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SAR Class 6E1 E1520 (Series 4) |
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In 1973 and 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogies and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 4. |
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8/13/2007 Upload Date: 11/7/2007 3:47:32 PM |
| Location: |
Mandini, ZN, ZN |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
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Roster |
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SAS E1520(6E1) |
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SAR Class 8E E8002 |
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Between 1983 and 1985 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 8E centre-cab electric shunting locomotives in service, numbered in the range from E8001 to E8100. Designed by a consortium consisting of Brown Boveri of Switzerland and Siemens of Germany, it was built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, who also fabricated the mechanical components. Another seven of these locomotives were built for the mining industry.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 8E. |
| Photo Date: |
8/13/2007 Upload Date: 3/7/2009 3:39:50 PM |
| Location: |
Mandini, ZN, ZN |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E8002(8E) |
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1147 Comments: 0 |
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SAR Class 8E E8007 |
| Description: |
Between 1983 and 1985 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 8E centre-cab electric shunting locomotives in service, numbered in the range from E8001 to E8100. Designed by a consortium consisting of Brown Boveri of Switzerland and Siemens of Germany, it was built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, who also fabricated the mechanical components. Another seven of these locomotives were built for the mining industry.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 8E. |
| Photo Date: |
8/13/2007 Upload Date: 3/7/2009 3:42:25 PM |
| Location: |
Mandini, ZN, ZN |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E8007(8E) |
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383 Comments: 0 |
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