South African Class 6E1, Series 7

E1807 at Kaalfontein, 23 September 2009

| Type and origin

Power type| Electric
Designer| Union Carriage & Wagon
Builder| Union Carriage & Wagon
Model| UCW 6E1
Build date| 1977-1979
Total produced| 150
Rebuilder| ♠ Transwerk
♥ Transnet Rail Engineering
Rebuild date| ♠ 1993-1994 - ♥ 2003-2013
Number rebuilt| ♠ 14 known to Class 17E
♥ 139 to Class 18E, Series 1 & 2
| Specifications

Configuration:
| ​
• AAR| B-B
• UIC| Bo'Bo'
• Commonwealth| Bo-Bo
Gauge| 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Wheel diameter| 1,220 mm (48.03 in)
Wheelbase| 11,279 mm (37 ft 0 in) ​
• Bogie| 3,430 mm (11 ft 3 in)
Pivot centres| 7,849 mm (25 ft 9 in)
Panto shoes| 6,972 mm (22 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Length:
| ​
• Over couplers| 15,494 mm (50 ft 10 in)
• Over body| 14,631 mm (48 ft 0 in)
Width| 2,896 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height:
| ​
• Pantograph| 4,089 mm (13 ft 5 in)
• Body height| 3,937 mm (12 ft 11 in)
Axle load| 22,226 kg (49,000 lb)
Adhesive weight| 88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Loco weight| 88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Electric system/s| 3 kV DC catenary
Current pickup(s)| Pantographs
Traction motors| Four AEI-283AY ​
• Rating 1 hour| 623 kW (835 hp)
• Continuous| 563 kW (755 hp)
Gear ratio| 18:67
Loco brake| Air & Regenerative
Train brakes| Air & Vacuum
Couplers| AAR knuckle
| Performance figures

Maximum speed| 113 km/h (70 mph)
Power output:
| ​
• 1 hour| 2,492 kW (3,342 hp)
• Continuous| 2,252 kW (3,020 hp)
Tractive effort:
| ​
• Starting| 311 kN (70,000 lbf)
• 1 hour| 221 kN (50,000 lbf)
• Continuous| 193 kN (43,000 lbf) @ 40 km/h (25 mph)
| Career

Operators| South African Railways
Spoornet
Transnet Freight Rail
PRASA
Class| Class 6E1
Number in class| 150
Numbers| E1746-E1895
Delivered| 1977-1979
First run| 1977

The South African Railways Class 6E1, Series 7 of 1977 was an electric locomotive.

Between 1977 and 1979, the South African Railways placed 150 Class 6E1, Series 7 electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in mainline service.[1]

## Manufacturer[edit]

Builder's plate

The 3 kV DC Class 6E1, Series 7 electric locomotive was designed and built for the South African Railways (SAR) by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal. The electrical equipment was supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC).[2]

The 150 units were delivered between 1977 and 1979, numbered in the range from E1746 to E1895. Like Series 6, the Series 7 units were equipped with AEI-283AY traction motors. UCW did not allocate builder’s or works numbers to the locomotives it built for the SAR and used the SAR unit numbers for their record keeping.[1]

## Characteristics[edit]

### Orientation[edit]

These dual cab locomotives had a roof access ladder on one side only, just to the right of the cab access door. The roof access ladder end was marked as the no. 2 end. A corridor along the centre of the unit connected the cabs which were identical apart from the fact that the handbrake was located in cab 2. A pantograph hook stick was stowed in a tube mounted below the lower edge of the locomotive body on the roof access ladder side. The locomotive had one square and two rectangular access panels along the lower half of the body on the roof access ladder side, and only one square access panel on the opposite side.[1]

### Series identifying features[edit]

Hatchless left side of Series 7 no. E1834

The Class 6E1 was produced in eleven series over a period of nearly sixteen years. While some Class 6E1 series are visually indistinguishable from their predecessors or successors, some externally visible changes did occur over the years.[1]

