Re: English Electric Loco's in ANZ
Krel (krel4203@netconnect.com.au)
26 Apr 97 12:05:36 GMT
Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.mira.net.au> wrote in article
<5jqfb2$mj1$1@eplet.mira.net.au>...
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> Posting to the sartrain mailing list could bring up information on
> Zimbabwe EE units.
>
South African Railways 5E class EE-VF 2020hp 1955-1959 Bo-Bo #E259-E363,
E536-E590 3000 v DC
55 locos based at Salt River (Cape Town) in 1992
others sold into industrial use - Impala Platinum Mines, Rustenburg &
Driefonteion Consolidated, Carletonville
National Railways of Zimbabwe DE2 class EE 1710hp 1955-1958 1Co-Co1
#1200-1234
8 locos re-engined with power units from BR class 40s
3 based at Bulawayo, 14 at Lochinvar (Harare), #1200 in Railway museum
Bulawayo.
NRZ DE3 class EE 1850hp 1962 1Co-Co1 #1300-1315
12 based at Bulawayo, 1 dumped at Mpopoma,
Both NRZ classes may be now out of service as a result of the introduction
of DE11 class locos.
Cheers Krel