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SAR Class 7E2 E7164 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E2 E7164 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Do-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MWE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1.
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 7:09:58 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7164(7E2)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-013
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-013
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/14/2013 6:36:38 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-013(U26C)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-045
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-045
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives werd built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/14/2013 7:15:45 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-045(U26C)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-084
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-084
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-fjve Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South Afric`n Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/14/2013 7:51:50 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-084(U26C)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-400 34-494
Title:  SAR Class 34-400 34-494
Description:  Between April 1973 and November 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 34-400 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Numbered in the range from 34-401 to 34-500, the locomotive was designed by General Electric and built by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl).
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-400
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/15/2013 11:39:48 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-494(U26C)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-500 34-501
Title:  SAR Class 34-500 34-501
Description:  Between 1974 and 1977 Iscor placed forty-four GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line. The locomotives were designed by General Electric and built in three batches by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl). In 1977 and 1978 thirty-nine of them were transferred to the South African Railways, where they were initially reclassified to Class 34-400 ex Iscor and renumbered in the range from 34-501 to 34-539. They later became commonly known as Class 34-500.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-500
Photo Date:  4/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/15/2013 4:01:15 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-501(U26C)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E2 E7158 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E2 E7158 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1.
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 7:01:54 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7158(7E2)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E2 E7170 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E2 E7170 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1.
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 1/28/2013 10:54:34 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7170(7E2)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
SAR Class 35-000 35-065
Title:  SAR Class 35-000 35-065
Description:  Between March 1972 and May 1973 the South African Railways placed seventy Class 35-000 GE U15C diesel-electric locomotives in service. The locomotive was designed and built in two batches by General Electric, fifty locomotives in 1972 and another twenty in 1973. They were numbered in the range from 35-001 to 35-070.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 35-000
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 6/16/2013 11:59:47 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 35-065(U15C)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
SAR Class 36-000 36-041
Title:  SAR Class 36-000 36-041
Description:  Between June 1975 and 1981 the South Afrccan Railways placed one hundred and twenty-four Class 36-000 GE SG10B diesel-electric locomotives in service, numbered in the range from 36-001 to 36-124. Designed by General Electric, they were built in three batches by the South African General Electrnc-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl). The first one hundred locomotives were delivered by September 1978, followed in 1981 by two batches of twenty and four locomotives respectively.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 36-000.
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 6/17/2013 10:32:25 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 36-041(SG10B)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
SAR Class 36-000 36-047
Title:  SAR Class 36-000 36-047
Description:  Between June 1975 and 1981 the South Afrmcan Railways placed one hundred and twenty-four Class 36-000 GE SG10B diesel-electric locomotives in service, numbered in the range from 36-001 to 36-124. Designed by General Electric, they were built in three b`tches by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl). The first one hundred locomotives were delivered by September 197:, followed in 1981 by two batches of twenty and four locomotives respectively.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 36-000.
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 6/17/2013 10:41:49 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 36-047(SG10B)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
SAR Class 91-000 91-010
Title:  SAR Class 91-000 91-010
Description:  Between September and December 1973 the South African Railways placed twenty Class 91-000 GE UM6B diesel-electric locomotives in service on its two feet narrow gauge lines, numbered in the range from 91-001 to 91-020. The GE UM6B was designed and built by General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania and is the largest two foot gauge diesel-electric locomotive in the world. When they became redundant, several were sold and one, no. 91-010, was equipped wih Bigfoot Cape Gauge bogies from a Class 36-000 in order to be employed as shunter at Swartkops Loco Depot in Port Elizabeth.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 91-000.
