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SAR Class 36-200 36-231 |
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Between 1980 and 1984 the South African Railways placed 101 Class 36-200 EMD SW1002 diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by Electro-Motive Diesel, they were built in two batches by General Motors South Africa in Port Elizabeth and numbered in the range from 36-201 to 36-301. In 1984 one was also built for the Bophuthatswana National Development Corporation, while three were placed in service by Iscor in Pretoria between 1986 and 1991, and another two by the Ithala Development Finance Corporation in KwaZulu-Natal in 1987.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 36-200. |
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12/17/2011 Upload Date: 1/20/2012 5:11:01 PM |
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New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
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SAS 36-231(SW1002) |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 43-000 43-008 |
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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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12/17/2011 Upload Date: 1/20/2012 5:51:31 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
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SAS 43-008(Unknown) |
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427 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Spoornet Class 18E 18-410 (Series 1) |
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Beginning in 2000 Spoornet embarked on a program to rebuild dual cab Class 6E1, Series 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 installation of Alsthom micro-processor control technology and was done by Transwerk (later Transnet Rail Engineering and then 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.
18-410 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 7 E1771 and commissioned in 2009.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1. |
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12/29/2011 Upload Date: 1/30/2012 1:22:32 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-410(18E) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Spoornet Class 18E 18-414 (Series 1) |
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Beginning in 2000 Spoornet embarked on a program to rebuild dual cab Class 6E1, Series 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 installation of Alsthom micro-processor control technology and was done by Transwerk (later Transnet Rail Engineering and then 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.
18-414 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 7 E1868 and commissioned in 2009.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1. |
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12/31/2011 Upload Date: 1/30/2012 1:29:43 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-414(18E) |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 8E E8056 |
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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. |
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4/7/2012 Upload Date: 6/10/2012 5:25:47 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E8056(8E) |
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423 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 6E1 E1335 (Series 3) |
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Between 1971 and 1973 the South African Railways placed one hundred and fifty Class 6E1, Series 3 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1296 to E1445. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The fifty Series 2 and the first fifty Series 3 locomotives up to E1345 are visually indistinguishable from each other, while Series 3 numbers E1346 and up have a wider stirrup middle step below their side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 3. |
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7/1/2012 Upload Date: 7/17/2012 2:54:51 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E1335(6E1) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 6E1 E1394 (Series 3) |
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Between 1971 and 1973 the South African Railways placed ine hundred and fifty Class 6E1, Series 3 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1296 to E1445. It was designed and built by Union Carriage gnd Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The fifty Series 2 and the first fifty Series 3 locomotives up to E1345 are visually indistingrishable from each other, while Series 3 numbers E1346 and up have a wider stirrup middle step below their side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 3. |
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10/14/2012 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 9:13:36 AM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E1394(6E1) |
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218 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-421 (Series 2) |
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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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-421 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 4 E1452 and commissioned in 2012.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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12/2/2012 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 1:11:19 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-421(18E) |
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268 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-423 (Series 2) |
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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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-423 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 3 E1414 and commissioned in 2012.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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12/2/2012 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 1:32:23 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-423(18E) |
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369 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-427 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-427 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 3 E1385 and commissioned in 2013.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/12/2013 10:43:47 AM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-427(18E) |
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254 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-428 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-428 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 4 E1481 and commissioned in 2012.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/12/2013 10:47:33 AM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-428(18E) |
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294 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-422 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-422 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 3 E1437 and commissioned in 2012.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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4/6/2013 Upload Date: 6/29/2013 4:34:04 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-422(18E) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-424 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-424 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 4 E1490 and commissioned in 2012.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Serids 2. |
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5/19/2013 Upload Date: 7/5/2013 8:08:12 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-424(18E) |
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225 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-434 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-434 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 3 E1379 and commissioned in 2013.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
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7/13/2013 Upload Date: 7/13/2013 3:55:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-434(18E) |
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324 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
TFR Class 18E 18-435 (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 unit numbers in the range from 18-421 to 18-435 and from at 18-600 up. 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.
18-435 was rebuilt from Class 6E1, Series 3 E1300 and commissioned in 2013.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2. |
| Photo Date: |
7/13/2013 Upload Date: 7/13/2013 3:58:45 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 18-435(18E) |
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320 Comments: 0 |
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