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| Title: |
TFR Class 15E 15-019 |
| Description: |
Between 2010 and 2013 Transnet Freight Rail placed seventy-six Class 15E 50 kV AC 50 Hz heavy electric freight locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in service on the Sishen–Saldanha iron ore line, numbered in the range from 15-001 to 15-076. The locomotive is the product of a joint venture by Mitsui (design), Toshiba (electrical components), DCD-Dorbyl’s RSD division (monoblock cast frame, bolster bogies and drawgear), and Union Carriage and Wagon (bodies and assembly).
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 15E. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/12/2013 9:39:53 AM |
| Location: |
Saldanha, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 15-019(15E) |
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| Title: |
Departure, consist 2 moving into position |
| Description: |
The second train section still has more than a kilometre to go before it will reach the end of the first train section.
See also the Wikipedia articles on the South African Class 43-000 and South African Class 15E. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/11/2013 10:43:06 AM |
| Location: |
Saldanha, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 43-071(Unknown) SAS 15-019(15E) |
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424 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Departure, consist 2 moving into position |
| Description: |
There are two of these footbridges across the two outbound lines in the departure yard, built at the spots where the locomotive consists of the second and third train sections will be located when they are coupled to the first section, so as to enable crews to cross the lines safely to where their minibus transport will pick them up after coupling up.
See also the Wikipedia articles on the South African Class 43-000 and South African Class 15E. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/11/2013 10:43:49 AM |
| Location: |
Saldanha, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 43-071(Unknown) SAS 15-019(15E) |
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495 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Departure, consist 2 moving into position |
| Description: |
The second train section is slowly approaching the end of the first section where it is stopped under the first footbridge.
See also the Wikipedia articles on the South African Class 43-000 and South African Class 15E. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/11/2013 10:44:25 AM |
| Location: |
Saldanha, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 43-071(Unknown) SAS 15-019(15E) |
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412 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Departure, consist 2 no. 2 15-019 |
| Description: |
The second locomotive in the second consist, Class 15E 15-019, is the master of the second consist even though it’s running behind its diesel slave.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 15E. |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/2013 Upload Date: 2/11/2013 10:42:25 AM |
| Location: |
Saldanha, WC, ZA |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 15-019(15E) |
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403 Comments: 0 |
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