Friends of the Rail, Pretoria
For the past 25 years, the Friends of the Rail has been looking after our capital city’s heritage steam locos and running steam train excursions.
Please note that the Friends of the Rail does not exist anymore.
Friends of the Rail offer various FOTR steam train excursions to Cullinan and our “Tshwane Xplorer” shorter trips around our beautiful capital city.
Relive the romance of old-time railway travel and experience a fabulous day out in the historic diamond village of Cullinan or a true heritage steam train excursion.
The 60 year old railway coaches at the private Hermanstad Station offer train travel and familiar attractions on route such as the Union Buildings, Loftus stadium, UNISA, Gautrain, the 1910 Pretoria station building, etc, all from a different angle.
Established for nearly 25 years now, FOTR’s name is held high in railway-land, amongst enthusiasts, amongst the public and amongst all the relevant safety bodies.
So whether you are a railway enthusiast, tourist visiting Pretoria or if you just want to enjoy a day out and experience the capital from another angle, visit Friends of the Rail at Hermanstad Station for one of their train excursions. You won’t be disappointed.
Directions:
Head north on N1. Take Stormvoel Road. Turn onto Stormvoel Road. Go through 1 roundabout. Turn left onto Johan Heyns Street. Turn right onto Flowers Street. Turn right onto Van Der Hoff Road. Turrn right onto Rood Street. Rood St turns right and becomes Michaelson Street.