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SAR Class 6E1 E1658 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1658 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 3/6/2009 6:49:17 PM
Location:  Ladysmith, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1658(6E1)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
E1659
Title:  E1659
Description:  Passenger train heading towards Cape Town through Muldersvlei.
Photo Date:  8/24/2009  Upload Date: 2/12/2024 4:42:28 AM
Location:  Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Fanie Kleynhans
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  TFR E1659(6E1) TFR E1658(6E1)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1658 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1658 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  4/3/2010  Upload Date: 4/3/2010 8:49:30 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1658(6E1)
Views:  362   Comments: 0
SAS E1659
Title:  SAS E1659
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 9:30:28 AM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1659(6E1)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1659 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1659 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  10/21/2009  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 2:08:10 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1659(6E1)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1659 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1659 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  11/5/2010  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:24:15 AM
Location:  Umgeni, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1659(6E1)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1661 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1661 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1661 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-648 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/1/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 11:52:16 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1661(6E1)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1662 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1662 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1662 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-623 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/3/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2007 7:44:58 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1662(6E1)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1664 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1664 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1664 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-720 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/17/2009  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 2:49:24 PM
Location:  Beaconsfield, Kimberley, NC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1664(6E1)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
E1666
Title:  E1666
Description:  The inbound Transkaroo heading through Joostenbergvlakte.
Photo Date:  8/3/2009  Upload Date: 1/22/2024 5:33:20 AM
Location:  Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Fanie Kleynhans
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  TFR E1666(6E1) TFR E1950(6E1)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1666 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1666 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  1/13/2010  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 2:15:13 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1666(6E1)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1666 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1666 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  9/15/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 11:57:38 AM
Location:  Beaufort West, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1666(6E1)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1667 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1667 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  7/18/2009  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 6:02:58 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1667(6E1)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
E1667
Title:  E1667
Description:  The Transkaroo passing through Joostenbergvlakte.
Photo Date:  9/21/2009  Upload Date: 4/11/2024 4:41:07 AM
Location:  Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Fanie Kleynhans
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  TFR E1667(6E1)
Views:  23   Comments: 1
SAR Class 6E1 E1667 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1667 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  10/11/2015  Upload Date: 10/24/2015 12:00:40 PM
Location:  Laingsburg, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1667(6E1)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
SAS E1668
Title:  SAS E1668
Description:  Early morning goods train speeding by Redan
Photo Date:  4/10/2009  Upload Date: 4/10/2009 7:18:57 AM
Location:  Redan, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1668(6E1)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1668 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1668 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
No. E1668 re-entered service c. 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-786 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/29/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 9:25:13 AM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1668(6E1)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1670 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1670 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1670 re-entered service in 2014 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-803 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/8/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 4:42:49 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1670(6E1)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
SAS E1671
Title:  SAS E1671
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/5/2009 2:42:49 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1671(6E1)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1671 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1671 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1671 re-entered service in 2012 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-687 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/8/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 4:44:37 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1671(6E1)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1672 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1672 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1672 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-630 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/8/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 4:49:12 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1672(6E1)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1674 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1674 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1674 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-632 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/2/2006  Upload Date: 3/6/2009 10:07:37 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1674(6E1)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1675 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1675 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
No. E1675, at left, re-entered service in 2008 as Class 18E, Series 1 no. 18-380 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  11/21/1991  Upload Date: 1/6/2014 4:50:43 PM
Location:  Germiston, GP, ZA
Author:  John Middleton
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1675(6E1)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1676 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1676 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1676 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-635 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/3/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2007 7:56:32 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1676(6E1)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
SAS E1676
Title:  SAS E1676
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/5/2009 2:41:58 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1676(6E1)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
SAS E1678
Title:  SAS E1678
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/30/2009 12:52:56 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1678(6E1)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1678 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1678 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  5/18/2013  Upload Date: 12/5/2009 6:04:01 PM
Location:  Sentrarand, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1678(6E1)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1680 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1680 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1680 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-614 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  5/5/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 3:05:23 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1680(6E1)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1681 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1681 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1681 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-627 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 8:14:51 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1681(6E1)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1682 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1682 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
Photo Date:  8/20/2007  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 5:05:11 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1682(6E1)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1683 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1683 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1683 re-entered service in 2007 as Class 18E, Series 1 number 18-351 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  5/9/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 3:43:18 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1683(6E1)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
SAS E1688
Title:  SAS E1688
Description:  6E1-1688 reversing towards the Service bay at the Leeuhof locomotive depot.
