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SAR Class 24 3668 (2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class 24 3668 (2-8-4)
Description:  In 1949 and 1950 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 24 branch line locomotives with a 2-8-4 Berkshire wheel arrangement in service. The locomotive was designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer Dr. M.M. Loubser, built by North British Locomotive Company and numbered in the range from 3601 to 3700. The cast engine main frames and the Buckeye bogies for the tenders were supplied by General Steel Castings of Eddystone, Pennsylvania and they were built with Watson Standard no. 1 boilers and Vanderbilt torpedo type tenders that ran on three axle Buckeye bogies.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 24 2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/12/2006  Upload Date: 11/6/2009 10:39:04 AM
Location:  Voorbaai, Mosselbaai, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 3668(UNKNOWN)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
SAR Class 24 3690 (2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class 24 3690 (2-8-4)
Description:  In 1949 and 1950 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 24 branch line locomotives with a 2-8-4 Berkshire wheel arrangement in service. The locomotive was designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer Dr. M.M. Loubser, built by North British Locomotive Company and numbered in the range from 3601 to 3700. The cast engine main frames and the Buckeye bogies for the tenders were supplied by General Steel Castings of Eddystone, Pennsylvania and they were built with Watson Standard no. 1 boilers and Vanderbilt torpedo type tenders that ran on three axle Buckeye bogies.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 24 2-8-4.
Photo Date:  7/1/1984  Upload Date: 7/15/2012 4:45:12 PM
Location:  Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA
Author:  Noel Welch
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 3690(UNKNOWN)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
SAR Class 24 3693 (2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class 24 3693 (2-8-4)
Description:  In 1949 and 1950 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 24 branch line locomotives with a 2-8-4 Berkshire wheel arrangement in service. The locomotive was designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer Dr. M.M. Loubser, built by North British Locomotive Company and numbered in the range from 3601 to 3700. The cast engine main frames and the Buckeye bogies for the tenders were supplied by General Steel Castings of Eddystone, Pennsylvania and they were built with Watson Standard no. 1 boilers and Vanderbilt torpedo type tenders that ran on three axle Buckeye bogies.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 24 2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/19/2009  Upload Date: 11/11/2009 2:53:29 PM
Location:  Voorbaai, Mosselbaai, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 3693(UNKNOWN)
Views:  1153   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4001
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4001
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  9/18/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 7:40:33 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4001(UNKNOWN)
Views:  526   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4004
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4004
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  9/18/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 7:57:54 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4004(UNKNOWN)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4007
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4007
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  9/15/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 8:04:53 PM
Location:  Beaufort West, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4007(UNKNOWN)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4010
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 8:11:04 PM
Location:  Table Bay, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Description:  The no. 2 end of the locomotive. It is still brand new, having come ashore in Table Bay Harbour on 2 April 2015.
Photo Date:  9/17/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 7:25:50 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  755   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Description:  The no. 1 end of the locomotive, which was the front end at the time of the derailment, is covered in tarpaulins
Photo Date:  9/17/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 7:23:18 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  805   Comments: 0
Wreck scene
Title:  Wreck scene
Description:  Two days short of a month after the accident, the wrecks were still lying where they fell, apart from being moved out of the way to clear the track.
Photo Date:  9/17/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 6:46:00 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Wreck,Passenger
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  836   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Description:  By 8 October, seven weeks and a day after the derailment, the presence of a pair of bulldozers seems to indicate that removal of the wrecks was at least being contemplated...
Photo Date:  10/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 7:37:12 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  1459   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Description:  The no. 1 end of the locomotive, which was the front end at the time of the derailment.
Photo Date:  10/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 7:40:12 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  942   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 no. 4010
Description:  The Afro 4000 locomotives are already controversial because they exceed the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches. At least one of them have already sustained damage when its roof came into contact with the 3kV catenary at an underpass near Koup siding in the Karoo. While it's height probably had nothing to do with this derailment, the Afro 4000's short track record will definitely not benefit from this accident.
Photo Date:  10/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 7:44:42 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  648   Comments: 0
Water tank, bogie, cab fragments, 4010 and dozers
Title:  Water tank, bogie, cab fragments, 4010 and dozers
Description:  I was told by a security guard, who had me fill in my name and vehicle registration in a register, that "PRASA does not want people to take photographs here".
If anyone of PRASAs management had his/her finger even halfway out, there would have been nothing here to take pictures of within 3 to 5 days after the accident!
