South African Class E38
South African Class E38 | |
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No. E38-003 at Sentrarand, 22 September 2009 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Electric |
Designer | Consortium, led by Siemens |
Builder | Union Carriage & Wagon |
Model | Consortium Class E38 |
Build date | 1992 |
Total produced | 3 |
Specifications | |
AAR wheel arr. | B-B |
UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
Bogies | 2.6 m (8 ft 6.4 in) wheelbase |
Wheel diameter | 1,054 mm (41.5 in) |
Wheelbase |
2.600 m (8 ft 6.4 in) per bogie 9.100 m (29 ft 10.3 in) between pivots 11.700 m (38 ft 4.6 in) overall |
Length | 16.314 m (53 ft 6.3 in) |
Width | 2.78 m (9 ft 1.4 in) |
Height | 4.13 m (13 ft 6.6 in) pantograph down |
Electric system(s) | 3 kV DC Catenary |
Current collection method | Pantograph |
Traction motors | Four AC 6 pole ABB/6FRA5252 |
Multiple working | 4 maximum |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Power output |
Per motor: 378 kW (507 hp) continuous Total: 1,512 kW (2,028 hp) continuous |
Locomotive brake |
Knorr-Bremse brake system Spring applied, air release parking brake |
Locomotive brakeforce |
1,500 kW (2,000 hp) regenerative 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) dynamic |
Train brakes |
Air: Knorr-Bremse W450/150-3 Vacuum: LPS 94 DE-MAG Wittig |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
Amcoal Anglo Coal |
Class | Class E38 |
Power class | 3 kV DC |
Number in class | 3 |
Number(s) | E38-001 to E38-003 |
Delivered | 1993 |
First run | 1993 |
The South African Class E38 of 1993 is a South African industrial electric locomotive.
In 1993 Amcoal, now Anglo Coal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American, placed three Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near Witbank, Mpumalanga.[1]
Manufacturer
The 3 kV DC Class E38 electric locomotive is an electric-only version of the Class 38-000 electro-diesel locomotive that was designed for Spoornet by Consortium under the leadership of Siemens. In 1992 three of these locomotives were built for Amcoal by Union Carriage and Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal.[2]
The locomotives were delivered in 1993 and numbered in the range from E38-001 to E38-003. UCW did not allocate builder’s numbers to the locomotives it built for Anglo Coal, but used the Amcoal unit numbers for their record keeping.[1]
Spoornet’s Class 38-000
During the production of the Class E38 for Amcoal Mines, UCW also built fifty Class 38-000 locomotives for Spoornet. The Class 38-000 is a dual mode electro-diesel locomotive, identical in exterior appearance and dimensions to the Class E38, but designed for 3 kV DC electric as well as diesel-electric operation and equipped with a 780 kW (1,050 hp) Caterpillar DITA 3508 diesel prime mover.[3]
Service
The three Class E38s now serve at the Landau Colliery near Witbank.[1]
Liveries illustrated
The main picture shows number E38-003 in its as-delivered Anglo Coal yellow livery.
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No. E38-002 at Sentrarand, Gauteng, 8 October 2009, in Anglo Coal’s white livery
See also
- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African Class 38-000
- South African locomotive history
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. p. 63.
- ↑ "UCW - Electric locomotives" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended