Excerpt--Rails Around the Cape

A selection of shots from our DVD, "Rails Around the Cape", released in 2003. Please visit www.spdvp.co.uk for more information.

Veteran steam locomotives at work within the spectacular and varied setting of South Africa's Cape Province.

A brief overview of the Spoornet and Metrorail diesel and electric operations is also included.

Featuring:

Port Elizabeth to Avontuur (2 foot gauge)
- Heights to Louterwater section
- Featuring classes NGG16 and NG15

Aliwal North to Barkly East Branch
- Lady Grey to Motkop section
- Class 19D

Springfontein to Noupoort
- Norvalspont to Colesberg section
- Classes 25NC and 15AR

Cape Main Line
- Beaufort West to Cape Town section
- Classes 25NC and 16D

Garden Route and Little Karoo
- Mossel Bay - George - Knysna section
- Montagu Pass
- Oudtshoorn to Vondeling section
- Classes 7A, 14CRB, 19D, 24, GB, GEA, and GMAM

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• steam
• locomotive
• South
• Africa
• Cape
• Province
• Spoornet
• Metrorail
• diesel
• electric
• Port
• Elizabeth
• Avontuur
• Louterwater
• Aliwal
• Barkly
• Motkop
• Springfontein
• Noupoort
• Norvalspont
• Colesberg
• Beaufort
• Town
• Little
• Karoo
• Mossel
• George
• Knysna
• Montagu
• Pass
• Oudtshoorn
• Vondeling
• NGG16
• NG15
• 19D
• 25NC
• 15AR
• 16D
• 7A
• 14CRB
• GEA
• GMAM

[LifeofRail]

All the years I worked as a fireman for South African Railways and I never managed to ever visit this line!! What I would do to see that line with a train on it again but sadly it will never happen. Thanks for posting.

[vecdetozcomert]

beatiful train I have ever seen since my childhood