The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from all the older series models by the rainwater beading that had been added above the small grilles on the sides aft of the side doors. Beginning with Series 8, all subsequent series had a large hatch door on each side to the right of their side doors.[1][3]

### Crew access[edit]

The Class 5E, 5E1, 6E and 6E1 locomotives were notoriously difficult to enter from ground level since their lever-style door handles were at waist level when standing inside the cab, making it impossible to open the door from outside without first climbing up high enough to reach the door handle while hanging on to the side handrails with one hand only. Crews therefore often chose to leave the doors ajar when parking and exiting the units.[4]

Late-model Series 7 locomotives were equipped with side doors on which the outside door latch handle was mounted near floor level with a simple drawer pull type handle at mid-door level. Unit no. E1845 and later numbers were observed with such lower mounted door handles. Unit no. E1882 was one observed exception with a high-mounted door handle, although this may have been the result of a door replacement.[4][5]

## Service[edit]

The Class 6E1 family saw service all over both 3 kV DC mainline and branch line networks, the smaller Cape Western mainline between Cape Town and Beaufort West and the larger network which covers portions of the Northern Cape, the Free State, Natal, Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga.[6]

## Reclassification and rebuilding[edit]

### Reclassification to Class 16E[edit]

No. E1851 as Class 16E no. 16-410B, Christiana, 22 September 2006

During 1990 and 1991, Spoornet semi-permanently coupled several pairs of otherwise largely unmodified Class 6E1 units, reclassified them to Class 16E and allocated a single locomotive number to each pair, with the individual units in the pairs inscribed "A" or "B". The aim was to accomplish savings on cab maintenance by coupling the units at their no. 1 ends, abandoning the no. 1 end cabs in terms of maintenance and using only the no. 2 end cabs. Most pairs were later either disbanded with the units reverting to Class 6E1 and regaining their original numbers or getting rebuilt to Class 18E.[6]

Twelve known Series 7 locomotives were part of such Class 16E pairs.[6]

* E1790 became 16-407B.
* E1840 and E1841 became 16-409 A and B.
* E1846 and E1847 became 16-404 A and B.
* E1848 and E1849 became 16-405 A and B.
* E1850 and E1851 became 16-410 A and B.
* E1858 and E1859 became 16-411 A and B.
* E1870 became 16-406B.

### Modification to Class 17E[edit]

No. E1826 as Class 17E, Capital Park, 28 September 2006

Class 17E locomotives were modified and reclassified from Class 6E1, Series 7, 8 and 9 locomotives during 1993 and 1994. Key modifications included improved regenerative braking and wheel-slip control to improve their reliability on the steep gradients and curves of the Natal mainline. Unlike the unmodified but reclassified Class 16E locomotives, the Class 17Es retained their original unit numbers after reclassification.[6]

A stumbling block was that the regeneration equipment at many of the sub-stations along the route was unreliable. Since there was no guarantee that another train would be in the same section to absorb the regenerated energy, there was always the risk that line voltage could exceed 4.1 kV which would make either the sub-station or the locomotive trip out. As a result, the subsequently rebuilt Class 18E locomotives were not equipped with regenerative braking.[7]

Fourteen Series 7 units are known to have been modified and reclassified to Class 17E, their numbers being E1749, E1775, E1776, E1777, E1778, E1801, E1803, E1805, E1810, E1822, E1826, E1827, E1832 and E1843. Twelve of them were subsequently rebuilt to Class 18E, the exceptions being numbers E1778 and E1803.[6]

### Rebuilding to Class 18E[edit]

Cab 1 of Class 18E no. 18-213, ex Class 6E1 no. E1873, Capital Park, Pretoria, 6 May 2013

In 2000, Spoornet began a project to rebuild Series 2 to 11 Class 6E1 locomotives to Class 18E, Series 1 and Series 2 at the Transnet Rail Engineering (TRE) workshops at Koedoespoort. In the process, the cab at the no. 1 end was stripped of all controls and the driver's front and side windows were blanked off to have a toilet installed, thereby forfeiting the locomotive's bi-directional ability.[6][7]

