Title: |
SAR Class 34-500 34-503 |
Description: |
Between 1974 and 1977 Iscor placed forty-four GE U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line. The locomotives were designed by General Electric and built in three batches by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl). In 1977 and 1978 thirty-nine of them were transferred to the South African Railways, where they were initially reclassified to Class 34-400 ex Iscor and renumbered in the range from 34-501 to 34-539. They later became commonly known as Class 34-500. See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 34-500 |
Photo Date: |
7/26/2009 Upload Date: 7/28/2009 6:55:28 PM |
Location: |
Saldanha, WC, WC |
Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
SAS 34-503(U26C) |
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