South African Class E38
1,054 mm (41+1⁄2 in)
Spring applied, air release parking
Performance figures | |
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Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Power output: | |
• Continuous | 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) continuous |
Tractive effort: | |
• Starting | 260 kN (58,000 lbf) @ 35% adhesion |
• Continuous | 180 kN (40,000 lbf) @ 30 km/h (19 mph) |
Factor of adh.: | |
• Starting | 35% |
• Continuous | 25% |
Career | |
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Operators | Amcoal Anglo Coal |
Class | Class E38 |
Number in class | 3 |
Numbers | E38-001 to E38-003 |
Delivered | 1993 |
First run | 1993 |
The Amcoal 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 which was designed for Spoornet by a consortium under the leadership of Siemens. In 1992, three of these locomotives were built for Amcoal by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal.[2]
The locomotives were delivered in 1993 and numbered 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
Prior to 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]
References
- ^ a b c 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
External links
Media related to South African Class E38 at Wikimedia Commons
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