Since the driving cab's noise level had to be below 85 decibels, cab 2 was selected as the Class 18E driving cab primarily based on its lower noise level compared to cab 1, which is closer and more exposed to the compressor's noise and vibration. Another factor was the closer proximity of cab 2 to the low voltage switch panel. The fact that the handbrake was located in cab 2 was not a deciding factor, but was considered an additional benefit.[7]

Most of the Class 6E1, Series 7 units which were used in this project were rebuilt to Class 18E, Series 1 locomotives. The known numbers and renumbering details are listed in the table.[7]

Class 6E1, Series 7 units rebuilt to Class 18E
as on 31 January 2014
Count  | 6E1
no.  | Year
built  | 18E
no.  | 18E
series  | Year
rebuilt  | Notes

|
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|
|

1  | E1746  | 1977  | 18-159  | 1  | 2004  |
2  | E1747  | 1977  | 18-141  | 1  | 2004  |
3  | E1748  | 1977  | 18-366  | 1  | 2007  |
4  | E1749  | 1977  | 18-332  | 1  | 2007  | ex 17E
5  | E1750  | 1977  | 18-206  | 1  | 2005  |
6  | E1751  | 1977  | 18-390  | 1  | 2008  |
7  | E1752  | 1977  | 18-208  | 1  | 2005  |
8  | E1753  | 1977  | 18-399  | 1  | 2008  |
9  | E1755  | 1977  | 18-416  | 1  | 2009  | TFR, ex PRASA
10  | E1756  | 1977  | 18-408  | 1  | 2009  |
11  | E1757  | 1977  | 18-521  | 1  | 2009  |
12  | E1758  | 1977  | 18-407  | 1  | 2009  |
13  | E1759  | 1977  | 18-391  | 1  | 2008  |
14  | E1760  | 1977  | 18-389  | 1  | 2008  |
15  | E1761  | 1977  | 18-520  | 1  | 2009  |
16  | E1762  | 1977  | 18-607  | 2  | 2009  |
17  | E1763  | 1977  | 18-516  | 1  | 2009  |
18  | E1764  | 1977  | 18-377  | 1  | 2008  |
19  | E1765  | 1977  | 18-134  | 1  | 2004  |
20  | E1766  | 1977  | 18-398  | 1  | 2008  |
21  | E1767  | 1977  | 18-603  | 2  | 2009  |
22  | E1768  | 1977  | 18-605  | 2  | 2010  |
23  | E1769  | 1977  | 18-139  | 1  | 2004  |
24  | E1770  | 1977  | 18-335  | 1  | 2007  |
25  | E1771  | 1977  | 18-410  | 1  | 2009  | PRASA
26  | E1772  | 1977  | 18-382  | 1  | 2008  |
27  | E1773  | 1977  | 18-522  | 1  | 2009  |
28  | E1774  | 1977  | 18-385  | 1  | 2008  |
29  | E1775  | 1977  | 18-292  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
30  | E1776  | 1977  | 18-326  | 1  | 2007  | ex 17E
31  | E1777  | 1977  | 18-289  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
32  | E1779  | 1977  | 18-418  | 1  | 2009  | TFR, ex PRASA
33  | E1780  | 1977  | 18-107  | 1  | 2003  |
34  | E1781  | 1977  | 18-510  | 1  | 2009  |
35  | E1782  | 1977  | 18-137  | 1  | 2004  |
36  | E1783  | 1977  | 18-772  | 2  | 2013  |
37  | E1785  | 1977  | 18-165  | 1  | 2003  |
