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South African Class 43-000

🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by Transwerk· from 2010· diesel-electric locomotive

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Class 43-000 43-161: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Class 43-000 43-121: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Class 43-000 43-071: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Class 43-000 43-116: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. Class 43-000 43-189: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Class 43 Diesel 43-001: SAR Connecta· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Class 43-000 43-002: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Class 43-000 43-011: User:Railfan· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Class 43-000 43-063: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. Class 43-000 43-065: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Transnet Freight Rail Class 43-000 of 2011 is a South African diesel-electric locomotive. In January 2011, Transnet Rail Engineering at Koedoespoort in Pretoria took delivery of the first two of 203 Class 43-000 General Electric type C30ACi diesel-electric locomotives for Transnet Freight Rail. A further eight were shipped from the United States of America in April 2011.

who runs it

Transnet Freight Rail Mozambique Ports and Railways

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 2.5 MWpower output
weight 126 tin working order
built 203made 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 16 years ago, in 2010.
2.5 MW is about 29 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).

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

spec sheet

built: 2010–2015
in service from: 2011
number built: 203
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇿🇦 South Africa
builders: Transwerk, General Electric
designer: General Electric
operators: Transnet Freight Rail, Mozambique Ports and Railways
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 2.5 MW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: Co'Co'
weight: 126 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565530, Wikipedia: South African Class 43-000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.