South African Class 43-000
No. 43-121 at Pyramid South, 14 May 2013
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Designer | General Electric |
| Builder | General Electric Transnet Engineering |
| Serial number |
GE built: 58851-58855/2010 58856-58860/2011 |
| Model | GE C30ACi |
| Build date | 2010-2015 |
| Total produced | 203 (TFR) |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| AAR wheel arr. | C-C |
| UIC class | Co'Co' |
| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
| Wheel diameter | 1,041 mm (41.0 in) new 965 mm (38.0 in) worn |
| Loco weight | 126,000 kg (278,000 lb) |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Fuel capacity | 7,000 litres (1,500 imp gal) |
| Engine type | Diesel engine |
| Aspiration | Electronic fuel-injection system |
| Traction motors | Six GE 3-phase AC induction |
| Loco brake | Air & Dynamic braking |
| Train brakes | Air & Vacuum |
| Safety systems | Loco-cam |
| Couplers | AAR knuckle |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
| Power output | 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) GHP 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) THP |
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Tractive effort: |
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| • Starting | 548 kN (123,000 lbf) |
| • Continuous | 460 kN (100,000 lbf) @ 14.8 km/h (9.2 mph) |
| Dynamic brake peak effort | 288 kN (65,000 lbf) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators |
Transnet Freight Rail Kumba Iron Ore Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique |
| Class | Class 43-000 |
| Number in class | TFR 203, CFM 10, Kumba 6 |
| Numbers | TFR 43-001 to 43-203 CFM D701 to D710 Kumba F123-0100 to F123-0600 |
| Delivered | 2011-2013 |
| First run | 2011 |
The Transnet Freight Rail Class 43-000 of 2011 is a South African diesel-electric locomotive.
In January 2011, Transnet Engineering at Koedoespoort in Pretoria took delivery of the first two of 203 Class 43-000 General Electric type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail. A further eight were shipped from the United States of America in April 2011. In July 2011, the first of the 224 locally built locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail was rolled out at the Koedoespoort shops in Pretoria.
In late 2013, the first locomotives of this Class were also delivered to Kumba Iron Ore at Sishen and Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, the Mozambican railways.
A tendering process, in 2006 and 2007, had selected Electro-Motive Sibanye, a joint venture between Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) and Sibanye Trade and Services, as preferred bidder to supply two hundred and twelve locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). Sibanye was a South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) front company, dealing with locomotives and spare parts. However, this agreement was cancelled amid reports and then confirmation of tender irregularities.
A new tendering process was initiated, which invited three locomotive manufacturers, EMD, General Electric (GE) and Siemens, to bid for a contract to build one hundred new diesel-electric locomotives. In 2009, GE was announced as being the successful bidder.
The Class 43-000 GE type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotive was designed by GE Transportation Systems, a division of GE. The first ten locomotives were built by GE in Erie, Pennsylvania, and imported. They were delivered in January and April 2011 and were numbered in the range from 43-001 to 43-010.
The rest were built by Transnet Engineering (TE) and GE South African Technologies (GESAT) at the Koedoespoort shops of TE in Pretoria, numbered in the range from 43-011 to 43-100. The first of these, no. 43-011, was rolled out in July 2011.
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