38  | E1786  | 1977  | 18-417  | 1  | 2009  |
39  | E1787  | 1977  | 18-354  | 1  | 2008  |
40  | E1788  | 1977-78  | 18-187  | 1  | 2005  |
41  | E1789  | 1977-78  | 18-361  | 1  | 2007  |
42  | E1790  | 1977-78  | 18-184  | 1  | 2005  | ex 16-407B
43  | E1791  | 1977-78  | 18-601  | 2  | 2009  |
44  | E1792  | 1977-78  | 18-333  | 1  | 2007  |
45  | E1793  | 1977-78  | 18-633  | 2  | 2010  |
46  | E1794  | 1977-78  | 18-514  | 1  | 2009  |
47  | E1795  | 1977-78  | 18-358  | 1  | 2007  |
48  | E1796  | 1977-78  | 18-188  | 1  | 2005  |
49  | E1797  | 1977-78  | 18-231  | 1  | 2005  |
50  | E1798  | 1977-78  | 18-500  | 1  | 2009  |
51  | E1799  | 1977-78  | 18-379  | 1  | 2008  |
52  | E1800  | 1977-78  | 18-699  | 2  | 2012  |
53  | E1801  | 1977-78  | 18-331  | 1  | 2007  | ex 17E
54  | E1802  | 1977-78  | 18-501  | 1  | 2009  |
55  | E1804  | 1977-78  | 18-403  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
56  | E1805  | 1977-78  | 18-260  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
57  | E1806  | 1977-78  | 18-618  | 2  | 2010  |
58  | E1807  | 1977-78  | 18-654  | 2  | 2011  |
59  | E1808  | 1977-78  | 18-502  | 1  | 2009  |
60  | E1809  | 1977-78  | 18-612  | 2  | 2009  |
61  | E1810  | 1977-78  | 18-294  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
62  | E1811  | 1977-78  | 18-512  | 1  | 2009  |
63  | E1812  | 1977-78  | 18-649  | 2  | 2011  |
64  | E1814  | 1977-78  | 18-343  | 1  | 2007  |
65  | E1815  | 1977-78  | 18-401  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
66  | E1817  | 1977-78  | 18-369  | 1  | 2007  |
67  | E1819  | 1977-78  | 18-402  | 1  | 2009  | PRASA
68  | E1820  | 1977-78  | 18-613  | 2  | 2010  |
69  | E1821  | 1977-78  | 18-409  | 1  | 2009  | PRASA
70  | E1822  | 1977-78  | 18-097  | 1  | 2003  | ex 17E
71  | E1823  | 1977-78  | 18-610  | 2  | 2010  |
72  | E1824  | 1977-78  | 18-615  | 2  | 2009  |
73  | E1825  | 1977-78  | 18-524  | 1  | 2009  |
74  | E1826  | 1977-78  | 18-344  | 1  | 2007  | ex 17E
75  | E1827  | 1977-78  | 18-283  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
76  | E1828  | 1977-78  | 18-413  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
77  | E1829  | 1977-78  | 18-406  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
78  | E1830  | 1977-78  | 18-387  | 1  | 2008  |
79  | E1831  | 1978  | 18-086  | 1  | 2003  |
80  | E1832  | 1978  | 18-307  | 1  | 2007  | ex 17E
81  | E1833  | 1978  | 18-365  | 1  | 2007  |
82  | E1834  | 1978  | 18-431  | 2  | 2013  | PRASA
83  | E1835  | 1978  | 18-280  | 1  | 2006  |
84  | E1836  | 1978  | 18-505  | 1  | 2009  |
85  | E1837  | 1978  | 18-233  | 1  | 2005  |