Photo Date:  10/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2015 10:04:34 AM
Location:  Modderrivier, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster,Wreck
Locomotives:  SAS 4010(UNKNOWN)
Views:  821   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4011
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4011
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 8:19:29 PM
Location:  Table Bay, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4011(UNKNOWN)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4012
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4012
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 8:22:36 PM
Location:  Table Bay, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4012(UNKNOWN)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
PRASA Class Afro 4000 4013
Title:  PRASA Class Afro 4000 4013
Description:  Between November 2014 and April 2015 the first thirteen of twenty Class Afro 4000 diesel-electric locomotives for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa came ashore in Table Bay Harbour. The locomotive was the first new engine to be acquired by PRASA since its establishment and is a Cape gauge version of the Euro 4000 that has been built for European railways since 2007 by Vossloh Rail Vehicles of Albuixech, Valencia. The Afro 4000 soon became controversial since it exceeds the maximum height limit of the South African loading gauge by nearly seven inches.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Afro 4000.
Photo Date:  4/2/2015  Upload Date: 10/22/2015 8:26:05 PM
Location:  Table Bay, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS 4013(UNKNOWN)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
SAR Class GEA 4023 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GEA 4023 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  During 1946 and 1947 the South African Railways placed fifty Class GEA Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. Designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer Dr. M.M. Loubser, it was the first South African Garratt to have streamlined water tanks and coal bunkers. An order for fifty locomotives was placed with Beyer, Peacock and Company in 1945, the largest single Garratt order ever placed with them. They were numbered in the range from 4001 to 4050.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GEA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/15/2013  Upload Date: 6/13/2013 3:28:35 PM
Location:  George, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4023(UNKNOWN)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4070 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4070 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/15/2013  Upload Date: 6/13/2013 4:43:28 PM
Location:  George, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4070(UNKNOWN)
Views:  722   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4074 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4074 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/16/2010  Upload Date: 4/16/2010 3:20:47 PM
Location:  Masons Mill, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4074(UNKNOWN)
Views:  781   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4079 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4079 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/7/2009 9:07:49 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4079(UNKNOWN)
Views:  2258   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4090 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4090 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/14/2009  Upload Date: 11/10/2009 6:51:54 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4090(UNKNOWN)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4105 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4105 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/15/2013  Upload Date: 6/13/2013 5:07:58 PM
Location:  George, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4105(UNKNOWN)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4114 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4114 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/14/2009  Upload Date: 11/10/2009 7:09:09 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4114(UNKNOWN)
Views:  793   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4122 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4122 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/19/2009  Upload Date: 5/6/2009 7:23:16 PM
Location:  Voorbaai, Mosselbaai, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4122(UNKNOWN)
Views:  614   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4128 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4128 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  4/12/2006  Upload Date: 2/19/2009 7:59:20 PM
Location:  Voorbaai, Mosselbaai, WC, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4128(UNKNOWN)
Views:  1017   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4129 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4129 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/14/2009  Upload Date: 11/10/2009 7:21:02 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4129(UNKNOWN)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
SAR Class GMAM 4136 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Title:  SAR Class GMAM 4136 (4-8-2+2-8-4)
Description:  Between 1954 and 1958 the South African Railways placed one hundred and twenty Class GMA branch line and Class GMAM mainline Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2+2-8-4 wheel arrangement in service. This was the most numerous Garratt class in the world and was built in four batches by Henschel and Son, Beyer, Peacock and Company and North British Locomotive Company. Numbered in the range from 4051 to 4170, the light rail branch line Class GMA and mainline Class GMAM Garratt locomotives were identical and their water and coal capacities were adjusted to suit the rail capacity by installing or removing plates in the coal and water spaces. The locomotive carried water in its front tank only and the water supply was augmented by semi-permanently coupling a purpose-built Type X-20 auxiliary tank wagon to the locomotive.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GMA 4-8-2+2-8-4.
