Album South African Railways from tarboat

Dark day

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:22:04 +0000

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Under a lowering sky 19B 1412 climbs through the reverse curves between Drew and Jubilee on the former New Cape Central Railway.

19D

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:48:39 +0000

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19D 3322 with an audience, north of Het Kruis on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

Bergrivier

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:34:41 +0000

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19D 3322 takes a mixed train across the Bergrivier bridge at Moravia on the Klawer Branch in Western Cape.

Accommodation crossing

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:19:52 +0000

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19D 3322 and 24 3655 at an accommodation crossing between Malmesbury and Moorreesburg on the Klawer branch in Western Cape.

SA freight

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:39:57 +0000

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Two class 36-000 diesels work a train away from the docks in Cape Town, South Africa. The South African Railways placed 124 Class 36-000 General Electric type SG10B diesel-electric locomotives in service between June 1975 and 1981.

Michell's Pass

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 07:31:34 +0000

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19B 1412 climbing the 190 metres rise to Michell's Pass in the gorge section between Ceres and Wolseley on the line to Prince Alfred Hamlet.

Red Devil in charge

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:52:58 +0000

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Unique Class 26 3450 was withdrawn in 2004 and it took a lot of effort to restore it to service in 2018. Whilst it has since hauled a number of passenger services it does not normally get a chance to haul freight. The FarRail tour in 2019 saw Derick du Toit, owner of the Ceres Rail Company, reach agreement for the locomotive to haul a train consisting mainly of wagons loaded with cement plus several vans giving a total weight of around 690 tons. It is seen here a reaching the 1212ft summit at Mowers, 14 miles east of Worcester on the former New Cape Central Railway on a run from Ashton.

Piketberg

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 06:51:13 +0000

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Early morning light with 24 3655 on the Piketberg horseshoe curve on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

Mixed train

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:54:01 +0000

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Lovely morning light as class 24 3655 heads a mixed train towards De Hoek on the Klawer Branch in Western Cape.

Glint in the loop

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:27:47 +0000

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19D 3322 waits in the loop south of Kalbaskraal en route to Malmesbury. It was waiting there to pass a loaded cement train from the works at De Hoek.

Approaching Eendekuil

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 07:04:49 +0000

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Early morning mixed train approaching Eendekuil on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

Reaching the summit

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 05:18:09 +0000

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Unique Class 26 3450 was withdrawn in 2004 and it took a lot of effort to restore it to service in 2018. Whilst it has since hauled a number of passenger services it does not normally get a chance to haul freight. The FarRail tour saw Derick du Toit, owner of the Ceres Rail Company, reach agreement for the locomotive to haul a train consisting mainly of wagons loaded with cement plus several vans giving a total weight of around 690 tons. It is seen here a reaching the 1212ft summit at Mowers, 14 miles east of Worcester on the former New Cape Central Railway on a run to Ashton.

Heading for Het Kruis

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 20:05:15 +0000

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19D 3322 a short distance from Het Kruis on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

Morning on the New Cape Central

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:38:48 +0000

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19D 3322 and 24 3655 in the early morning mist to the west of Robertson on the former New Cape Central Railway.

Klawer branch

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 03 May 2022 06:25:36 +0000

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24 3655 at the head of a train approaching De Hoek on the Klawer Branch in Western Cape.

Branch to Prince Alfred Hamlet

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:07:29 +0000

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Class 19B No.1412 leads a train north from Ceres on the branch to Prince Alfred Hamlet. This section of the line is across a plateau and is a great contrast to the steep climb up the gorge from Wolseley to Ceres.

Bergrivier bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:18:33 +0000

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19D 3322 on the Bergrivier bridge at Moravia on the Klawer Branch in Western Cape.

Late afternoon on the Klawer branch

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 07:07:59 +0000

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19D 3322 is in charge as the sun sets on the section between Moravia and Koringberg on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

Steam in the mist

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 06:46:40 +0000

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19D 3322 and 24 3655 in the early morning mist to the west of Robertson on the former New Cape Central Railway.

Michell's Pass

nobody@ipernity.com (tarboat) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:24:58 +0000

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19B 1412 climbs towards Michell's Pass on the section from Wolseley to Ceres on the South African Railways line to Prince Alfred Hamlet.