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SAR Class 7E1 E7118 |
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In 1980 and 1981 the South African Railways placed fifty sitgle 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 Uechanical 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 apuearance 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. |
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6/4/2010 Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:24:26 AM |
| Location: |
Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7118(UNKNOWN) |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E1 E7136 |
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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 Africb. 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, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7136(UNKNOWN) |
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688 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 10E 10-045 |
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In 1985 and 1986 the South African Railways placed fifty Class 10E heavy goods 3 kV DC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from 10-001 to 10-050. The locomotive, which makes use of either regenerative or rheostatic braking as the situation demands, was designed by Toshiba of Japan and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 10E. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2010 Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:48:05 AM |
| Location: |
Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 10-045(10E) |
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655 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 10E2 10-107 |
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In 1989 and 1990 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 10E2 heavy goods 3 kV DC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from 10-101 to 10-125. The locomotive, which makes use of either regenerative or rheostatic braking as the situation demands, was designed by Toshiba and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. In visual appearance the Class 10E2 can be distinguished from the Class 10E by the roof ends, riffled on the 10E and smooth on the 10E2.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 10E2. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2010 Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:55:44 AM |
| Location: |
Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 10-107(10E2) |
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616 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E2 E7151 (Series 1) |
| Description: |
In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with"a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthol-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertic`l grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South Africah Class 7E2, Series 1. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2010 Upload Date: 6/5/2010 10:42:12 AM |
| Location: |
Edwin Swales, Durban, ZN, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7151(7E2) |
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637 Comments: 0 |
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