Photos of Models

Photos of real trains

This is a page dedicated to photographs of real trains. The photos were all taken by myself. I use a Pentax Espio 738 compact 35mm Zoom camera to take the pictures. I then proceed to scan the negatives or slides using a Genius ColorPage Vivid Pro Film Scanner. Currently most of my train pictures were taken on slide film (Fuji Sensia and some bad experiences with Konica). The negatives are mostly Fuji Superia. I have used different speed, from ISO100 to ISO400. In future I will try to use Fuji Sensia ISO100 film as far as possible, as I feel this film has given me the best results using the equipment available to me.

I will put a thumbnail to the left, with a short description and maybe background info in the column to the right. Click photos for larger views.

I think it should be mentioned here that this page is under construction, and it will be so for a significant amount of time. Also, I am not a Web developer, so my pages are far from perfect, but please feel free to comment if you see something I can change to improve these pages and make them more useful.

To go to the photo pages, either select one of the items from the menu at the top, or click on the picture below.

This is a page with some photos of Steam Heat Wagons. They logically should fit under passenger trains, but I decided to give them their own page....

The new MLPS color scheme used by Spoornet, is called Shosholoza Meyl. It is pretty bright, I actually preferred the Blue/Gray scheme.

The old Blue/Gray Scheme used by MLPS until mid 2001.

No page to display YET The old Burgandy/Gray scheme used since long before I can remember. There are a lot of people that has been around much longer than I have, that will know of colors used before this.

Some special train and named train photos. Here you will find one or two pics of the Royal White train, the Blue Train and Train de Luxe

This is where you can see some of those everyday yellow and gray stock carrying the masses to and from work. Also some of the new Stainless Steel stock for the Cape Town area.

Goods wagons used by the SAR/Spoornet. This is a VERY wide scope, but I will attempt to arrange the page in such a fashion as to have the maximum organization as possible.

Electric Locomotives of SAR/Spoornet. Here I have pics from the class 5E to the brand new (as of 2001) class 18Es.

Diesel Locomotives of SAR/Spoornet. These (along with the goods wagons) are my main fields of interest. I grew up in the era of these beasts and I like their square designs. I will try to have as complete a list as possible.

This section will show pictures of interesting structures and stations.

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	This is a page with some photos of Steam Heat Wagons. They logically should fit under passenger trains, but I decided to give them their own page....
	The new MLPS color scheme used by Spoornet, is called Shosholoza Meyl. It is pretty bright, I actually preferred the Blue/Gray scheme.
	The old Blue/Gray Scheme used by MLPS until mid 2001.
No page to display YET	The old Burgandy/Gray scheme used since long before I can remember. There are a lot of people that has been around much longer than I have, that will know of colors used before this.
	Some special train and named train photos. Here you will find one or two pics of the Royal White train, the Blue Train and Train de Luxe
	This is where you can see some of those everyday yellow and gray stock carrying the masses to and from work. Also some of the new Stainless Steel stock for the Cape Town area.
	Goods wagons used by the SAR/Spoornet. This is a VERY wide scope, but I will attempt to arrange the page in such a fashion as to have the maximum organization as possible.
	Electric Locomotives of SAR/Spoornet. Here I have pics from the class 5E to the brand new (as of 2001) class 18Es.
	Diesel Locomotives of SAR/Spoornet. These (along with the goods wagons) are my main fields of interest. I grew up in the era of these beasts and I like their square designs. I will try to have as complete a list as possible.
	This section will show pictures of interesting structures and stations.