| Title: |
SAR Class 5E1 E857 (Series 4) |
| Description: |
In 1965 and 1966 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 5E1, Series 4 electric locomotives in service, numbered in the range from E821 to E920. Designed by Metropolitan-Vickers, it was built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by Associated Electrical Industries. Series 4 locomotives were equipped with AEI 281 AX traction motors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 5E1, Series 4. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/2013 Upload Date: 7/8/2013 3:38:47 PM |
| Location: |
Durban, ZN, ZA |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS E857(5E1) |
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