TFR class 43

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TFR class 43
43 161 in Pyramid South in September 2015
43 161 in Pyramid South in September 2015
Numbering: TFR 43 001–43 203
CFM D701 – D710
Kumba F123-0100 - F123-0600
Number: TFR: 203
CFM: 10
Kumba: 6th
Manufacturer: General Electric , Transnet Engineering
Year of construction (s): 2010-2015
Axis formula : Co'Co '
Gauge : 1067 mm ( cape track )
Service mass: 126 t
Top speed: 100 km / h
Installed capacity: 2426 kW (3300 hp)
Starting tractive effort: 548 kN
Braking force: 288 kN
Driving wheel diameter: 1040 mm
Power transmission: electric
Tank capacity: 7000 l
Number of traction motors: 6th
Drive: Paw camp
Coupling type: AAR coupling

The Class 43 is a South African diesel locomotive with electric power transmission , which was built from 2011 to 2013. Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) had bought 203 locomotives of this series in three orders, a further 16 locomotives were built for the iron ore mine Kumba Iron Ore and for the railways of Mozambique . The locomotives correspond to the standard design in Cape gauge of the GE Evolution series with the designation C30ACi , which is intended for the sub-Saharan African market.

Manufacturer

Tender

The 2006 and 2007 tender was selected by Electro-Motive Sibanye , a joint venture between Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) and Sibanye Trade and Services , as the preferred supplier for the delivery of 212 diesel locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). Sibanye was a South African sham company that complied with the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) program and traded in locomotives and spare parts. The contract was canceled after it became aware of irregularities related to tenders, which were later confirmed.

As part of a new tender, the three locomotive manufacturers EMD, General Electric (GE) and Siemens were invited to bid for an order for the delivery of 100 diesel locomotives. In 2009 GE announced that it had won the tender.

construction

The 43 series was developed by GE Transportation Systems , a division of GE. The first ten locomotives with the numbers 43 001 to 43 010 were built by GE's Erie plant in the US state of Pennsylvania and delivered to South Africa in early 2011.

The remaining locomotives with the numbers 43 011 to 43 100 were built by Transnet Engineering (TE), a subsidiary of Transnet responsible for the maintenance of the rail vehicles, and GE South African Technologies (GESAT) in the maintenance workshop Koedoespoort near Pretoria . The first left the factory in July 2011.

At the beginning of 2012, the contract was expanded to include 43 locomotives with the numbers 43 101 to 43 143. The delivery of the 50th locomotive built in Koedoespoort was celebrated on June 27, 2012, with which 60% of the first contract for the delivery of 100 locomotives was fulfilled.

After the delivery of the two TFR contracts, the production line at TE in Koedoespoort built additional C30ACi diesel locomotives for the rest of the African market. The locomotive was GE's newest model at the time and was specially developed for Cape Gauge , which is widely used in West and South Africa. Potential customers should be found in Ghana , Nigeria , Republic of the Congo , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Angola , Mozambique , Malawi , Zambia , Botswana , Namibia , Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. The first customers other than TFR were the Kumba Iron Ore and Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique , the railways of Mozambique.

In 2014, TFR signed a contract for the delivery of a third series of 60 locomotives, bringing the total number of series 43 locomotives to 203 units.

technology

Driver's cab

Driver's desk of the 43 171

In terms of safety and comfort, the driver's cab corresponds to the state of the art when the first locomotive is delivered. It is equipped with a forward-facing surveillance camera , air conditioning , a refrigerator and a portable chemical toilet .

Exhaust gas values

The C30ACi was the first three-phase diesel locomotive to be introduced into the sub-Saharan African market and the first locomotive to meet the UIC2 standard . It meets the limit values ​​for performance-related nitrogen emissions, for the proportion of unburned hydrocarbons , carbon monoxide and fine dust . The locomotives have lower fuel consumption and pollutant emissions compared to the older diesel locomotives that are in service in South Africa.

Drive train and brake

Compared to the 30-year-old TFR diesel locomotives, the class 43 has a higher continuous pulling force and a higher utilization of adhesion, so that three locomotives of the class 43 provide the same traction as four old locomotives.

