RailPictures.Net Photo: 1002 and 1005 Trans Namib EMD GT26C at Dune 7, Namibia by Daniel Wipf

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» Trans Namib (more..)
» EMD GT26C (more..)

» between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund
» Dune 7, Namibia (more..)
» July 15, 2015

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» 1002 and 1005 (more..)
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» Daniel Wipf (more..)
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Two TransNamib locomotives and one of 20 wagons filled with sulphuric acid for leaching of uranium ore at Rössing mine at Arandis derailed near Dune 7 between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund on 15th July 2015. That accident have been caused by a section of track that was damaged by a truck that got stuck while crossing the railway line. Both locomotives were brand new refurbished GT26MC locomotives from South Africa.

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