This article is about the South African electric locomotive. For the steam locomotive, see South African Class 6E 4-6-0.
South African Class 6E
E1221 approaching Bellville station in September 2006
Type and origin
Power type
Electric
Designer
Union Carriage & Wagon
Builder
Union Carriage & Wagon
Serial number
6E.58 & 6E.59 (Iscor)
Model
UCW 6E
Build date
1970
Total produced
82
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 1⁄16 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-283AZ
• 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
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)
Career
Operators
South African Railways Iscor Spoornet Transnet Freight Rail
Class
Class 6E
Number in class
82
Numbers
SAR E1146-E1225 Iscor F221.01-F221.02
Delivered
1970–1971
First run
1970
The South African Railways Class 6E of 1970 was an electric locomotive.
In 1970 and 1971, the South African Railways placed eighty Class 6E mainline electric locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in service. Two more were built for Iscor for use at the Sishen mine.[1]
^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
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