| South African Class 15E |
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Numbers 15-006 and 15-001 at the Salkor Depot, Saldanha, 19 August 2010 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • AAR | C-C |
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| • UIC | Co'Co' |
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| • Commonwealth | Co-Co |
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| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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| Wheel diameter | 1,220 mm (48.03 in) new
1,136 mm (44.72 in) worn |
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| Wheelbase | Unknown |
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| • Bogie | 2,100 mm (6 ft 10.7 in) |
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Length:
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| • Over couplers | 21,378 mm (70 ft 1.7 in) |
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| Width | 2,920 mm (9 ft 7.0 in) |
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Height:
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| • Pantograph | 3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in) |
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| • Body height | 3,885 mm (12 ft 9.0 in) |
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| Axle load | 30,000 kg (66,000 lb) |
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| Loco weight | 180,000 kg (400,000 lb) max |
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| Electric system/s | 50 kV AC 50 Hz (27.5-55 kV)
Controls: 110 V DC (77-121 V) catenary |
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| Current pickup(s) | Pantograph |
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| Traction motors | Six Toshiba AC |
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| Loco brake | Air, Regenerative and Rheostatic |
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| Train brakes | Air |
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| Couplers | AAR knuckle Type F (Tightlock coupling) |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) |
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| Power output | 4,500 kW (6,000 hp) |
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Tractive effort:
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| • Starting | 588 kN (132,000 lbf) |
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| • Continuous | 454 kN (102,000 lbf) |
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Factor of adh.:
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| • Starting | 33.5% |
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| • Continuous | 25.7% @ 35 km/h (22 mph) |
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| Brakeforce | 413 kN (93,000 lbf), 23.5% adh. @ 5 to 45 km/h (3.1 to 28.0 mph) |
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The Transnet Freight Rail Class 15E of 2010 is a South African electric locomotive.
In 2010, Transnet Freight Rail placed the first of seventy-six Class 15E heavy electric freight locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in service on the Sishen–Saldanha iron ore export line.
