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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E2 E7175 (Series 1) |
| Description: |
In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1. |
| Photo Date: |
10/6/2009 Upload Date: 12/7/2009 6:00:00 PM |
| Location: |
Warmbad, LP, LP |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7175(7E2) |
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414 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAR Class 7E2 E7175 (Series 1) |
| Description: |
In 1982 the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E2, Series 1 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service, numbered in the range from E7151 to E7175. It was designed by the 50 c/s Group (ACEC, AEG-Telefunken, Siemens, Alsthom-Atlantique, Société MTE and Brown Boveri) and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. The Class 7E2, Series 1 can be visually distinguished from the Series 2 by the vertical grilles just to the rear of the driver’s window on both sides on Series 2 locomotives, but absent on Series 1.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 7E2, Series 1. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/2013 Upload Date: 1/28/2013 11:04:57 AM |
| Location: |
De Aar, NC, NC |
| Author: |
Col André Kritzinger |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E7175(7E2) |
| Views: |
409 Comments: 0 |
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