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Location/Date of Photo |
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» Transnet Freight Rail (more..) » Class 15E (more..) |
» The UCW Partnership factory, Nigel, Gauteng province » Nigel, South Africa (more..) » June 20, 2009 |
Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 15-001 (more..) » Unknown |
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Remarks & Notes |
The first new class 15E Co-Co electric, 15-001, being moved to the test bay for electrical testing. 32 of these 50kv AC single cab locomotives are being built for the 860km Sishen - Saldanha iron ore line (Orex) to augment the fleet of 9E's that have been in service since 1982. Photo taken with permission on a factory visit by the Railway Society of Southern Africa. |
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