Photo Date:  4/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/16/2012 6:02:30 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 91-010(UM6B)
Views:  919   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7020
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7020
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered!in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Shemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 4:24:59 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7020(7E)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7058
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7058
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 7/17/2012 5:48:14 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7058(7E)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7084
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7084
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 6/8/2013 4:41:45 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7084(7E)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7085
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7085
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 6/24/2013 2:44:49 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7085(7E)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7087
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7087
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 6/8/2013 5:09:00 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7087(7E)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E2 E7165 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E2 E7165 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 1/28/2013 10:46:39 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7165(7E2)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-043
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-043
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  4/22/2013  Upload Date: 2/2/2011 6:22:15 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-043(U26C)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
SAR Class 36-000 36-045
Title:  SAR Class 36-000 36-045
Description:  Between June 1975 and 1981 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-four Class 36-000 GE SG10B diesel-ele
Photo Date:  6/17/2013  Upload Date: 6/17/2013 10:35:46 AM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 36-045(SG10B)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-070
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-070
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  11/1/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 3:05:29 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-070(U26C)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-400 34-441
Title:  SAR Class 34-400 34-441
Description:  Between April 1973 and November 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 34-400 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Numbered in the range from 34-401 to 34-500, the locomotive was designed by General Electric and built by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl).
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-400
Photo Date:  11/1/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 3:28:36 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-441(U26C)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
TFR Class 43-000 43-140
Title:  TFR Class 43-000 43-140
Description:  In 2011 the first ten of one hundred and forty-three Class 43-000 type GE C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail were imported from the United States of America, built by GE Transportation Systems and numbered in the range from 43-001 to 43-010. The rest of the locomotives, numbered in the range from 43-011 to 43-143, were built at the Koedoespoort shops of Transnet Rail Engineering between 2011 and 2013. The C30ACi was the first AC diesel electric locomotive to be introduced in sub-Saharan Africa.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 43-000.
Photo Date:  11/5/2013  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 6:07:14 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 43-140(Unknown)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-115
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-115
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  4/15/2014  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 3:13:51 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-115(U26C)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
SAR Class 34-000 34-030
Title:  SAR Class 34-000 34-030
Description:  Between July 1971 and March 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty-five Class 34-000 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by General Electric, the first three locomotives were built by GE and imported, numbered in the range from 34-001 to 34-003, while the remainder were built in South Africa by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl) and numbered in the range from 34-004 to 34-125.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-000.
Photo Date:  5/16/2014  Upload Date: 11/15/2014 2:36:36 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 34-030(U26C)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
TFR Class 20E 20-009
Title:  TFR Class 20E 20-009
Description:  The first ten of ninety-five 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC dual voltage Class 20E electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail were built in China in 2013 and 2014 by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., a subsidiary of the China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR), China's leading train manufacturer. The remaining eighty-five locomotives were built in South Africa by a consortium composed of CSR Zhuzhou and the South African Black Economic Empowerment company Matsetse Basadi. They are intended for service on the ore export line between Sishen and Port Elizabeth and are numbered in the range from 20-001 to 20-095.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 20E.
Photo Date:  9/19/2014  Upload Date: 11/16/2014 4:06:21 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 20-009(UNKNOWN)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E E7022
Title:  SAR Class 7E E7022
Description:  In 1978 and 1979 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 7E electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7001 to E7100. They were the first 25 kV AC locomotives to be introduced in South Africa, built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal and designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri). Beginning with the Class 7E, the class number was included in the running number on electric locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E.
Photo Date:  12/16/2014  Upload Date: 12/4/2014 3:18:28 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7022(7E)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
TFR Class 20E 20-034
Title:  TFR Class 20E 20-034
Description:  The first ten of ninety-five 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC dual voltage Class 20E electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail were built in China in 2013 and 2014 by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., a subsidiary of the China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR), China's leading train manufacturer. The remaining eighty-five locomotives were built in South Africa by a consortium composed of CSR Zhuzhou and the South African Black Economic Empowerment company Matsetse Basadi. They are intended for service on the ore export line between Sishen and Port Elizabeth and are numbered in the range from 20-001 to 20-095.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 20E.
Photo Date:  12/22/2014  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 5:12:36 PM
Location:  Swartkops, Po
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 20-034(UNKNOWN)
Views:  146   Comments: 0


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