards Chieveley a Johannesburg bound(16 Trans Natal2010).

(27th December 2010).

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13 POURING RAIN AND CLASS 6E1, E1506, IS DURBAN BOUND WITH A TANKER TRAIN PASSING THROUGH LIONS RIVER STATION (16TH OCTOBER 2010).

14 18-291 IS DURBAN BOUND WITH A GRAIN TRAIN THROUGH UMLAAS ROAD STATION WITH A STAGED WORKS TRAIN ON THE LOOP LINE (20TH FEBRUARY 2011).

15 A DURBAN BOUND DAYLIGHT SITTER HEADED BY 18-434 ROLLING DOWN THE HILL TOWARDS FRERE (21ST MARCH 2014).

16 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN IS ABOUT TO PASS UNDER THE ROAD BRIDGE AND INTO COLENSO STATION (18TH FEBRUARY 2011).

17 TWO DURBAN BOUND TRAINS CLIMBING OUT OF LIONS RIVER UP TOWARDS TWEEDIE (2ND FEBRUARY 2014).

18 CLASS LEADER, 20 001, COMING ASHORE VIA FLOATING CRANE INDLOVU AT DURBAN HARBOUR (18TH DECEMBER 2013).

19 CLASS LEADER, 20 001, COMING ASHORE VIA FLOATING CRANE INDLOVU AT DURBAN HARBOUR (18TH DECEMBER 2013).

20 BALGOWAN, THIS DURBAN / CATO RIDGE BOUND PYTHON WAS ONE OF THE LAST TRAINS TO GET THROUGH BEFORE THE LINE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE SNOW (7TH AUGUST 2012).

21 BALGOWAN, THIS DURBAN / CATO RIDGE BOUND PYTHON WAS ONE OF THE LAST TRAINS TO GET THROUGH BEFORE THE LINE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE SNOW (7TH AUGUST 2012).

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LIDGETTON STATION, THIS DURBANExchange BOUND ANACONDA WAS THE LAST TRAIN TO GET THROUGHoff BEFORE THEof LINE WAS CLOSED TO THE SNOW (7 AUGUST 2012).

37-045 / 37-089 at the Saiccor Yard in Umkomaas after dropping a load timber (9th DUE December 2011).

23 A NEWCASTLE BOUND EMPTY CEMENT TRAIN SHUTDOWN IN THE SNOW AT HIDCOTE FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF THE LINE (9TH AUGUST 2012).

24 CLASS 8E LOCOMOTIVES WORKING NEW CARS FROM TOYOTA AT ISIPINGO ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT TO THE CAR TERMINAL (11TH DECEMBER 2013).

25 CLASS 8E LOCOMOTIVES WORKING NEW CARS FROM TOYOTA AT ISIPINGO ALONG VICTORIA EMBANKMENT TO THE CAR TERMINAL (11TH DECEMBER 2013).

26 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN AT MKONDENI IN PIETERMARITZBURG (1ST JUNE 2012).

27 18-246 IS CLIMBING UP THROUGH BOUGHTON ON THE LOOP LINE WHILE A WORKS TRAIN OCCUPIES THE MAIN LINE (5TH DECEMBER 2010).

28 A DURBAN BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN NEGOTIATES THE TOP OF BOUGHTON AND STARTS THE STEEP DROP DOWN TO PIETERMARITZBURG (5TH JULY 2012).

29 A DURBAN BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN NEGOTIATES THE TOP OF BOUGHTON BEFORE STARTING THE STEEP DROP DOWN TO PIETERMARITZBURG (18TH NOVEMBER 2011).

