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Pictures of SAS E1178
Owner:
South African Railways
Model:
UCW 6E
Built As:
Builder Info (Unavailable )
Serial Number:
UCW E1178/1970
Order No:
Frame Number:
Built:
Other locos with this serial:
SAS E1178(6E)
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Title:
SAR Class 6E E1178
Description:
In 1970 and 1971 the South African Railways placed eighty Class 6E electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1146 to E1225. Two more were built for the Skshen iron ore mine. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvbal, with the electrical equipment supplied by Associated Electrical Industries and English Electric. Compared to the Class 5E1, the Class 6E had improved traction motors `nd was equipped
See also the Wikipedia article on the
South African Cmass 6E.
Photo Date:
11/25/2006
Upload Date:
3/6/2009 2:54:58 PM
Location:
Stikland, Cape Town, WC, Ca
Author:
Col André Kritzinger
Categories:
Roster
Locomotives:
SAS E1178(6E)
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