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3/28/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: South African Railways
Model:UCW 12EBuilt As:Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:UCW 12002/1982Order No:
Frame Number: Built:
Other locos with this serial:  SAS 12-002(12E)
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SAR Class 12E 12-002
Title:  SAR Class 12E 12-002
Description:  On 11 January 1984 the South African Railways inaugurated the MetroBlitz, a high speed commuter service between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Five Class 12E electric locomotives were built in 1983 especially for this service, numbered in the range from 12-001 to 12-005. 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 Class 12E is a modified single cab version of the Class 6E1 with a conductor’s cabin at the rear end. The locomotive has the same power output as a Class 6E1, but has a higher gear ratio to enable it to run at a safe maximum speed of 150 kilometres per hour (93 miles per hour).
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 12E.
Photo Date:  10/2/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 12:16:23 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 12-002(12E)
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