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Viewing Album:  South African Electric Locomotives
 
By:Col André Kritzinger
Dates:10/15/2015 - 10/15/2015
Album Info:Electric locomotives of Transnet Freight Rail and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, the former South African Railways, later Spoornet. Here is one picture of every South African electric locomotive I've ever photographed, A to Z by loco number, and here and there the same loco in a different paint scheme. I am receiving assistance from fellow railfans in the attempt to post a picture of each and every SA locomotive, most notably from Charles Baker, driver Noel Welch, John Middleton and an anonymous Railfan.
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SAR Class 6E1 E1538 (Series 4)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1538 (Series 4)
Description:  In 1973 and 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogies and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 4.
E1538 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-694 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 1:54:17 PM
Location:  Beaufort West, WC, WC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1538(6E1)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1540 (Series 4)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1540 (Series 4)
Description:  In 1973 and 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogies and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 4.
E1540 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-746 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  8/14/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 3:58:07 PM
Location:  Empangeni, ZN, ZN
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1540(6E1)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1542 (Series 4)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1542 (Series 4)
Description:  In 1973 and 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogies and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 4.
E1542 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-780 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/3/2013  Upload Date: 6/8/2013 10:12:59 AM
Location:  Klerksdorp, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1542(6E1)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1544 (Series 4)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1544 (Series 4)
Description:  In 1973 and 1974 the South Afrrcan Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built b} Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogres and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Se{ies 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Clas 6E1, Series 4.
No. E1544 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-749 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on tge South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/13/2009  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 10:58:03 AM
Location:  Orkney, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1544(6E1)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1545 (Series 4)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1545 (Series 4)
Description:  In 1973 and 1974 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1446 to E1545. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). In 1978 E1525 was modified for experiments in high speed traction by re-gearing the traction motors and installing Scheffel bogies and a streamlined nose cone. In this configuration it reached a speed of 245 kilometres per hour (152 miles per hour) on 31 October 1978, a still unbeaten world speed record on Cape gauge. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 4.
No. E1545 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-781 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  2/27/2011  Upload Date: 4/7/2011 5:23:18 PM
Location:  Durban, ZN, ZN
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1545(6E1)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1546 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1546 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1546 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-726 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  3/19/2011  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 1:31:23 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, Ca
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1546(6E1)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1550 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1550 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  7/1/1975  Upload Date: 3/4/2009 8:16:01 PM
Location:  Olifantsfontein, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1550(6E1)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1550 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1550 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  10/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 7:09:50 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1550(6E1)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1551 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1551 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  8/8/2007  Upload Date: 3/6/2009 8:47:15 PM
Location:  Bayhead Yard, Durban, ZN, Du
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1551(6E1)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1552 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1552 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  1/13/2010  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 5:17:06 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, Ca
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1552(6E1)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
SAR Class 5E1 E1040 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 5E1 E1040 (Series 5)
Description:  Between 1966 and 1969 the South African Railways placed two hundred and twenty-five Class 5E1, Series 5 ele|tric locomotives in service, numbered in the range from E921 to E1145. Designed by Metropolitan-Vickers, they were built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, with the electrical equipment supplied by Associated Electrical Industries and English Electric. The locomotive body design was changed from rounded corners to squared corners somewhere between the construction of number E941, still with rounded corners, and E948 which has squared corners.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 5E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  6/29/2013  Upload Date: 7/8/2013 4:06:02 PM
Location:  Durban, ZN, ZN
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1040(5E1)
Views:  691   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1553 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1553 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1553 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-698 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/5/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 2:54:19 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1553(6E1)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1554 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1554 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  5/2/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 3:47:55 PM
Location:  Warrenton, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1554(6E1)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1555 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1555 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  9/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 2:02:08 PM
Location:  Beaufort West, WC, WC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1555(6E1)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1556 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1556 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1556 re-entered service in 2015 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-835 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/18/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 4:38:26 PM
Location:  Beaconsfield, Kimberley, NC, Ki
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1556(6E1)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1557 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1557 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1557 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-777 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/22/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2007 8:26:23 PM
Location:  Slypklip, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1557(6E1)
Views:  1016   Comments: 1
SAR Class 6E1 E1558 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1558 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range arom E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn froi revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotiv`s, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1558 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-828 after being recuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/13/2009  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 11:02:05 AM
Location:  Orkney, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1558(6E1)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1559 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1559 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 11/7/2007 4:02:44 PM
Location:  Klerksdorp, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1559(6E1)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1560 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1560 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1560 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-822 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/8/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 7:48:09 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1560(6E1)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1561 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1561 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1561 re-entered service in 2011 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-668 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  8/11/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 12:30:55 PM
Location:  Bayhead Depot, Durban, ZN, Du
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1561(6E1)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1563 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1563 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1563 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-800 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/18/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 3:53:40 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1563(6E1)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1564 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1564 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1564 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-727 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/17/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 2:44:27 PM
Location:  Beaconsfield, Kimberley, NC, Ki
