List of South African locomotive classes

This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in South Africa. It includes locomotives from all original operators:

Cape Government Railways (CGR)
Cape Town Railway and Dock (CTR&D)
Central South African Railways (CSAR)
Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika (DSWA)
Imperial Military Railways (IMR)
Kowie Railway
Metropolitan & Suburban Railway (M&S)
Namaqualand Railway (CCC & NCC)
Natal Government Railways (NGR)
Natal Railway Company (NRC)
Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM)
New Cape Central Railway (NCCR)
Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen (OVGS)
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway (PPR)
South African Railways (SAR)
Spoornet
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR)
Zululand Railway Company

Class	Imperial classification	Type & Voltage	First Run
SAR Class ES	Bo+Bo	SAR 3 kV DC	1936
SAR Class ES1	Bo	EE 235 V DC	1924
SAR Class Exp AC	Bo-Bo	SAR 25 kV AC	1978
SAR Class 1E & 1ES	Bo+Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1925
SAR Class 2E	Bo+Bo	Henschel 3 kV DC	1937
SAR Class 3E	Co+Co	MV 3 kV DC	1947
SAR Class 4E	1Co+Co1	GEC 3 kV DC	1952
SAR Class 5E, Series 1	Bo-Bo	EE 3 kV DC	1955
SAR Class 5E, Series 2	Bo-Bo	EE 3 kV DC	1957
SAR Class 5E, Series 3	Bo-Bo	EE 3 kV DC	1958
SAR Class 5E1, Series 1	Bo-Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1959
SAR Class 5E1, Series 2	Bo-Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1963
SAR Class 5E1, Series 3	Bo-Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1964
SAR Class 5E1, Series 4	Bo-Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1965
SAR Class 5E1, Series 5	Bo-Bo	MV 3 kV DC	1966
SAR Class 6E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1970
SAR Class 6E1, Series 1	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1969
SAR Class 6E1, Series 2	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1971
SAR Class 6E1, Series 3	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1971
SAR Class 6E1, Series 4	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1973
SAR Class 6E1, Series 5	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1974
SAR Class 6E1, Series 6	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1975
SAR Class 6E1, Series 7	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1977
SAR Class 6E1, Series 8	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1979
SAR Class 6E1, Series 9	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1981
SAR Class 6E1, Series 10	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1982
SAR Class 6E1, Series 11	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1984
SAR Class 7E	Co-Co	50 ^c/_s Group 25 kV AC	1978
SAR Class 7E1	Co-Co	Hitachi 25 kV AC	1980
SAR Class 7E2, Series 1	Co-Co	50 ^c/_s Group 25 kV AC	1982
SAR Class 7E2, Series 2	Co-Co	50 ^c/_s Group 25 kV AC	1983
SAR Class 7E3, Series 1	Co-Co	Hitachi 25 kV AC	1983
SAR Class 7E3, Series 2	Co-Co	Hitachi 25 kV AC	1984
Spoornet Class 7E4	Co-Co	Hitachi 25 kV AC	2000
SAR Class 8E	Bo-Bo	BBC-Siemens 3 kV DC	1983
SAR Class 9E, Series 1	Co-Co	GEC 50 kV AC	1978
SAR Class 9E, Series 2	Co-Co	GEC 50 kV AC	1982
SAR Class 10E	Co-Co	Toshiba 3 kV DC	1985
SAR Class 10E1, Series 1	Co-Co	GEC 3 kV DC	1987
SAR Class 10E1, Series 2	Co-Co	GEC 3 kV DC	1990
SAR Class 10E2	Co-Co	Toshiba 3 kV DC	1989
SAR Class 11E	Co-Co	GM GM5FC 25 kV AC	1985
SAR Class 12E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1983
Spoornet Class 14E	Bo-Bo	50 ^c/_s Group 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	1991
Spoornet Class 14E1	Bo-Bo	50 ^c/_s Group 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	1994
TFR Class 15E	Co-Co	Mitsui-Toshiba 50 kV AC	2010
Spoornet Class 16E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1990
Spoornet Class 17E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3 kV DC	1993
Spoornet Class 18E, Series 1	Bo-Bo	Transwerk 3 kV DC	2000
TFR Class 18E, Series 2	Bo-Bo	TRE 3 kV DC	2010
TFR Class 19E	Bo-Bo	Mitsui-Toshiba 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	2009
TFR Class 20E	Bo-Bo	CSR ZELC 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	2013
TFR Class 21E	Bo-Bo	CSR ZELC 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	2014
TFR Class 22E	Co-Co	CSR ZELC 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	2015
TFR Class 23E	Co-Co	Bombardier Transportation Inc. 3 kV DC/25 kV AC	2017
Anglo Class E38	Bo-Bo	Consortium 3 kV DC	1993