If one drive motor fails, the remaining five drive motors can fully take over the power. The 43 series is the first South African diesel-electric locomotive to be equipped with an electric brake that can be used over the entire speed range down to a crawling speed of 1 km / h.

commitment

Transnet Freight Rail

The class 43 was first used on the railway line from Mpumalanga Lowveld via Swaziland to Richards Bay . From 2012, the locomotives will be used together with electric locomotives on the Sishen – Saldanha railway line, which is electrified with 50 kV 50 Hz . In May 2013, new class 43 locomotives were spotted in Pyramid South north of Pretoria .

Kumba Iron Ore

In November 2013, six C30ACi locomotives built by Transnet Engineering in Koedoespoort were delivered to Kumba Iron Ore, which uses the locomotives to shunt the iron ore trains in the Sishen mine, which is located in the North Cape province. The locomotives have the numbers F123-0100 to F123-0600 and are painted dark blue with yellow steps and handrails. They replaced ten older locomotives rented by Transnet, which were used in pairs to pull the 114-car trains through the loading system - a task that was taken over by a single C30ACi.

Caminhos de Ferro de Mozambique

The Mozambique railways, called Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, ordered ten C30ACi locomotives from Transnet Engineering for use on the routes south of Maputo , which are numbered D701 to D710. They should make the railways less dependent on rental locomotives from India and South Africa.

Use in mixed traction

On the Sishen – Saldanha railway line, the GE diesel locomotives of SAR class 34 and TFR class 43 are used together with electric locomotives of SAR class 9E and SAR class 15E .

The iron ore trains consist of 342 wagons and are pulled by eight to twelve locomotives. A train consists of three 114-car trains coupled together, each of which is hauled by an electric locomotive and one or two diesel locomotives. At the end of the 3.72 km long train, a single electric locomotive works. The wagons hold a load of 100 tons, so that 34,200 tons of ore can be transported in one train. The intermediate locomotives and the push locomotive at the end of the train are operated via the Locotrol radio remote control , whereby the signals are transmitted from the top of the train to the electric locomotives in the train, which guide the diesel locomotives coupled to them via a multiple control cable . The pulling and braking force of each locomotive package can be controlled independently of the other locomotive packages.

This use of mixed locomotive packages, consisting of both electric and diesel locomotives, is unique in South Africa. It is necessary because of the limited power supply on the route, which is not able to provide all of the energy required to move the train.

Serial numbers

The following table lists the serial numbers of the Series 43 locomotives built by GE in the USA. The locomotives built by TE have no factory numbers. The approximate year of construction is listed.

TFR class 43
GE model C30ACi 
Locomotive number Manufacturer Serial number operator Construction year
43 001 GE 58851 TFR 2010
43 002 GE 58852 TFR 2010
43 003 GE 58853 TFR 2010
43 004 GE 58854 TFR 2010
43 005 GE 58855 TFR 2010
43 006 GE 58856 TFR 2011
43 007 GE 58857 TFR 2011
43 008 GE 58858 TFR 2011
43 009 GE 58859 TFR 2011
43 010 GE 58860 TFR 2011
43 011 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011
43 012 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 013 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 014 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 015 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 016 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 017 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 018 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 019 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 020 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 021 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 022 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 023 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 024 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 025 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 026 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 027 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 028 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 029 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 030 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 031 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 032 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 033 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 034 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 035 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 036 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 037 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 038 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 039 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 040 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 041 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 042 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 043 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 044 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 045 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 046 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 047 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 048 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 049 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 050 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 051 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 052 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 053 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 054 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 055 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 056 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 057 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 058 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 059 TE / TOTAL TFR 2011-12
43 060 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012
43 061 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 062 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 063 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 064 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 065 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 066 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 067 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 068 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 069 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 070 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 071 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 072 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 073 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 074 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 075 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 076 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 077 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 078 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 079 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 080 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 081 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 082 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 083 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 084 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 085 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 086 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 087 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 088 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 089 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 090 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 091 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 092 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 093 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 094 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 095 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 096 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 097 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 098 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 099 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 100 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 101 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 102 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 103 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 104 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 105 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 106 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 107 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 108 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 109 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 110 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 111 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 112 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 113 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 114 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 115 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 116 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 117 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 118 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 119 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 120 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 121 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 122 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 123 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 124 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 125 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 126 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 127 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 128 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 129 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 130 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 131 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 132 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 133 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 134 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 135 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 136 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 137 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 138 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 139 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 140 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 141 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 142 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
43 143 TE / TOTAL TFR 2012–13
F123-0100 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
F123-0200 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
F123-0300 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
F123-0400 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
F123-0500 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
F123-0600 TE / TOTAL Kumba 2013
D701 TE / TOTAL CFM 2013
D702 TE / TOTAL CFM 2013
D703 TE / TOTAL CFM 2013
D704 TE / TOTAL CFM 2013
D705 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
D706 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
D707 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
D708 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
D709 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
D710 TE / TOTAL CFM 2014
43 144 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 145 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 146 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 147 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 148 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 149 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 150 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 151 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 152 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 153 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 154 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 155 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 156 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 157 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 158 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 159 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 160 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 161 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 162 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 163 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 164 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 165 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 166 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 167 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 168 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 169 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 170 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 171 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 172 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 173 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 174 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 175 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 176 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 177 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 178 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 179 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 180 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 181 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 182 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 183 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 184 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 185 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 186 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 187 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 188 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 189 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 190 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 191 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 192 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 193 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 194 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 195 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 196 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 197 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 198 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 199 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43 200 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43-201 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43-202 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15
43-203 TE / TOTAL TFR 2014–15

