| South African Class 18E, Series 1 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • AAR | B-B |
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| • UIC | Bo'Bo' |
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| • Commonwealth | Bo-Bo |
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| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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| Wheel diameter | 1,220 mm (48.0 in) |
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| Wheelbase | 11,279 mm (37 ft 0.1 in) |
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| • Bogie | 3,430 mm (11 ft 3.0 in) |
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| Pivot centres | 7,849 mm (25 ft 9.0 in) |
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| Panto shoes | 6,972 mm (22 ft 10.5 in) |
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Length:
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| • Over couplers | 15,494 mm (50 ft 10.0 in) |
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| • Over body | 14,631 mm (48 ft 0 in) |
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| Width | 2,896 mm (9 ft 6.0 in) |
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Height:
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| • Pantograph | 4,089 mm (13 ft 5.0 in) |
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| • Body height | 3,937 mm (12 ft 11.0 in) |
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| Loco weight | 88,904 kg (196,000 lb) max |
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| Electric system/s | 3 kV DC catenary |
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| Current pickup | Pantographs |
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| Loco brake | Air & Rheostatic |
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| Train brakes | Air & Vacuum |
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| Couplers | AAR knuckle |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Spoornet
Transnet Freight Rail
PRASA |
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| Class | Class 18E |
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| Number in class | 446 |
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| Numbers | 18-001 to 18-420
18-500 to 18-525 |
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| Delivered | 2000-2009 |
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| First run | 2000 |
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The Spoornet Class 18E, Series 1 of 2000 is a South African electric locomotive.
Beginning in 2000, Spoornet embarked on a program to rebuild Class 6E1 locomotives to Class 18E, Series 1 locomotives. Most of the Class 6E1s which had previously been reclassified or modified to Class 16E or Class 17E respectively were rebuilt to Class 18E as well.