86  | E1838  | 1978  | 18-317  | 1  | 2007  |
87  | E1839  | 1978  | 18-625  | 2  | 2010  |
88  | E1840  | 1978  | 18-338  | 1  | 2007  | ex 16-409A
89  | E1841  | 1978  | 18-339  | 1  | 2007  | ex 16-409B
90  | E1842  | 1978  | 18-135  | 1  | 2004  |
91  | E1843  | 1978  | 18-270  | 1  | 2006  | ex 17E
92  | E1844  | 1978  | 18-725  | 2  | 2013  |
93  | E1845  | 1978  | 18-626  | 2  | 2010  |
94  | E1846  | 1978  | 18-359  | 1  | 2007  | ex 16-404A
95  | E1847  | 1978  | 18-360  | 1  | 2007  | ex 16-404B
96  | E1848  | 1978  | 18-264  | 1  | 2006  | ex 16-405A
97  | E1849  | 1978  | 18-265  | 1  | 2006  | ex 16-405B
98  | E1850  | 1978  | 18-392  | 1  | 2008  | ex 16-410A
99  | E1851  | 1978  | 18-393  | 1  | 2008  | ex 16-410B
100  | E1853  | 1978  | 18-368  | 1  | 2007  |
101  | E1854  | 1978  | 18-133  | 1  | 2004  |
102  | E1855  | 1978  | 18-779  | 2  | 2013  | c. 2013
103  | E1856  | 1978  | 18-511  | 1  | 2009  |
104  | E1857  | 1978  | 18-412  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
105  | E1860  | 1978  | 18-138  | 1  | 2004  |
106  | E1861  | 1978  | 18-342  | 1  | 2007  |
107  | E1862  | 1978  | 18-692  | 2  | 2012  |
108  | E1863  | 1978-79  | 18-363  | 1  | 2007  |
109  | E1864  | 1978-79  | 18-364  | 1  | 2007  |
110  | E1865  | 1978-79  | 18-523  | 1  | 2009  |
111  | E1866  | 1978-79  | 18-691  | 2  | 2012  |
112  | E1867  | 1978-79  | 18-730  | 2  | 2013  |
113  | E1868  | 1978-79  | 18-414  | 1  | 2008  | PRASA
114  | E1869  | 1978-79  | 18-701  | 2  | 2012  |
115  | E1871  | 1978-79  | 18-090  | 1  | 2003  |
116  | E1872  | 1979  | 18-396  | 1  | 2008  |
117  | E1873  | 1979  | 18-213  | 1  | 2005  |
118  | E1874  | 1979  | 18-509  | 1  | 2009  |
119  | E1875  | 1979  | 18-356  | 1  | 2007  |
120  | E1876  | 1979  | 18-183  | 1  | 2005  |
121  | E1877  | 1979  | 18-606  | 2  | 2009  |
122  | E1878  | 1979  | 18-198  | 1  | 2005  |
123  | E1879  | 1979  | 18-374  | 1  | 2007  |
124  | E1880  | 1979  | 18-513  | 1  | 2009  |
125  | E1881  | 1979  | 18-318  | 1  | 2007  |
126  | E1882  | 1979  | 18-609  | 2  | 2009  |
127  | E1883  | 1979  | 18-314  | 1  | 2007  |
128  | E1884  | 1979  | 18-616  | 2  | 2010  |
129  | E1885  | 1979  | 18-080  | 1  | 2003  |
130  | E1886  | 1979  | 18-362  | 1  | 2007  |
131  | E1887  | 1979  | 18-624  | 2  | 2010  |
132  | E1888  | 1979  | 18-370  | 1  | 2007  |
133  | E1889  | 1979  | 18-266  | 1  | 2006  |
134  | E1890  | 1979  | 18-631  | 2  | 2010  |
135  | E1891  | 1979  | 18-515  | 1  | 2009  |
136  | E1892  | 1979  | 18-371  | 1  | 2007  |
137  | E1893  | 1979  | 18-161  | 1  | 2005  |
138  | E1894  | 1979  | 18-205  | 1  | 2005  |
139  | E1895  | 1979  | 18-353  | 1  | 2007  |

