railroad.wikisort.org - TrainThe Amcoal Class E38 of 1993 is a South African industrial electric locomotive.
South African electric industrial locomotive
South African Class E38 |
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 38-003 at Sentrarand in September 2009 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Electric |
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Designer | Consortium led by Siemens |
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Builder | Union Carriage & Wagon |
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Model | Consortium Class E38 |
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Build date | 1992 |
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Total produced | 3 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• AAR | B-B |
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• Commonwealth | Bo-Bo |
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Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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Wheel diameter | 1,054 mm (41+1⁄2 in) |
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Wheelbase | 11,700 mm (38 ft 4+5⁄8 in) |
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• Bogie | 2,600 mm (8 ft 6+3⁄8 in) |
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Pivot centres | 9,100 mm (29 ft 10+1⁄4 in) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 16,314 mm (53 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
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Width | 2,780 mm (9 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
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Height:
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• Pantograph | 4,130 mm (13 ft 6+5⁄8 in) |
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Electric system/s | 3 kV DC catenary |
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Current pickup(s) | Pantograph |
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Traction motors | Four AC 6 pole ABB/6FRA5252 |
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• Continuous | 378 kW (507 hp) |
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Loco brake | Knorr-Bremse air brake Spring applied, air release parking |
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Train brakes | Knorr-Bremse W450/150-3 compressor |
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Couplers | AAR knuckle |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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Power output:
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• Continuous | 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) continuous |
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Tractive effort:
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• Starting | 260 kN (58,000 lbf) @ 35% adhesion |
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• Continuous | 180 kN (40,000 lbf) @ 30 km/h (19 mph) |
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Factor of adh.:
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• Starting | 35% |
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• Continuous | 25% |
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Career |
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Operators | Amcoal Anglo Coal |
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Class | Class E38 |
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Number in class | 3 |
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Numbers | E38-001 to E38-003 |
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Delivered | 1993 |
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First run | 1993 |
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In 1993 Amcoal, now Anglo Coal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American, placed three Class E38 electric locomotives in service at its Kromdraai Colliery near Witbank, Mpumalanga.[1]
Manufacturer
The 3 kV DC Class E38 electric locomotive is an electric-only version of the Class 38-000 electro-diesel locomotive which was designed for Spoornet by a consortium under the leadership of Siemens. In 1992, three of these locomotives were built for Amcoal by Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) in Nigel, Transvaal.[2]
The locomotives were delivered in 1993 and numbered E38-001 to E38-003. UCW did not allocate builder's numbers to the locomotives it built for Anglo Coal, but used the Amcoal unit numbers for their record keeping.[1]
Spoornet’s Class 38-000
Prior to the production of the Class E38 for Amcoal Mines, UCW also built fifty Class 38-000 locomotives for Spoornet. The Class 38-000 is a dual mode electro-diesel locomotive, identical in exterior appearance and dimensions to the Class E38 but designed for 3 kV DC electric as well as diesel-electric operation and equipped with a 780 kW (1,050 hp) Caterpillar DITA 3508 diesel prime mover.[3]
Service
The three Class E38s now serve at the Landau Colliery near Witbank.[1]
References
- Middleton, John N. (2002). Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009) (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. p. 63.
- "UCW - Electric locomotives" (PDF). The UCW Partnership. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
External links
Media related to South African Class E38 at Wikimedia Commons
 Locomotives of South Africa |
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Steam | 7' ¼" gauge | |
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Standard gauge |
- Cape 0-4-0T Blackie
- Cape 0-4-2
- Cape 2-4-0T
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Cape gauge Tank engines |
- Metropolitan & Suburban 4-6-2T
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Cape gauge Tender engines | |
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Cape gauge Articulated engines | |
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2' 6" gauge | |
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2' & 600mm gauges | |
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Electric | |
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Gas-electric | |
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Diesel | Cape gauge Diesel-electric | |
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2' gauge Diesel-electric | |
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Cape gauge Diesel-hydraulic | |
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Cape gauge Electro-diesel | |
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- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African locomotive numbering and classification
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