photos

All class 43 locomotives were delivered in red TFR paint. The first pictures show the 43 001 during the towed transfer from Durban to Koedoespoort after it was unloaded from the ship in the port of Durban. There are some small visually noticeable differences between the locomotives built by General Electric and those built by Transnet Engineering:

  • The side member of the imported locomotives is painted yellow, while the locomotives built in South Africa are painted dark gray.
  • The locomotives built in South Africa have no factory number plates
  • The locomotives built in South Africa have an additional central horizontal bar on the railing.

  • Locomotive 43 001 during the crossing in Balgowan in the province of KwaZulu-Natal on January 28, 2011

  • Locomotive 43 116 in Pyramid South on May 14, 2013

  • Locomotive 43 189 in Pyramid South, September 27, 2015

  • Locomotive 43 071 in the Saldanha marshalling yard, February 10, 2013

Web links

Commons : TFR Class 43  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Railways Africa, April 2, 2009: Why Transnet Discontinued That Diesel Order
  2. ^ Railways Africa, March 12, 2009: Transnet Tender to High Court
  3. ^ Engineering News, December 18, 2009: Transnet Signs GE Transportation Deal for 100 Locomotives
  4. ↑ James Kerr: 43,001 Transnet Freight Rail GE C30ACi at Enola, Pennsylvania. In: RailPictures.Net. December 28, 2010, accessed April 9, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b c Class 43 loco celebration. Railways Africa, July 10, 2012, archived from the original on July 10, 2012 ; accessed on April 9, 2016 .
  6. ^ Railways Africa, September 17, 2013: Koedoespoort: Locos for Africa
  7. ^ Transnet builds more class 43. In: Railways Africa. Archived from the original ; accessed on April 9, 2016 .
  8. ^ Railways Africa, February 11, 2015: New Transnet Diesel-Electric Locomotives
  9. ^ Railways Africa, January 12, 2011: New Diesels for South Africa
  10. ↑ Emission Standards: International: UIC Locomotive Emission Standards. In: www.dieselnet.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Ecomagination - Progress for 2011: C30-ACi (South African) Locomotive
  12. ^ Railways Africa, July 10, 2012: About the New Class 43
  13. ^ Railways Africa, March 26, 2010: More Locos for TFR
  14. ↑ Kumba Iron Ore receives GE locomotives In: International Railway Journal. November 28, 2013.
  15. ↑ CFM adquire 10 Locomotivas para o Sistema Ferroviário Sul. CFM January 31, 2014, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; Retrieved April 9, 2016 (Portuguese).
  16. ↑ Extra-long 4 km ore trains. (No longer available online.) ACTOM (formerly Alstom Transport Equipment & Projects), July 22, 2010, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved April 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.actom.co.za
  17. ↑ Sishen-Saldanha Iron Ore Export Line (OREX). In: RR Picture Archives. Retrieved April 9, 2016 .
  18. ^ John N. Middleton: Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide . 2nd Edition. Beyer-Garratt Publications, 2002 (supplemented by the summarized changes to List 4 from January 2009).