## Liveries[edit]

The whole series was delivered in the SAR Gulf Red livery with signal red cowcatchers, yellow whiskers and with the number plates on the sides mounted on three-stripe yellow wings. In the 1990s many of the Series 6 units began to be repainted in the Spoornet orange livery with a yellow and blue chevron pattern on the cowcatchers. Several later received the Spoornet maroon livery. In the late 1990s at least two were repainted in the Spoornet blue livery with outline numbers on the sides. In the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) era after 2008, at least one was repainted in the Shosholoza Meyl purple livery.[8]

## Illustration[edit]

* No. E1798 in SAR Gulf Red & whiskers livery at Bayhead, Durban, 8 August 2007

* No. E1800 in Spoornet orange livery at Beaufort West, Western Cape, 4 April 2006

* No. E1781 in Spoornet blue livery with outline numbers at Empangeni, 14 August 2007

* No. E1834 in PRASA’s Shosholoza Meyl livery at Bellville Depot, 15 May 2010

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
2. ^ "UCW - Electric locomotives" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
3. ^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 141–142. ISBN 0869772112.
4. ^ a b E1882 with high mounted door handle
5. ^ E1845 with low mounted door handle
6. ^ a b c d e f Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide, 2002 Edition, (Compiled by John N. Middleton), p57, as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009
7. ^ a b c d Information gathered from the rebuild files of individual locomotives at Transnet Rail Engineering’s Koedoespoort shops, or obtained from John Middleton as well as several Transnet employees
8. ^ Soul of A Railway, System 7, Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg, Part 9. South-Eastwards as far as Volksrust (2nd part) by Les Pivnic. Caption 4. (Accessed on 11 April 2017)

## External links[edit]

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* SAR Class 8E
* SAR Class 8F
* SAR Class 8R
* SAR Class 8X
* SAR Class 8Y
* SAR Class 8Z
* SAR Class 9
* SAR Class 10
* SAR Class 10A
* SAR Class 10B
* SAR Class 10C
* SAR Class 10D
* SAR Class 11
* SAR Class 12
* SAR Class 12A
* SAR Class 12B
* SAR Class 13
* SAR Class 14
* SAR Class 14A
* SAR Class 14B
* SAR Class 14C 1st
* SAR Class 14C 2nd
* SAR Class 14C 3rd
* SAR Class 14C 4th
* SAR Class 15
* SAR Class 15A
* SAR Class 15B
* SAR Class 15C
* SAR Class 15CA
* SAR Class 15E
* SAR Class 15F
* SAR Class 16
* SAR Class 16A
* SAR Class 16B
* SAR Class 16C
* SAR Class 16D
* SAR Class 16DA 1928
* SAR Class 16DA 1930
* SAR Class 16E
* SAR Class 17
* SAR Class 18
* SAR Class 19
* SAR Class 19A
* SAR Class 19B
* SAR Class 19C
* SAR Class 19D
* SAR Class 20
* SAR Class 21
* SAR Class 23
* SAR Class 24
* SAR Class 25
* SAR Class 25NC
* SAR Class 26
* SAR Katanga

* SWA 2-8-0

Cape gauge
Articulated
engines|

* CGR Fairlie
* CGR Kitson-Meyer

* SAR Class FC
* SAR Class FD
* SAR Class GA
* SAR Class GB
* SAR Class GC
* SAR Class GCA
* SAR Class GD
* SAR Class GDA
* SAR Class GE
* SAR Class GEA
* SAR Class GF
* SAR Class GG
* SAR Class GH
* SAR Class GK
* SAR Class GL
* SAR Class GM
* SAR Class GMA
* SAR Class GO
* SAR Class HF
* SAR Class KM
* SAR Class MA
* SAR Class MB
* SAR Class MC
* SAR Class MC1
* SAR Class MD
* SAR Class ME
* SAR Class MF
* SAR Class MG
* SAR Class MH
* SAR Class MJ
* SAR Class MJ1
* SAR Class U

2' 6" gauge|

* Cape Copper John King & Miner
* Cape Copper Britannia
* Cape Copper Caledonia
* Cape Copper Clara
* Cape Copper Condenser
* Cape Copper Scotia

