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South African Class 7E3, Series 2
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by DCD Group (Pty) Ltd· from 1984· class of 25 South African electric locomotives
9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7281: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7296: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7293: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7298: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7299: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7280: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7284: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. SAR Class 7E3 Series 2 E7285: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Transnet Freight Rail Class 7E3 Emakwezini - Isangoyana: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 7E3, Series 2 of 1984 is an electric locomotive. Between 1984 and 1985, the South African Railways placed twenty-five Class 7E3, Series 2 electric locomotives with a Co-Co wheel arrangement in mainline service. In c.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 42 years ago, in 1984.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1984–1985
- in service from
- 1984
- number built
- 25
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- DCD Group (Pty) Ltd
- designer
- Hitachi
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC/50 Hz catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co'
- weight
- 124 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565585, Wikipedia: South African Class 7E3, Series 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.