| Title: |
TFR Class 19E 19-039 |
| Description: |
In 2009 Transnet Freight Rail placed the first of one hundred and ten new Class 19E single cab 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC dual voltage electric locomotives in service on the Coalink line between Ermelo and Richards Bay, numbered in the range from 19-001 to 19-110. It is the second dual voltage locomotive to be introduced in South Africa after the Class 14E and 14E1 and is equipped with onboard voltage detectors. The locomotive is the product of a joint venture by Mitsui for the design, Toshiba for the electrical equipment, the RSD division of DCD-Dorbyl for the bogies and Union Carriage and Wagon for the bodies and manufacturing.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 19E. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/2011 Upload Date: 7/20/2011 4:03:13 PM |
| Location: |
Richards Bay, ZN, ZN |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 19-039(UNKNOWN) |
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