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That 3rd shot is a quintessential South African Railways shot. It captures every classic element - the empty landscape, farmhouse, crystal clear light, hardworking loco etc. Wonder if the class 7 is still there today (and in what shape? shudder).

Out of curiosity, what did you use to scan your ...

Here's some photos ~1984 of the branch line off De Aar-Kimberly main. Typical old-style mixed goods train.

Ron:
Wow, pretty incredible stuff, and about as rare as they come (eg: I don't think I've ever seen a pic of a GO on the Umtata line).

Like you say, the magic of the Internet. Keep up the good work; thanks for sharing.

What a beaut. She looks in immaculate condition. About when was this taken?

Here's some more pics from Grahamstown, from Feb 1983. I always found this line fascinating - two tunnels, an almost continual climb out of Alicedale, doubleheaders a-plenty, and oodles of photographic opportunities.

Any other Grahamstown-area enthusiasts out there, that could take some current ...

I'll keep an eye, thanks.

Andreas - thanks for pointing out this link; the photographic quality is just fantastic. Whoever created this not only had great shots, but did a bang-up job scanning them. I'm curious though: are there photos of the section from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

Here's two pics of a group of S-1's heading en-masse into the harbour - March 1979.

Here's a couple of harbour shunt pics from July 1981, plus a grab shot from 1978. These are from slides that weren't in great shape; I had to photoshop them, still not great. Nice memories though.

Thank you sir. It's nice to commune with fellow train nuts! Great website.

Here's a couple of photos taken around 1984, of an Alicedale train nearing Grahamstown. Also, one of a train leaving Port Alfred for Grahamstown.