Class 35 GE diesels on north line

[Chris Janisch]

Last Friday afternoon, in between clients arriving, I heard a growling diesel noise which is not often heard in these parts. Saw 2 35s going past with a freight to the north, which is an unusual occurrence on this 7E-dominated line.
One wheelspin later and my bakkie was on the old Warmbaths road, and got stuck behind trucks as usual. Nevertheless, I caught up with the train near Petronella, just as it was about to descend into a heavy thunderstorm.
The locos were 35-400 series of GE build, all the 35s in Pretoria are 35-200s GM. There is quite a difference in their sound, the GE beat being a lot more interesting, if that is possible with diesels.
I suspect these locos were on a transfer freight, perhaps being labelled with those LOG logos they are for hire up north?
Shots were grabbed from the station footbridge.

[Stefan Andrzejewski]

2nd photo, good contrast with the sun on the train and the dark sky in the back ground.

[Andreas Umnus]

Yes the second one is good but I prefer the first one.

[Dylan Knott]

COMILOG locos. It could be they were on transfer to or from Congo. Sometimes locos on transfer work freights.