Railways in South Africa and Swaziland
(October/November 2006)


These are notes and pictures from a three weeks journey across South Africa, covering the distance from Johannesburg to Kruger NP, then via Swaziland and Natal to Port Elizabeth.  Note that the trip was done by rental car and not exclusively dedicated to railways. Here, I will primarily report on the railway aspects of the journey, with only a few general travel comments.

The following chapters are available:
Johannesburg -Waterval Boven - Malelane
Skukuza Railway Relics
Swaziland Railway
Richards Bay
Umgeni Steam Railway: Kloof to Inchanga
Port Shepstone
Port Alfred - Grahamstown - Alicedale
Port Elizabeth Humewood Road

more to come!




Ralph Timmermann, 03.01.2007