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South African Class 35-400

🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by South African General Electric – Dorman Long Locomotive Group· from 1976· class of 100 South African diesel locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SAR Class 35-400 35-406: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Class 35-000 35-066 U: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Class 35-400 35-403: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Class 35-400 35-483: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. SAR Class 35-400 35-401: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. SAR Class 35-400 35-403: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. SAR Class 35-400 35-467: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Class 35 GE U15C 35-401 09th September 2006 (7862950760): Bob Adams from George, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Class 35-400 35-404: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. Class 35 GE U15C 35-407 September 2004 (7888263090): Bob Adams from George, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
South African Class 35-400, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 35-400 of 1976 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Between March 1976 and May 1980, the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 35-400 General Electric type U15C diesel-electric locomotives in branch line service.

who runs it

Transnet Freight RailTanzania Railways CorporationSouth African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • weight 82.3 tin working order
  • built 100made in total

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 50 years ago, in 1976.
  • Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built
1976–1980
in service from
1976
number built
100
kind
Diesel-electric
traction
diesel
origin
🇿🇦 South Africa
builders
South African General Electric – Dorman Long Locomotive Group
designer
General Electric
operators
Transnet Freight Rail, Tanzania Railways Corporation, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
Co'Co'
weight
82.3 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7565518, Wikipedia: South African Class 35-400 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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