South African Class 34-000
South African Class 34-400
South African Class 34-500
South African Class 34-900
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NZR DX class coal: en:user:Lholden· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. South African Class 34-000: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. South African Class 34-400: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. South African Class 34-500: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. South African Class 34-900: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. U26C ALL: Otávio Barros· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. U26C ALL Frente: Otávio Barros· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The GE U26C diesel locomotive model was introduced by GE Transportation Systems in 1971 as a narrow-gauge version of the GE U23C model. All examples of this model are six axle units, and have the wheel arrangement C-C (AAR classification) or Co'Co' (UIC classification). The U26C locomotives were built for 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge networks in Brazil and Kenya, and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) networks in New Zealand and South Africa.
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 55 years ago, in 1971.
- 2.1 MW is about 24 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1971–1987
- number built
- 392
- kind
- Diesel–electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- GE Transportation, Friedrich Krupp AG, General Electric
- top speed
- —
- power
- 2.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1485314, Wikipedia: GE U26C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.