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TFR Class 43-000 43-001 |
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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. |
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1/28/2011 Upload Date: 2/3/2011 9:20:15 AM |
| Location: |
Balgowan, ZN |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
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SAS 43-001(Unknown) |
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Spoornet Class 18E 18-007 (Series 1) |
| Description: |
Beginning in 2000 Spoornet embarked on a program to rebuild dual cab Class 6E1, Serie~ 2 to Series 11 locomotives to single cab Class 18E, Series 1 locomotives that were renumbered in the ranges 18-001 to 18-434 and 18-500 to 18-525. The rebuilding included the mnstallation of Alsthom micro-processor control technology and was done by Transwerk (later Transnet Rail Engineering and then Transnet Engineering) at its Koedoespoort shops in Prmtoria, Gauteng. In the process their number 1 end cabs were stripped of all controls in order to have a toilet installed.
18-007 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 11 E2166 and commissioned in 2002.
See alsh the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1. |
| Photo Date: |
7/16/2012 Upload Date: 7/18/2012 4:39:07 PM |
| Location: |
Balgowan, ZN |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-007(18E) |
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383 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-659 (Series 2) |
| Description: |
The rebuilding of dual cab Class 6E1, Series 2 to Series 8 locomotives to single cab Class 18E, Series 2 locomotives commenced in 2009, with their running numbers beginning at 18-600. The rebuilding included the installation of Alsthom micro-processor control technology and was done by Transnet Rail Engineering (previously Transwerk and later Transnet Engineering) at its Koedoespoort shops in Pretoria, Gauteng. In the process their number 1 end cabs were stripped of all controls in order to have a toilet installed.
18-659 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 4 E1487 and commissioned in 2011.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
| Photo Date: |
12/14/2013 Upload Date: 1/20/2014 3:27:33 PM |
| Location: |
Balgowan, ZN |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-659(18E) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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