Some "Highlights" from South Africa

The following pictures (photographer: Michael Grieves) were all taken 1972/73 in South Africa.

Picture 1: SAR Class 19D in Aliwal North.

Picture 2: Four SAR steam locomotives at the Port Elizabeth Sydenham depot.

Picture 3: Two SAR-Class 11 at the Port Elizabeth Sydenham depot.

Pictures 4-10: SAR suburban traffic at Port Elizabeth.

Picture 11: SAR Class 16CR and 15DR near Port Elizabeth.

Picture 12: Near Port Elizabeth this picture of a Garratt was taken - possibly at a scrap yard (1972).

Picture 13: SAR 19B-1409 and 19B-1402 on 31.08.1973 in Middelburg with the Mossel-Bay-Express.

Picture 14: Also SAR 19B-1409 and 19B-1402 on 31.08.1973 in Middelburg.

Picture 15: And once again the Mossel Bay Express presumably between Holgate and Campfer (1972).

Picture 16: A night express near Middelburg (1972).

Picture 17: SAR 19D-2628 with Passenegr train 177 Bloemfontein - Aliwal North between Rouxville and Aliwal North (29.09.1973).

Picture 18: SAR 19D-2628 in Aliwal North with a train to Bloemfontein (30.08.1973).

Picture 19: SAR Class 16DA in Bloemfontein (29.08.1973).

Picture 20: SAR Class 15F in Bloemfontein (29.08.1973).

Picture 21: On the "Coal Stage" in Bloemfontein (29.08.1973).

Picture 22: A SAR steam train in Karree - photographed from the so-called "Gricers Kop" (after the railway fan "Gricer" and "Kop" for hill).

Picture 23: Depot Bloemfontein.

Picture 24: SAR E1130 (Class 5E1 Series 5) in the Johannesburg Germiston depot.

Picture 25: SAR-Garrats Class GMA on the Pietermaritzburg - Greytown route.

Pictures 26-27: Mossel-Bay-Express.

Picture 28: A Garratt in front of the Mossel Bay Express at the Montagu Pass.

Picture 29: Two Class 19D locomotives in front of the Mossel Bay Express.

Picture 30: Night train from Pietermaritzburg to Kokstad with a Class GF. The photo was taken half an hour after sunrise.

Picture 31: 12-car SAR mail train from Durban to Cape Town, towed by two times class 15AR.

Picture 32: A night train to Cape Town.

Picture 33: Three SAR series 25NC locomotives at De Aar depot.

Picture 34: The SAR 3428 "EZETTE" (Class 25) in the custody account of De Aar.

Picture 35: A SAR steam train at Lootbergs Pass.

Picture 36: As before.

Picture 37: As before.

Picture 38: As before.

Picture 39: SAR 691 class 19A.

Picture 40: Two SAR Garratts near Pietermaritzburg at the City View vantage point.

Picture 41: Another Garratt near Pietermaritzburg at the City View vantage point.

Pictures 42-44: SAR-Garrats near Pietermaritzburg.

Picture 45: One Garratt in the station (Pietermaritzburg-) Riverside.

Picture 46: SAR Class 16CR in Uitenhage.

Picture 47: SAR Class 15AR in Witbank.

Picture 48: SAR Class 15CA in Witbank.

Picture 49: Two Henschel Condensing Locomotives of SAR Class 25.

Picture 50: SAR freight train to Kroonstad just before sunset.

Picture 51: A SAR freight train to Kimberley.

Picture 52: SAR Class 15Ar in Graaff-Reinet.

Picture 53: An unknown SAR steam locomotive in the Sterkstroom depot.

Picture 54: Locomotive No. 2 of the goldmine "East Daggafontein Mines Ltd.".

Picture 55: Possibly on the site of a coal mine this Garratt did service.".

Picture 56: The SAR 805 (class 16B) was erected as a monument in front of the Johannesburg railway station..".

Picture 57: Switching in Johannesburg.

Picture 58: Kaaimans River Bridge near Wilderness.".

Picture 59: A SAR express train car.

Pictures 60-61: SAR freight trains on the Knysna - George coastal line.

Picture 62: Entrance to the 600 mm narrow-gauge railway depot in Umzinto.

Picture 63: A 600 mm Garratt in the Umzinto depot.