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SAR Class 34-800 34-847 |
Description: |
Between August 1978 and July 1980 the South African Railways placed fifty-eight Class 34-800 EMD GT26MC diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by Electro-Motive Diesel, they were built in two batches by General Motors South Africa in Port Elizabeth and numbered in the range from 34-801 to 34-858. Beginning in 2006 two Class 39-000 EMD GT26CU-3 locomotives, numbers 39-002 and 39-005, were rebuilt from wrecked Class 34-800 locomotives, numbers 34-838 and 34-829 respectively. See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-800. |
Photo Date: |
1/10/2010 Upload Date: 1/13/2010 5:17:37 PM |
Location: |
Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, Pr |
Author: |
Railfan's Picture |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
SAS 34-847(GT26MC) |
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355 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
SAR Class 34-800 34-847 |
Description: |
Between August 1978 and July 1980 the South African Railways placed fifty-eight Class 34-800 EMD GT26MC diesel-electric locomotives in service. Designed by Electro-Motive Diesel, they were built in two batches by General Motors South Africa in Port Elizabeth and numbered in the range from 34-801 to 34-858. Beginning in 2006 two Class 39-000 EMD GT26CU-3 locomotives, numbers 39-002 and 39-005, were rebuilt from wrecked Class 34-800 locomotives, numbers 34-838 and 34-829 respectively. See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-800. |
Photo Date: |
9/18/2015 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:21:25 PM |
Location: |
Bloemfontein, FS, FS |
Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
SAS 34-847(GT26MC) |
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237 Comments: 0 |
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