INDEX PAGE to Items in this BLOG - Edition 005

COAL TRAINS TO/FROM SALDANHA

• Chasing Trains - Berg River to Hopefield
• Coal Train at Wintervogel on way to Saldanha
• Coal Freight to Saldanha departing Bellville
• rare Class 14E sighting between Hermon and Gouda
• Tulbagh Road station - coal empties going back north

SHOSHOLOZA MEYL

• "Shosholoza Meyl" to Malmesbury - alias the Saturday Metro to Malmesbury
• Shosholoza Meyl departing Bellville for Johannesburg
• Shosholoza Meyl running ahead of time
• Shosholoza Meyl leaving Bellville for JHB
• Shosholoza Meyl north of Stikland Station
• Shosholoza Meyl develops a problem
• Shosholoza Meyl from Johannesburg arriving Bellville
• Shosholoza Meyl going North 
• 2012-06-13 Shosholoza Meyl exiting Bellville to the North
• 2012-08-08 Another Shosholoza on the way to the North

PREMIER CLASSE

• Premier Classe leaving Bellville
• Premier Classe from PE near Bellville
• 2012-03-27 Premier Classe leaving Bellville
• 2012-04-17 Premier Classe leaving Bellville

BLUE TRAIN

• Blue Train departing Bellville for JHB
• 2012-03-28 BLUE TRAIN going north from Bellville

HOT ROLLED STEEL COILS

• Hot Rolled Steel Coils traffic around Bellville

QUARRY BLOCKS

• Transporting Granite Quarry Blocks 

CEMENT TANKS

• Cement Tanks shunted on Strand line
• Cement tanks coming in to Bellville Yard
• 2012-08-01 Cement Train (with presumed empties)

MAINTENANCE & Special Equipment

• Maintenance Train comes in to Bellville Yard
• Rail Maintenance Unit
• Rail Inspection Car goes out on Strand line. 
• 2012-03-27 Unidentified purpose unit (possibly for inspection of catenary cable)
• 2012-03-28 Inspecting the catenary by hand
  
• 2012-06-13 CONTRA-CHEM weed-killer train
• 2012-08-01 Very small Inspection Car
• 2012-08-01 Plasserail BWOM Universal Tamping Machine

SHUNTERS

• Shunter 36-007 on way to take up duties
• Shunters: A collection of locomotives
• 2012-06-13 Shunter and Shunter Wagon leaving on Strand line
• 2012-07-25 Blue Shunter heading for Bellville yard
  
• 2012-07-25 Orange Shunter and Shunter wagon heading for Bellville yard
• 2012-08-08 Shunter with ballast wagons leaving on the Strand line

GRAFFITI

• Railway Graffiti on Metrorail coaches
• 2012-03-28 More Metro sightings including Graffiti
• 2012-08-01 More Metro's with Graffiti

METROS

• New MetroRail sets 
• Diesel with Metro coaches
• 2012-03-27 Various Metro sightings including Graffiti
• 2012-04-12 More Metro Sightings
• 2012-06-13 More METRO's
• 2012-08-08 Metro train on way for Refurbishment

FREIGHT TRAINS

• Iron Ore wagons leaving Bellville to Overberg
• Freight heading for Overberg
• Tripple Headed Freight leaving Bellville Yard
• Diesel Freight departing from Bellville Yard
• Diesel Freight on way to Bellville Yard
• 2012-03-27 Diesels with sand train heading for Bellville
• 2012-07-25: Container Train arrives at Bellville 
• 2012-06-13 Sand train coming in to Bellville depot

MISCELLANEOUS

• North of Kalbaskraal - 2 diesels in search of a train
• Going to work in the Overberg 1 
• Going to work in the Overberg 2
• Going to work in the Overberg 3
• Taking Grain empties to the Overberg
• Klipheuwel Sightings 
• 2012-03-27 Diesels with grain empties to Overberg
• 2012-03-28 Another bunch of grain empties leaving for the Overberg
• 2012-04-05 An encounter with Diesels north of Kalbaskraal
• 2012-04-16 Grain empties train off to the Overberg
• 2012-07-25 Diesel consist leaving for Overberg?

KNYSNA-GEORGE "CHOO" Collection

• 2005-02-17 Riding the George-Knysna "Choo"
• 2005-02-25 The Choo's pass each other at Sedgefield
• 2005-02-25 The Choo crosses the Kaaimans River Bridge

2012-08-01 Plasserail BWOM Universal Tamping Machine

 10:27 - The Plasserail BWOM (marked "TBW 163") Universal Tamping Machine takes direction on the Strand line.

2012-08-01 More Metro's

Usually the graffiti is on the side walls!

2012-08-01 Very small Inspection Car

 10:14 - A small METRORAIL inspection car (marked S005) speeds along on the Strand line.

2012-08-01 Cement Train

 10:07 - The cement tanks train is headed by diesels 35-018 and 35-061, followed by a "petroleum gas" tank.

 Being headed by diesels this may suggest that these tanks are empty and the train is going to one of the cement factories in the Western Cape - possible destinations being Piketberg or Riebeeck West.

2012-08-08 Shunter with ballast wagons leaving on the Strand line

 10:04 - Shunter 36-014 goes out on the Strand line with a short train of ballast wagons and shunter wagon.

2012-08-08 Another Shosholoza on the way to the North

 10:47 - Another Shosholoza Meyl departing Bellville station

 The locomotives are E1813 and E1605 (the latter carries a "NATCOR ONE" marking)