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Class 34-929 |
| Description: |
Khokhamoya in Upington |
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9/5/2004 Upload Date: 6/12/2022 11:50:25 AM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Martin Nel |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7 950 (4-8-0) |
| Description: |
In 1892 the Cape Government Railways placed six 7th Class steam locomotives with a 4-8-0 Mastodon wheel arrangement in service and between 1892 and 1893 another thirty-two were acquired. In 1912, when they were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered in the range from 950 to 987 and classified as Class 7.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7 4-8-0. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 2/19/2009 1:37:41 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 950(4-8-0) |
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1012 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 33-400 33-446 |
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Between July 1968 and March 1970 the South African Railways placed one hundred and fifteen Class 33-400 GE U20C diesel-electric locomotives in service. In 1990 forty-five of them were transferred to TransNamib, the Namibian Railways, where some have been rebuilt with reconditioned engines and renumbered from number 501 up. The locomotive was designed by General Electric and built in South Africa by Dorbyl, numbered 33-401 to 33-515.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 33-400. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 11/1/2007 2:55:23 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-446(U20C) |
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972 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 33-400 33-463 |
| Description: |
Between July 1968 and March 1970 the South African Railways placed one hundred and fifteen Class 33-400 GE U20C diesel-electric locomotives in service. In 1990 forty-five of them were transferred to TransNamib, the Namibian Railways, where some have been rebuilt with reconditioned engines and renumbered from ntmber 501 up. The locomotive was designed by General Electric and built in South Africa by Dorbyl, numbered 33-401 to 33-515.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Clasp 33-400. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 11/1/2007 3:02:09 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-463(U20C) |
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1079 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 34-000 34-015 |
| 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: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 3/2/2009 1:59:18 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 34-015(U26C) |
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486 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Evergreen 42G1 EMCU 232746 9 |
| Description: |
Evergreen 40 Foot Dry Shipping Container.
Evergreen Marine Corporation is a Taiwanese container transportation and shipping company headquartered in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 7/21/2017 6:43:59 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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342 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR 10T6 SARU 642070 3 |
| Description: |
TFR 10 Foot Hazardous Liquid Tank Shipping Container.
The South African Railways and Harbours were established in 1912, with organisational-related name changes to Spoornet in 1990 and Transnet Freight Rail in 2009. |
| Photo Date: |
5/14/2006 Upload Date: 7/30/2017 5:25:33 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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171 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR 10T6 SARU 642084 8 |
| Description: |
TFR 10 Foot Hazardous Liquid Tank Shipping Container.
The South African Railways and Harbours were established in 1912, with organisational-related name changes to Spoornet in 1990 and Transnet Freight Rail in 2009. |
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5/14/2006 Upload Date: 7/30/2017 5:28:36 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Lounge Car (Series 1, Side A) |
| Description: |
This lounge car is painted in the Shosholoza Meyl livery. It is usually coupled to the kitchen-dining car consist, with the whole consist in the centre of the train. Side A is the bar side and its interior layout is, from the left, a toilet, a lounge laid out in two sections, and a bar in the corner.SAR Type B-7, Number range 801 to 806, Built 1963, Length over headstocks 65' 5", Height 13' 0", Width 9' 4", To seat 20. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 1/24/2007 6:42:16 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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1610 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Dining Car (Series 3, Side A) |
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This dining car, the HEX, is painted in the Shosholoza Meyl livery. Dining cars run permanently coupled to kitchen cars and are always positioned in the middle of the train. Side A has no doors and on the right end there is a service hatch as well as a shunter's stirrup and handhold. The interior layout is, from the left, cupboards on both sides of the centre aisle, the dining room, and a bar with a passage around it on the B side.SAR Type A-3, Number range 421 to 439 (odd numbers only), Built 1970, Length over headstocks 19.950m, Height 3.937m, Width 2.845m, To seat 38. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 1/23/2007 6:57:53 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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399 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Lounge Car (Series 2, Side B) |
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This lounge car appears to have been converted from a sitter (fourth class) type coach and is painted in the Trans-Karoo livery. It has ten windows on each side and its interior layout is, from the left, a toilet on each side, a bar behind the two frosted windows at left, the lounge, and another toilet on each side. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 1/23/2007 7:56:31 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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413 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Kitchen Car (Series 3, Side B) |
| Description: |
This kitchen car is painted in the Shosholoza Meyl livery. Kitchen cars run permanently coupled to dining cars and are always positioned in the middle of the train. Side B is the passage side and the interior layout is, from the right, a pantry, the kitchen, a vegetable compartment, a refrigerator and deep freeze, two two-bed coupes, two five-bed compartments, a shower and a toilet.SAR Type AA-3, Number range 422 to 442 (even numbers only), Built 1970, Length over headstocks 19.950m, Height 3.937m, Width 2.845m, To sleep 14. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 1/23/2007 8:17:10 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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335 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Namibia Class 33-400 |
| Description: |
The Class 33-400 series (401 to 515, all South African manufactured) entered SAR service between July 1968 and March 1970. Some were donated to Namibia upon that country's independence. TransNamib (the Namibian Railways) locos usually do not venture further south than Ariamsvlei in Namibia. These two exceptions to the rule are laying over in Upington on their way to Nigel on the East Rand for repairs after a slight mishap resulting in bent frames.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 33-400 |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 12/9/2006 5:12:46 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-463(U20C) SAS 33-446(U20C) |
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949 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 34-000 34-024 |
| 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: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 4/25/2007 3:36:55 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col Andre Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 34-024(U26C) |
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842 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 34-900 34-930 |
| Description: |
Between October 1979 and February 1981 the South African Railways placed thirty Class 34-900 GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service, numbered in the range from 34-901 to 34-930. The GE U26C 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 34-900 |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2006 Upload Date: 3/2/2009 2:08:13 PM |
| Location: |
Upington, NC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 34-930(U26C) |
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253 Comments: 0 |
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