South African Class 19E
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In 2009 Transnet Freight Rail placed the first of one hundred and ten new Class 19E single cab dual voltage 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in service on the Coalink line from Ermelo
to Richards Bay.
for the design, Toshiba
for the electrical equipment, Union Carriage and Wagon (UCW) for the bodies and the RSD division of DCD-Dorbyl
for the bogies. It was locally manufactured by UCW in Nigel, Gauteng
. Road testing on the Class 19E started in August 2008.
, is the first South African AC locomotive to incorporate regenerative braking. By July 2009 Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) had taken delivery of the first three Class 19E locomotives, and UCW intended to deliver between six and eight new units per quarter.
It is a dual voltage locomotive, designed to operate on either 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC and it is equipped with onboard voltage detectors.
to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal
(RBCT), the export coal harbor in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
.
Ermelo, Mpumalanga
Ermelo is the educational, industrial and commercial centre of the 7,750 km² Gert Sibande District Municipality in Mpumalanga province, Republic of South Africa. Mixed farming and anthracite, coal and torbanite mining take place here...
to Richards Bay.
Manufacturer
The Class 19E is the product of a joint venture by MitsuiMitsui
is one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...
for the design, Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
for the electrical equipment, Union Carriage and Wagon (UCW) for the bodies and the RSD division of DCD-Dorbyl
DCD-Dorbyl
DCD-DORBYL is a South African conglomerate cooperation originally founded in formed in 1946 when Dorman Long and Vanderbijl Engineering Corporation merged. The company specializes in engineering projects, including rail and military defence vehicle engineering, roller manufacturing, marine...
for the bogies. It was locally manufactured by UCW in Nigel, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
. Road testing on the Class 19E started in August 2008.
Characteristics
The Class 19E, according to ToshibaToshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, is the first South African AC locomotive to incorporate regenerative braking. By July 2009 Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) had taken delivery of the first three Class 19E locomotives, and UCW intended to deliver between six and eight new units per quarter.
It is a dual voltage locomotive, designed to operate on either 3 kV DC or 25 kV AC and it is equipped with onboard voltage detectors.
Service
Class 19E locomotives are used on the 580 kilometres (360 mi) Coalink line from Ermelo to Richards Bay, to haul export coal from the forty-four coal mines in MpumalangaMpumalanga
Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Richards Bay Coal Terminal
The Richards Bay Coal Terminal , located in the Richards Bay harbour, is the largest coal export facility in Africa. The Chinese port of Qinhuangdao maintains the largest coal exporting terminal in the world, at 209 Million tons compared to Richards Bay with 91 Million tons.Potential throughput is...
(RBCT), the export coal harbor in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
.
See also
- Electric locomotive numbering and classification
- List of South African locomotive classes