System 8

Eastern Transvaal, based in Pretoria

by Bruno Martin, Les Pivnic and Charlie Lewis ©

The Eastern Transvaal System 8 had its HQ in Pretoria. We start at Pretoria workshops, spreading out north and east of the capital city. The lines include:

• Part 1: Pretoria: local services, workshops and running sheds (1)

• Part 2: Pretoria: local services, workshops and running sheds (2)

• Part 3: Pretoria to Belfast (3)

• Part 4: Belfast to Komatipoort (4)

• Part 5: Ressano Garcia to Maputo (5)

• Part 6: Komatipoort - Soekmekaar,  the Selati Railway and Hoedspruit - Phalaborwa

• Part 7: Nelspruit - Graskop and Citrus - Plaston (in preparation)

• Part 8: Kaapmuiden -Barberton

• Part 9: Machadodorp - Ermelo and Buhrmannskop - Lothair

• Part 10: Belfast - Steelpoort (in preparation)

• Part 11: Derwent to Stoffberg and Roossenekal 

• Part 12: Pretoria - Pietersburg - Beitbridge

• Part 13: Pretoria-Noord - Thabazimbi (& Ellisras) and Northam - Middlewit

• Part 14: Pienaarsrivier - Marble Hall

• Part 15: Nylstroom - Vaalwater

• Part 16: Naboomspruit - Zebediela

• Part 17; The narrow-gauge railways - Elandshoek - Mount Carmel; The Sheba Tramway, Pilgrim's Rest