Union Carriage & Wagon
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Union Carriage & Wagon is a rolling stock
manufacturer located in South Africa
.
In 1964 UCW delivered their first electrical locomotives to the South African Railways, the South African Class 5E1, Series 2
. The Class 5E1 was also the first electrical locomotives to be produced in quantity in South Africa.
In 1974 UCW entered the international market with orders from Angola
and Zambia
Rolling stock for Gautrain
is assembled at the UCW plant in Nigel under a partnership agreement between Bombardier Transportation
and UCW.
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
manufacturer located in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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In 1964 UCW delivered their first electrical locomotives to the South African Railways, the South African Class 5E1, Series 2
South African Class 5E1, Series 2
In 1963 and 1964 the South African Railways placed one hundred and thirty Class 5E1, Series 2 electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in service...
. The Class 5E1 was also the first electrical locomotives to be produced in quantity in South Africa.
In 1974 UCW entered the international market with orders from Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
and Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
Rolling stock for Gautrain
Gautrain
Gautrain is an mass rapid transit railway system in Gauteng Province, South Africa, which links Johannesburg, Pretoria, and OR Tambo International Airport...
is assembled at the UCW plant in Nigel under a partnership agreement between Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
and UCW.