Class	Imperial classification	Type	First Run	Total produced
SAR Gas-electric	A1-1A	SAR GE1	1923	1
SAR Class DS	Bo-Bo	AEG	1939	1
SAR Class DS1	Co	AEG	1939	2
SAR Class 31-000	Bo+Bo	GE U12B	1958	48
SAR Class 32-000	1Co+Co1	GE U18C1	1959	115
SAR Class 32-200	1Co+Co1	GE U20C1	1966	10
SAR Class 33-000	Co+Co	GE U20C	1965	65
SAR Class 33-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GL26MC	1966	20
SAR Class 33-400	Co+Co	GE U20C	1968	115
SAR Class 34-000	Co+Co	GE U26C	1971	125
SAR Class 34-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1971	50
SAR Class 34-400	Co+Co	GE U26C	1973	100
SAR Class 34-500	Co-Co	GE U26C	1974	46
SAR Class 34-600	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1974	100
SAR Class 34-800	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1978	59
SAR Class 34-900	Co+Co	GE U26C	1979	30
SAR Class 35-000	Co+Co	GE U15C	1972	70
SAR Class 35-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT18MC	1974	151
SAR Class 35-400	Co+Co	GE U15C	1976	100
SAR Class 35-600	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT18MC	1976	101
TFR Class 35-800	Co-Co	GM-EMD GL26C-2	1982	14
SAR Class 36-000	Bo+Bo	GE SG10B	1975	124
SAR Class 36-200	Bo+Bo	GM-EMD SW1002	1980	107
SAR Class 37-000	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26M2C	1981	100
Spoornet Class 38-000	Bo-Bo	Consortium 3 kV DC	1992	50
Spoornet Class 39-000	Co+Co	EMD GT26CU-3	2006	5
TFR Class 39-200	Co+Co	EMD GT26CU-3	2010	50
TFR Class 43-000	Co+Co	GE C30Aci	2011	203
TFR Class 44-000	Co-Co	GE ES40ACi	2015	233
TFR Class 45-000	Co-Co	China CNR	2015	359
SAR Class 61-000	B-B	Henschel DH-1420	1958	7
SAR Class 91-000	Bo-Bo	GE UM6B	1973	20
PRASA Class Afro 4000	Co-Co	Vossloh España Afro4000	2014	20

List of South African locomotive classes

Steam locomotives

Electric locomotives

Gas-electric, Diesel-electric, Diesel-hydraulic & Electro-diesel locomotives

See also

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Class or Configuration	Whyte notation	Gauge	First Run
CTR&D 0-4-2 Blackie	0-4-2T ex 0-4-0T	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard	1859
CTR&D 0-4-2	0-4-2	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard	1860
CTR&D 2-4-0	2-4-0T	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard	1864
CGR 0-4-0 1873	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1873
CGR 0-4-0 1874	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1874
CGR 0-4-0 Aid	0-4-0ST	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard	1878
CGR 0-4-0ST 1881	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1881
CGR 0-4-0 Coffee Pot	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1881
CGR 0-6-0 1902	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1902
CGR 0-6-0 1876	0-6-0T	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR 2-6-0 1900	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1900
CGR 2-6-0 1902	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1902
CGR 1st 0-4-0 1875	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1875
CGR 1st 0-4-0 1876	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876 BP	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876 K	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1879	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1879
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1891	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1891
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1879	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1879
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1875	4-4-0T	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1875
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1881	4-4-0TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1881
CGR 2nd 2-6-2 1875	2-6-2TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1875
CGR 2nd 4-4-0 1882	4-4-0T	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1882
CGR 3rd 2-6-0 1900	2-6-0T	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1900
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1883	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1883
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1884	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1884
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1889	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1889
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1898	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1898
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1901	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1901
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1903	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1903
CGR 4th 4-4-2 1897	4-4-2	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1897
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1880	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1880
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1882	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1882
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1882 Joy	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1882
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1884	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1884
CGR 5th 4-6-0 1890	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1890
CGR 5th 4-6-0 1891	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1891
CGR Fairlie	0-6-0+0-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1876
CGR Kitson-Meyer	0-6-0+0-6-0	3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Cape	1903

Steam locomotives

Electric locomotives

Gas-electric, Diesel-electric, Diesel-hydraulic &amp; Electro-diesel locomotives

See also

Gas-electric, Diesel-electric, Diesel-hydraulic & Electro-diesel locomotives