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SAR Class 33-400 33-487 |
| 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 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: |
9/25/2012 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 2:49:58 PM |
| Location: |
East London, EC |
| Author: |
Nico van der Westhuis |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-487(U20C) |
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700 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E E7010 |
| 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 Agrica, 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: |
4/24/2013 Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:11:41 AM |
| Location: |
East London, EC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7010(7E) |
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433 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E E7032 |
| 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: |
4/24/2013 Upload Date: 6/24/2013 2:27:58 PM |
| Location: |
East London, EC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7032(7E) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 33-000 33-032 |
| Description: |
Between June 1965 and January 1966 the South African Railways placed sixty-five Class 33-000 GE U20C diesel-electric locomotives in service. The locomotive was designed and built for the South African Railways by General Electric and imported, numbered in the range from 33-001 to 33-065.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 33-000. |
| Photo Date: |
4/24/2013 Upload Date: 6/14/2013 4:26:31 PM |
| Location: |
East London, EC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-032(U20C) |
| Views: |
705 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 33-400 33-488 |
| 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 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: |
4/24/2013 Upload Date: 6/14/2013 4:50:57 PM |
| Location: |
East London, EC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 33-488(U20C) |
| Views: |
611 Comments: 0 |
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