30 A DURBAN BOUND EMPTY CAR TRAIN CROSSES THE PENTRICH VIADUCT (26TH FEBRUARY 2013).

31 EARLY MORNING AS A DURBAN BOUND TRANS NATAL PASSES THROUGH PENTRICH STATION IN PIETERMARITZBURG (4TH MAY 2013).

32 A NEWCASTLE BOUND EMPTY CEMENT TRAIN CROSSING THE HARTS HILL VIADUCT BETWEEN COLENSO AND LADYSMITH (15TH JUNE 2013).

33 AN EMPTY NEWCASTLE BOUND CEMENT TRAIN PASSING THROUGH LADYSMITH STATION (27TH FEBRUARY 2011).

34 AN EMPTY DURBAN BOUND CAR TRAIN PASSING THE WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL AT FRERE (8TH FEBRUARY 2014).

35 CLASS 19E LOCOMOTIVES WORKING AN EMPTY COAL TRAIN OUT OF RICHARDS BAY. CLASS 37, 37-052, WAS PICKING UP EMPTY TIMBER WAGONS (8TH DECEMBER 2013).

36 CLASS 7E LOCOMOTIVES WORKING A RELATIVELY “SHORT” COAL TRAIN THROUGH ULUNDI STATION BOUND FOR RICHARDS BAY (19TH MARCH 2011).

37 CLASS 6E1 LOCOMOTIVES AT EMPANGENI STATION WHILE THEY WERE STILL WORKING THE NORTH COAST LINE OUT OF DURBAN (19TH MARCH 2011).

38 A LOAD OF GRANITE READY TO LEAVE EMPANGENI STATION FOR DURBAN (19TH MARCH 2011).

39 A DURBAN / CATO RIDGE BOUND COAL TRAIN WINDING ITS WAY DOWN THROUGH BALGOWAN IN THE VICINITY OF MICHAELHOUSE (17TH JANUARY 2015).

40 THR FIRST TWO CLASS 21E LOCOMOTIVES BEING DEAD HAULED UP TOWARDS CHIEVELEY ON THEIR WAY TO KOEDOESPOORT (12TH DECEMBER 2014).

41 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN CROSSING THE BRIDGE INTO BEACON HILL STATION (27TH MARCH 2015).

42 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN PASSING THROUGH THE REMAINS OF BEACON HILL STATION (12TH JUNE 2011).

43 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN PASSES IN FRONT OF THE MANDELA MEMORIAL SITE at ANDBayhead ROLLS DOWN THE(18 HILLthTOWARDS LIONS RIVER (15 Class 8E centre cab electric shunting locomotives, E8090 & E8054, working Yard February 2011).

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NOVEMBER 2014).

44 EARLY MORNING AND THE BLUE TRAIN (DURBAN BOUND) HAS JUST MADE A SCHEDULED STOP AT PIETERMARITZBURG STATION (15TH NOVEMBER 2014).

45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE BLUE TRAIN RETURNS TO PRETORIA THROUGH A MISTY UMLAAS ROAD (29TH OCTOBER 2011).

46 THE BLUE TRAIN WINDING ITS WAY THROUGH THE HILLS IN CLIFFDALE ON A RETURN WORKING TO PRETORIA AFTER A WEEKEND IN DURBAN (10TH MAY 2015).

47 A DURBAN BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN IN THE SECTION BETWEEN MOOI RIVER AND ROSETTA (24TH OCTOBER 2014).

48 A NEWCASTLE BOUND EMPTY PYTHON PASSING THROUGH NOTTINGHAM ROAD (29TH AUGUST 2014).

49 SHORTLY AFTER AN AFTERNOON STORM WITH A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN AT BALGOWAN (20TH APRIL 2014).

50 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN STARTS THE CLIMB OUT OF FRERE UP TO CHIEVELEY / COLENSO (15TH JULY 2012).

51 A DURBAN / CATO RIDGE BOUND LOAD OF COAL HEADING DOWN TOWARDS FRERE (13TH OCTOBER 2012).

52 A JOHANNESBURG BOUND CONTAINER TRAIN CLIMBING UP TOWARDS CATO RIDGE THROUGH WESTERMYER HAVING JUST PASSED THROUGH HAMMARSDALE (17TH MAY 2012).

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