The RSSA arranged a visit to the Transnet Koedoespoort Workshops to see the assembly line for the Class 39 Diesel Electic locomotives and the Class 6E upgrade. Other locomotives were seen in the yard.

I found Class 15CA #2054 being cut up at Voorbaai Depot during a tour that I hosted for Ffestiniog Travel. A sad end for a fine locomotive.

#2054 was built by the American Locomotive Co in 1926.

The 2005 Avontuur Adventurer tour was operated by the Sandstone Heritage Trust with Geoff's Trains acting as the overseas booking agent. The main tour concerned itself with the 2 foot gauge line from Port Elizabeth to Avontuur. A pre-tour option offered visits to the Sandstone Estate, Paton Country Railway and the Banana Express.

Following our tour of Zimbabwe, we visited te BCL Mine at Selebe Phikwe in Botswana.

The National Railways of Zimbabwe workshops in Mutare maintained English Electric and Brush locomotives. The workshop now maintains American General Electric locomotives.

The Shurugwi Peak Mine, located at the town of Shurugwi, about 20 km south of Gweru, runs a collection of diesel locomotives manufactured by Prof Engineering, and one Funkey.

A brief visit to Gwelo (Gweru) in 1977 saw Class 14A, 15th, 16A Class and 20th Class Garratts on shed, along with a few 12th Class 4-8-2's that were already set aside.