Photo Date:  10/14/2009  Upload Date: 11/10/2009 7:29:31 PM
Location:  Bloemfontein, FS, ZA
Author:  Col Andre Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 4136(UNKNOWN)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7106
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7106
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  9/22/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 4:02:25 PM
Location:  Pyramid South, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7106(UNKNOWN)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7108
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7108
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  9/22/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 4:03:37 PM
Location:  Pyramid South, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7108(UNKNOWN)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7111
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7111
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 11/9/2007 9:05:42 AM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7111(UNKNOWN)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7118
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7118
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  6/4/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:24:26 AM
Location:  Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7118(UNKNOWN)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7122
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7122
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 6:15:58 PM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7122(UNKNOWN)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7123
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7123
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  12/8/2013  Upload Date: 1/12/2014 2:08:40 PM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7123(UNKNOWN)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7124
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7124
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 5:06:55 PM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7124(UNKNOWN)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7126
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7126
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  10/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 8:13:53 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7126(UNKNOWN)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7129
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7129
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  12/8/2013  Upload Date: 1/12/2014 2:10:57 PM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7129(UNKNOWN)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7131
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7131
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 5:09:44 PM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7131(UNKNOWN)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7133
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7133
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 6:18:33 PM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7133(UNKNOWN)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7134
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7134
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  10/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 8:19:37 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7134(UNKNOWN)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7136
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7136
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  6/4/2010  Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:29:34 AM
Location:  Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7136(UNKNOWN)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7137
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7137
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 11/8/2007 9:07:08 AM
Location:  Vryheid, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7137(UNKNOWN)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7138
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7138
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  9/22/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 4:12:54 PM
Location:  Pyramid South, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7138(UNKNOWN)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7142
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7142
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  12/8/2013  Upload Date: 1/12/2014 2:22:18 PM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7142(UNKNOWN)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7145
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7145
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  8/14/2007  Upload Date: 11/9/2007 9:03:44 AM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7145(UNKNOWN)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E1 E7150
Title:  SAR Class 7E1 E7150
Description:  In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty single cab Class 7E1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7101 to E7150. It was designed by Hitachi, while Dorbyl in South Africa supplied the mechanical components. The first two units were built by Hitachi in Japan in 1979, while forty-eight more were built by Dorbyl in South Africa. The two sides of the Class 7E1 are completely different in appearance and, when coupled end to end, a pair of them appears at first glance to be two different locomotive types.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E1.
Photo Date:  12/16/2010  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:38:33 AM
Location:  Empangeni, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7150(UNKNOWN) SAS E7150(UNKNOWN)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E3 E7216 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E3 E7216 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1983 and 1984 the South African Railways placed sixty Class 7E3, Series 1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7216 to E7275. Designed by Hitachi, they were built in South Africa by Dorbyl, who also supplied the mechanical components. The two sides of the Class 7E3 are completely different in appearance and a pair of them may appear at first glance to be two different locomotive types. Circa 2000 sixteen of these dual cab locomotives were reclassified to Class 7E4 after being upgraded and rebuilt to single cab locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E3, Series 1.
Photo Date:  6/10/2005  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 9:43:19 AM
Location:  Kemp, MP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7216(UNKNOWN)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E3 E7216 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E3 E7216 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1983 and 1984 the South African Railways placed sixty Class 7E3, Series 1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7216 to E7275. Designed by Hitachi, they were built in South Africa by Dorbyl, who also supplied the mechanical components. The two sides of the Class 7E3 are completely different in appearance and a pair of them may appear at first glance to be two different locomotive types. Circa 2000 sixteen of these dual cab locomotives were reclassified to Class 7E4 after being upgraded and rebuilt to single cab locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E3, Series 1.
Photo Date:  5/14/2013  Upload Date: 6/24/2013 7:30:19 PM
Location:  Pyramid South, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7216(UNKNOWN)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E3 E7217 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E3 E7217 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1983 and 1984 the South African Railways placed sixty Class 7E3, Series 1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7216 to E7275. Designed by Hitachi, they were built in South Africa by Dorbyl, who also supplied the mechanical components. The two sides of the Class 7E3 are completely different in appearance and a pair of them may appear at first glance to be two different locomotive types. Circa 2000 sixteen of these dual cab locomotives were reclassified to Class 7E4 after being upgraded and rebuilt to single cab locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E3, Series 1.
Photo Date:  12/16/2010  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:43:31 AM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7217(UNKNOWN)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
SAR Class 7E3 E7218 (Series 1)
Title:  SAR Class 7E3 E7218 (Series 1)
Description:  In 1983 and 1984 the South African Railways placed sixty Class 7E3, Series 1 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7216 to E7275. Designed by Hitachi, they were built in South Africa by Dorbyl, who also supplied the mechanical components. The two sides of the Class 7E3 are completely different in appearance and a pair of them may appear at first glance to be two different locomotive types. Circa 2000 sixteen of these dual cab locomotives were reclassified to Class 7E4 after being upgraded and rebuilt to single cab locomotives.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E3, Series 1.
Photo Date:  12/16/2010  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:50:25 AM
Location:  Richards Bay, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E7218(UNKNOWN)
Views:  222   Comments: 0


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