Photo Date:  9/19/2010  Upload Date: 9/19/2010 7:56:59 AM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1688(6E1)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1688 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1688 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1688 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-768 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  1/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/30/2012 12:37:43 PM
Location:  Bellville, Cape Town, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1688(6E1)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1689 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1689 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1689 re-entered service in 2009 as Class 18E, Series 1 number 18-411 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  5/9/2006  Upload Date: 12/13/2006 6:06:28 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1689(6E1)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1692 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1692 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1692 re-entered service in 2008 as Class 18E, Series 1 number 18-375 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 3/5/2009 7:34:49 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1692(6E1)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1696 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1696 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1696 re-entered service in 2007 as Class 18E, Series 1 number 18-313 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  5/5/2006  Upload Date: 12/13/2006 6:15:13 PM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1696(6E1)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1702 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1702 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
No. E1702 re-entered service in 2012 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-712 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  12/3/2010  Upload Date: 12/23/2010 10:29:24 AM
Location:  King's Rest, ZN, ZA
Author:  Charles Baker
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1702(6E1)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1707 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1707 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1707 re-entered service in 2009 as Class 18E, Series 1 number 18-508 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  8/11/2007  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 12:43:08 PM
Location:  Bayhead Depot, Durban, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1707(6E1)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
SAS E1708
Title:  SAS E1708
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/25/2009  Upload Date: 6/5/2009 2:46:12 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1708(6E1)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
SAS E1708
Title:  SAS E1708
Description:  Four class 6E1 locomotives leaving the Leeuhof yard,As the driver explained to me they will be heading to Potchefstroom where the locomotives will run around the train.Then they will be heading to Colligny.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/30/2009 12:48:49 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1708(6E1)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1708 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1708 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
No. E1708 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 no. 18-757 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/8/2009  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 6:29:47 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1708(6E1)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1709 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1709 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
In the early 1990s no. E1669 and E1709 were semi-permanently coupled as Class 16E no. 16-422A and B respectively. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 16E.
No. E1709 re-entered service in 2009 as Class 18E, Series 1 no. 18-503 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 1.
Photo Date:  12/6/1991  Upload Date: 1/6/2014 5:11:14 PM
Location:  Germiston, GP, ZA
Author:  John Middleton
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1709(6E1)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
SAS E1713
Title:  SAS E1713
Description:  Two class 6e locomotives coupled up to a long train of empty grain wagons returning to Modderivier grain products at Leeuhof yard
Photo Date:  5/10/2009  Upload Date: 5/10/2009 9:27:02 AM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1713(6E1)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1715 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1715 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1715 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-602 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 4/25/2007 8:05:15 PM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1715(6E1)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
SAR Class 6E1 E1717 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1717 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1717 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-628 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/2/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 2:48:30 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1717(6E1)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1726 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1726 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1726 re-entered service in 2013 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-728 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  8/21/2007  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 5:57:27 AM
Location:  Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1726(6E1)
Views:  265   Comments: 1
SAS E1726
Title:  SAS E1726
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/2009  Upload Date: 7/18/2009 2:55:27 PM
Location:  Vereeniging,GP, ZA
Author:  Logan Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SAS E1726(6E1)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1728 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1728 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1728 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-634 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  8/5/2007  Upload Date: 3/6/2009 6:51:59 PM
Location:  Ladysmith, ZN, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1728(6E1)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1729 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1729 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1729 re-entered service in 2010 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-629 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/8/2009 8:10:52 PM
Location:  Koedoespoort, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1729(6E1)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
SAR Class 6E1 E1733 (Series 6)
Title:  SAR Class 6E1 E1733 (Series 6)
Description:  Between 1975 and 1977 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 6 electric locomotives in mainline service, numbered in the range from E1646 to E1745. It was designed and built by Union Carriage and Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal, with the electrical equipment supplied by the General Electric Company (GEC). The Series 6 and Series 7 locomotives are visually indistinguishable from each other, but can be distinguished from earlier series models by their rainwater beadings above the small grilles on the sides just to the right of the side doors.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 6E1, Series 6.
E1733 re-entered service in 2012 as Class 18E, Series 2 number 18-690 after being rebuilt. See the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 18E, Series 2.
Photo Date:  10/1/2009  Upload Date: 12/6/2009 11:58:15 AM
Location:  Capital Park, Pretoria, GP, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SAS E1733(6E1)
Views:  208   Comments: 0


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