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South African AC and dual-voltage electric locomotives
Classes 7E, 9E, 11E, 14E, 15E, 19E, 20E and 21E. 7E & 11E are 25kv AC locos. 9E & 15E are 50kv AC locos and the remainder are dual-voltage (25kv AC & 3kv DC).
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Photo ID: 476215

Four class 11E locos depart Richards Bay with 200 empty coal wagons heading back north to the mines.

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 11E Electric
Location: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Locomotive #: E11025
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 05, 2013


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Apr 02, 2014

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Photo ID: 471339

Class 15Es numbers 56 and 39 lead an empty ore train north just before Elands Bay.

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 15E Electric
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Locomotive #: 15056
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 15, 2014


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Feb 25, 2014

Views: 2,639
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Photo ID: 471037

Not many of these 9E locos are left in service, the few that still run are used at the end of the the ore trains. Here E9008 assist a loaded ore train curving around Elands Bay heading down to Sal... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 9E Electric
Location: Western Cape, South Africa
Locomotive #: E9008
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 15, 2014


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Feb 23, 2014

Views: 1,822
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Photo ID: 468450

At the end of a 861 km journey, 15 035 and 43 092 bring their 324 wagon train into Salkor. Another 4 locomotives are cut into the train at various places to assist and are controlled on a RDP (Rad... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 15E 50KV Electric Locomotive
Location: Saldanha, South Africa
Locomotive #: 15 035
Train ID: Iron Ore Train
Photo Date: January 02, 2014


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By: RailRog

Added: Feb 01, 2014

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Photo ID: 466324

The last light of the day is quickly fading away as a class 15E electric loco and class 43 diesel (GE C30-ACi) wait in Loop 2 on the Sishen - Saldanha ore line with an empty train behind for an ap... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 15E Electric
Location: West Coast, South Africa
Locomotive #: 15071
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 04, 2014


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Jan 15, 2014

Views: 3,752
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Photo ID: 466323

The silence of the small coastal town of Elands Bay is disturbed by a loaded iron ore train consisting of 342 wagons about 3,7km in length passing through, traveling from Sishen in the Northen Cap... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 15E Electric
Location: West Coast, South Africa
Locomotive #: 15015
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 04, 2014


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Jan 15, 2014

Views: 2,438
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Photo ID: 465332

The Blue Train heads through Brackenfell station on its journey back to Pretoria on a sunny summer's morning with the driver greeting with a nice wave.

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 14E1
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Locomotive #: TFR 14106
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 22, 2013


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By: Francois Mattheus

Added: Jan 07, 2014

Views: 3,496
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Photo ID: 456625

The luxury Blue Train operated a private charter from Pretoria to Bloemfontein for the Macufe Festival (Macufe = Mangaung African Cultural Festival). Northbound on the return journey to Pretoria, ... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 14E
Location: Rooiwal, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 14-001 & 14-108
Train ID: Blue Train
Photo Date: October 13, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Oct 28, 2013

Views: 2,973
Comments: 2

Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 456624

Spot on time at 06:24, the luxury Blue Train is running through Heuningspruit, passing the starter signal at the north end of the station. The train is led by class 14E class leader 14-001 and is ... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 14E
Location: Heuningspruit, Free State province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 14-001 & 14-108
Train ID: Blue Train
Photo Date: October 13, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Oct 28, 2013

Views: 2,518
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Favorited: 3
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Photo ID: 455633

E7111 and E7245 depart the Richards Bay coal terminal with coal empties behind.

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: 7E Electric
Location: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Locomotive #: E7111
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 05, 2013


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By: Fanie Kleynhans

Added: Oct 19, 2013

Views: 1,919
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Photo ID: 448194

Four of the forty five class 11E Co-Co 25kV AC locomotives, built between 1985 and 1987 by General Motors South Africa, are approaching the east end of New Ermelo station with 200 empty coal wagon... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 11E (GM5FC)
Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 11-015, 11-018, 11-013, 11-011
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 19, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Aug 21, 2013

Views: 2,514
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Photo ID: 448189

Two hundred empty coal wagons are returning to the Mpumalanga coalfields from the port of Richards Bay, seen here just west of Overvaal station, heading towards Ermelo behind six dual voltage clas... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 19E
Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 19-096
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 19, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Aug 21, 2013

Views: 3,694
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Photo ID: 448188

Virtually all of the class 7E locomotives have been transferred away from the Ermelo - Richards Bay 25kV AC line and all the coal trains are now handled by class 11E and 19E locomotives. On a sunn... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 19E
Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 19-076
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 19, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Aug 21, 2013

Views: 2,328
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Photo ID: 445037

Forty five of the class 11E Co-Co 25kV AC locomotives were built between 1985 and 1987 by General Motors South Africa. They have a single cab and were specifically designed to operate over the Erm... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 11E (GM5FC)
Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 11-012, 11-015, 11-027, 11-032
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 11, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jul 28, 2013

Views: 2,181
Comments: 1

Favorited: 7
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Photo ID: 444549

The class 19E dual voltage (3kV DC / 25kV AC) Co-Co electrics are one of the newest classes to enter service on Transnet Freight Rail in the last three years. Four of these locomotives, led by 19-... (more)

Railroad: Transnet Freight Rail
Locomotive: Class 19E
Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Locomotive #: 19-003
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 10, 2013


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By: Eugene Armer

Added: Jul 24, 2013

Views: 3,094
Comments: 0

Favorited: 7
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