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South African Class 44-000
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by Transwerk· from 2015· South African diesel-electric locomotive
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Class 44-000 44-005: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Class 44-000 44-001: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Class 44-000 44-002: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Class 44-000 44-002 BP: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Class 44-000 44-003: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Class 44-000 44-004: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Class 44-000 44-005 BP: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Class 44-000 44-006: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Transnet Class 44 014, 44 026 and 44 040 GE ES40ACi (28781844775): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Transnet Class 44 019 GE ES40ACi (26833370676): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Transnet Freight Rail Class 44-000 of 2015 is a South African diesel-electric locomotive operated by Transnet Freight Rail.
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 11 years ago, in 2015.
- 3.1 MW is about 37 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 22 African elephants (~6 t each).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2015
- in service from
- 2015
- number built
- 233
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- Transwerk, General Electric
- designer
- General Electric
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- 3.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co'Co'
- weight
- 132 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23058353, Wikipedia: South African Class 44-000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.