South African Class 45-000 Explained
| South African Class 45-000 |
| Powertype: | Diesel-electric |
| Builder: | Transnet Engineering |
| Builddate: | 2017- |
| Totalproduction: | 232 |
| Aarwheels: | C-C |
| Uicclass: | Co'Co' |
| Britishclass: | Co-Co |
| Fueltype: | Diesel |
| Primemover: | MTU 4000 20V R63L |
| Locobrakes: | Air & Dynamic |
| Trainbrakes: | Air & Vacuum |
| Safety: | Loco-cam |
| Coupling: | AAR knuckle |
| Operator: | Transnet Freight Rail |
| Operatorclass: | Class 45-000 |
| Numinclass: | 232 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 45-001 to 45-232 |
| Deliverydate: | 2017- |
| Firstrundate: | 2018 |
The Transnet Freight Rail Class 45-000 of 2015 is a South African diesel-electric locomotive.
Manufacturers
The acquisition of the Class 45-000 forms part of the largest-ever locomotive supply contract in South African history and the single-biggest investment initiative by a South African corporation. It consists of contracts for the construction of 1,064 locomotives by four global original equipment manufacturers:[1] [2] [3]
- General Electric South Africa Technologies (a unit of the U.S.-based GE Transportation) for 233 Class 44-000 diesel-electric locomotives.[1]
- CNR Rolling Stock South Africa (Pty.) Ltd. for 232 Class 45-000 diesel-electric locomotives.[1]
- CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Company for 359 Class 22E dual-voltage electric locomotives.[1]
- Bombardier Transportation South Africa for 240 Class 23E dual-voltage electric locomotives.[1]
Illustration
All the Class 45-000 locomotives were delivered in red TFR livery.
Notes and References
- http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/mechanical/locomotives/transnet-1064-locomotives-5-billion.html RailwayAge, 17 Mar 2014: Transnet: 1,064 locomotives, $5 billion
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/transnet-seals-mou-with-csr-zhuzhou.html Railway Gazette, 4 Dec 2014: Transnet seals MoU with CSR Zhuzhou
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/africa/single-view/view/south-africas-largest-ever-locomotive-order-awarded-to-four-suppliers.html Railway Gazette, 17 Mar 2014: South Africa's 'largest ever' locomotive order awarded to four suppliers
