| Title: |
TFR Class 43-000 43-050 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2012 Upload Date: 7/16/2012 5:55:14 PM |
| Location: |
Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA |
| Author: |
Railfan's picture |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 43-050(Unknown) |
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