* Namaqua Copper Pioneer

* Walvis Bay 2-4-2T Hope

2' & 600mm
gauges|

* ACR Class NG-G16A

* CGR NG 0-4-0T
* CGR NG 0-6-0T
* CGR NG 4-6-2T
* CGR Type A 2-6-4T
* CGR Type C 0-4-0T

* NGR Class N 4-6-2T

* SAR Dutton
* SAR NG 0-4-0T
* SAR Class NG1
* SAR Class NG2
* SAR Class NG3
* SAR Class NG4
* SAR Class NG5
* SAR Class NG6
* SAR Class NG7
* SAR Class NG8
* SAR Class NG9
* SAR Class NG10
* SAR Class NG-G11
* SAR Class NG-G12
* SAR Class NG-G13
* SAR Class NG-G14
* SAR Class NG15
* SAR Class NG-G16

* SWA Class Ha
* SWA Class Hb
* SWA Class Hc
* SWA Class Hd
* SWA Jung
* SWA Zwillinge

Electric|

* Amcoal Class E38

* SAR Class ES
* SAR Class ES1
* SAR Class Exp-AC
* SAR Class 1E
* SAR Class 2E
* SAR Class 3E
* SAR Class 4E
* SAR Class 5E s1
* SAR Class 5E s2
* SAR Class 5E s3
* SAR Class 5E1 s1
* SAR Class 5E1 s2
* SAR Class 5E1 s3
* SAR Class 5E1 s4
* SAR Class 5E1 s5
* SAR Class 6E
* SAR Class 6E1 s1
* SAR Class 6E1 s2
* SAR Class 6E1 s3
* SAR Class 6E1 s4
* SAR Class 6E1 s5
* SAR Class 6E1 s6
* SAR Class 6E1 s7
* SAR Class 6E1 s8
* SAR Class 6E1 s9
* SAR Class 6E1 s10
* SAR Class 6E1 s11
* SAR Class 7E
* SAR Class 7E1
* SAR Class 7E2 s1
* SAR Class 7E2 s2
* SAR Class 7E3 s1
* SAR Class 7E3 s2
* Spoornet Class 7E4
* SAR Class 8E
* SAR Class 9E s1
* SAR Class 9E s2
* SAR Class 10E
* SAR Class 10E1 s1
* Spoornet Class 10E1 s2
* SAR Class 10E2
* SAR Class 11E
* SAR Class 12E
* Spoornet Class 14E
* Spoornet Class 14E1
* TFR Class 15E
* Spoornet Class 16E
* Spoornet Class 17E
* Spoornet Class 18E s1
* TFR Class 18E s2
* TFR Class 19E
* TFR Class 20E
* TFR Class 21E
* TFR Class 22E
* TFR Class 23E

Gas-electric|

* SAR Gas-electric

Diesel|

| Cape gauge
Diesel-electric|

* PRASA Class Afro 4000
* SAR Class DS
* SAR Class DS1
* SAR Class 31-000
* SAR Class 32-000
* SAR Class 32-200
* SAR Class 33-000
* SAR Class 33-200
* SAR Class 33-400
* SAR Class 34-000
* SAR Class 34-200
* SAR Class 34-400
* SAR Class 34-500
* SAR Class 34-600
* SAR Class 34-800
* SAR Class 34-900
* SAR Class 35-000
* SAR Class 35-200
* SAR Class 35-400
* SAR Class 35-600
* TFR Class 35-800
* SAR Class 36-000
* SAR Class 36-200
* SAR Class 37-000
* Spoornet Class 39-000
* TFR Class 39-200
* TFR Class 43-000
* TFR Class 44-000
* TFR Class 45-000

|

2' gauge
Diesel-electric|

* SAR Class 91-000

Cape gauge
Diesel-hydraulic|

* SAR Class 61-000

Cape gauge
Electro-diesel|

* Spoornet Class 38-000

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