RailPictures.Net Photo: E7111 South African Railways Class 7E1 at Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by André Kritzinger

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» South African Railways (more..)
» Class 7E1 (more..)

» Vryheid Yard
» Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (more..)
» August 16, 2007

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» E7111 (more..)
» Dorbyl Hitachi Class 7E1 1980-81 (more..)

» Col André Kritzinger (more..)
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All South African electric locomotives up to and including the Class 7E's were bidirectional. That came to an end with the arrival of the Class 7E1's, with a cab at one end only.

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