Recycled oil comes from accredited suppliers, and coal comes from the coal fields in the norther western parts of South Africa.
The majority of the trips are run by locomotives burning recycled oil, but some locomotives also operate on coal.
South African Railways Class 26 #3450, “The Red Devil” was restored to working condition by Ceres Rail Company is 2018. She was last used in 2019, after which Covid-19 struck and she was put into storage. At present, the locomotive is only being attended to cosmetically to prevent further deterioration. A detailed maintenance plan is in place for the moment a new lease is approved for the locomotive by Transnet Freight Rail.
We have a fleet of 5 locomotives that are either operating, or at various stages of getting back into use. These locomotives are:
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