South African Railways

19D 3322 and 24 3655 hammer out of Malmesbury on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape. One of the first shots on the recent FarRail tour. Oh that South African light!

Unique Class 26 3450 was withdrawn in 2004 and it took a lot of effort to restore it to service in 2018.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 recent 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 short distance out of Worcester on the former New Cape Central Railway on a run to Ashton.

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.

19B 1412 catches the glint on the steep climb between Drew and Jubilee on the former New Cape Central Railway.

Not many steam trains show up on this line and the locals were out in force to see 19D 3322 arriving at Het Kruis on the Klawer branch of South African Railways in the Western Cape.

19B 1412 and 19D 3322 haul a heavy passenger train up the steep Ceres Branch from Wolseley.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 leaving a loop south of Kalbaskraal en route to Malmesbury. They had waited there to pass a loaded cement train from the works at De Hoek.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 leaving Cape Town with the edge of Table Mountain in the background.

On the Klawer branch in Western Cape. 24 3655 and 19D 3322 between De Hoek and Moravia.

GE 35-457 leads a train from the cement works at De Hoek and the grain mills at Malmesbury past 19D 3322 in a loop south of Kalbaskraal on the line to Malmesbury and Klawer in Cape Province.

Climbing away from Klipheuwel towards Malmesbury. 19D 3322 leads 24 3655.

19D 3322 leads 24 3655 head away from Klipheuwel towards Malmesbury with a mixed train.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 leaving the yards in the port area of Capetown.

19D 3322 and 24 3655 cracking on near Klipheuwel on the line to Malmesbury.

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

19D 3322 and 24 3655 on the big horseshoe curve between Malmesbury and Moorreesburg on the Klawer branch in Western Cape.

19D 3322 heads north from Moravia on the Klawer branch in Western Cape.

Early morning and 19D 3322 and 24 3655 are awaiting departure from Malmesbury onto the Klawer branch. The buildings on the left are a large grain mill.