South African Class 6E1, Series 7

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Wheel diameter	1,220 mm (48.03 in)
Wheelbase	11,279 mm (37 ft 0 in)
• Bogie	3,430 mm (11 ft 3 in)
Pivot centres	7,849 mm (25 ft 9 in)
Panto shoes	6,972 mm (22 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	15,494 mm (50 ft 10 in)
• Over body	14,631 mm (48 ft 0 in)
Width	2,896 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4,089 mm (13 ft 5 in)
• Body height	3,937 mm (12 ft 11 in)
Axle load	22,226 kg (49,000 lb)
Adhesive weight	88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Loco weight	88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Electric system/s	3 kV DC catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantographs
Traction motors	Four AEI-283AY
• Rating 1 hour	623 kW (835 hp)
• Continuous	563 kW (755 hp)
Gear ratio	18:67
Loco brake	Air & Regenerative
Train brakes	Air & Vacuum
Couplers	AAR knuckle

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Designer	Union Carriage & Wagon
Builder	Union Carriage & Wagon
Model	UCW 6E1
Build date	1977-1979
Total produced	150
Rebuilder	♠ Transwerk; ♥ Transnet Rail Engineering
Rebuild date	♠ 1993-1994 - ♥ 2003-2013
Number rebuilt	♠ 14 known to Class 17E; ♥ 139 to Class 18E, Series 1 & 2

South African Class 6E1, Series 7
South African Class 6E1, Series 7
	E1807 at Kaalfontein, 23 September 2009
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Designer	Union Carriage & Wagon
Builder	Union Carriage & Wagon
Model	UCW 6E1
Build date	1977-1979
Total produced	150
Rebuilder	♠ Transwerk; ♥ Transnet Rail Engineering
Rebuild date	♠ 1993-1994 - ♥ 2003-2013
Number rebuilt	♠ 14 known to Class 17E; ♥ 139 to Class 18E, Series 1 & 2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo'Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Wheel diameter	1,220 mm (48.03 in)
Wheelbase	11,279 mm (37 ft 0 in)
• Bogie	3,430 mm (11 ft 3 in)
Pivot centres	7,849 mm (25 ft 9 in)
Panto shoes	6,972 mm (22 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Length:;
• Over couplers	15,494 mm (50 ft 10 in)
• Over body	14,631 mm (48 ft 0 in)
Width	2,896 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4,089 mm (13 ft 5 in)
• Body height	3,937 mm (12 ft 11 in)
Axle load	22,226 kg (49,000 lb)
Adhesive weight	88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Loco weight	88,904 kg (196,000 lb)
Electric system/s	3 kV DC catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantographs
Traction motors	Four AEI-283AY
• Rating 1 hour	623 kW (835 hp)
• Continuous	563 kW (755 hp)
Gear ratio	18:67
Loco brake	Air & Regenerative
Train brakes	Air & Vacuum
Couplers	AAR knuckle
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	113 km/h (70 mph)
Power output:;
• 1 hour	2,492 kW (3,342 hp)
• Continuous	2,252 kW (3,020 hp)
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	311 kN (70,000 lbf)
• 1 hour	221 kN (50,000 lbf)
• Continuous	193 kN (43,000 lbf) @ 40 km/h (25 mph)
Operators
Career
Operators	South African Railways; Spoornet; Transnet Freight Rail; PRASA
Class	Class 6E1
Number in class	150
Numbers	E1746-E1895
Delivered	1977-1979
First run	1977

The South African Railways Class 6E1, Series 7 of 1977 was an electric locomotive.

Between 1977 and 1979, the South African Railways placed 150 Class 6E1, Series 7 electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in mainline service.