| Title: |
TFR Class 43-000 43-008 |
| Description: |
In 2011 the first ten of one hundred and forty-three Class 43-000 type GE C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail were imported from the United States of America, built by GE Transportation Systems and numbered in the range from 43-001 to 43-010. The rest of the locomotives, numbered in the range from 43-011 to 43-143, were built at the Koedoespoort shops of Transnet Rail Engineering between 2011 and 2013. The C30ACi was the first AC diesel electric locomotive to be introduced in sub-Saharan Africa.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 43-000. |
| Photo Date: |
12/17/2011 Upload Date: 1/20/2012 5:51:31 PM |
| Location: |
New Durban Yard, Durban, ZN, Du |
| Author: |
Charles Baker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAS 43-008(Unknown) |
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