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1564(6E1)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1566 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1566 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1566 re-entered service in 2011 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-661 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/2/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 2:27:45 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1566(6E1)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1567 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1567 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1567 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-705 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/20/2009  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 1:54:31 PM
Location:  Worcester, WC, WC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1567(6E1)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1569 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1569 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1569 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-778 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/28/2006  Upload Date: 12/13/2006 4:08:48 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1569(6E1)
Views:  317   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1570 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1570 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1570 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-734 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/5/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 2:58:42 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1570(6E1)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1572 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1572 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1572 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-754 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/20/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 6:13:42 PM
Location:  Klerksdorp, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1572(6E1)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1573 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1573 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1573 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-642 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/5/2006  Upload Date: 12/13/2006 4:17:22 PM
Location:  Windsorton Road, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1573(6E1)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1575 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1575 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1575 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-770 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 4:30:23 PM
Location:  Empangeni, ZN, ZN
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1575(6E1)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1576 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1576 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1576 re-entered service in 2011 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-693 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/19/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 5:51:37 PM
Location:  Warrenton, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1576(6E1)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1577 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1577 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  10/3/2006  Upload Date: 12/13/2006 4:39:45 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, Ke
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1577(6E1)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
SAR Class 6E1 E1579 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1579 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1579 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-827 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/19/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 5:55:37 PM
Location:  Warrenton, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1579(6E1)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1581 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1581 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1581 re-entered service in 2012 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-686 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 9:01:10 AM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1581(6E1)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1583 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1583 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  9/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 9:06:08 AM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1583(6E1)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1584 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1584 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1584 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-756 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  2/20/2011  Upload Date: 4/7/2011 5:43:07 PM
Location:  Umkomaas, ZN
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1584(6E1)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1585 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1585 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
No. E1585 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-825 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/21/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 3:59:15 PM
Location:  Warrenton, NC, NC
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1585(6E1)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1586 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1586 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  8/11/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 12:33:01 PM
Location:  Bayhead Depot, Durban, ZN, Du
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1586(6E1)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1587 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1587 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  8/8/2007  Upload Date: 11/8/2007 7:46:41 PM
Location:  Maydon Wharf, Durban, ZN, Du
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1587(6E1)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1588 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1588 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1588 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-794 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/16/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 4:04:47 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1588(6E1)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1589 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1589 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1589 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-769 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/5/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 1:58:05 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1589(6E1)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1591 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1591 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  9/28/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 6:36:02 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1591(6E1)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1592 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1592 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  10/21/2009  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 5:44:45 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, Ca
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1592(6E1)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1593 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1593 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  6/23/2011  Upload Date: 7/20/2011 2:33:54 PM
Location:  Umlaas Road, ZN, ZN
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1593(6E1)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1594 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1594 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1594 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-733 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/3/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2007 8:37:41 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, Ke
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1594(6E1)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1595 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1595 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  5/1/2013  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 7:26:04 AM
Location:  Beaconsfield, Kimberley, NC, Ki
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1595(6E1)
Views:  286   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1596 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1596 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  5/20/2013  Upload Date: 6/22/2013 4:09:05 PM
Location:  Klerksdorp, NW, NW
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1596(6E1)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1598 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1598 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South Afriban Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to dn experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also#the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  1/16/2011  Upload Date: 2/1/2011 4:25:27 PM
Location:  Umbilo Depot, Durban, ZN, Du
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1598(6E1)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
SAR Class ExpAC E1600
Title:  SAR Class ExpAC E1600
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. In 1978 number E1600 was permanently withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt as a test-bed for use during 25 kV AC electrification. Mechanical components were supplied by UCW, the single pantograph and the electronic and electric equipment were manufactured by the 50 c/s Group and the vacuum circuit breaker was supplied by General Electric Company (GEC). The original traction motors were retained and the locomotive uses a thyristor-diode rectifier set for the traction motor DC power supply. It was reclassified to the sole Class Experimental AC.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class Exp AC.
Photo Date:  5/14/2013  Upload Date: 6/8/2013 10:39:50 AM
Location:  Pyramid South, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1600(6E1)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1601 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1601 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
Photo Date:  10/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 7:16:51 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, Pr
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1601(6E1)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1602 (Series 5)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1602 (Series 5)
Description:  In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1546 to E1645. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). One of them, E1600, was later withdrawn from revenue service and rebuilt to an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. Apart from the narrower stirrup step below the side doors of Series 3 number E1345 and earlier locomotives, Series 3 to Series 5 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 5.
E1602 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-798 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 9:10:27 AM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, GP
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1602(6E1)
Views:  267   Comments: 0

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