South African Class Experimental AC

The South African Railways Class Experimental AC of 1978 is an electric locomotive. In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in mainline service. In 1978, one of them, no. E1600, was withdrawn from revenue service for use as an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. It was rebuilt and reclassified to Class Experimental AC.

South African Class Experimental AC

The South African Railways Class Experimental AC of 1978 is an electric locomotive. In 1974 and 1975 the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 6E1, Series 5 locomotives with a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement in mainline service. In 1978, one of them, no. E1600, was withdrawn from revenue service for use as an experimental 25 kV AC locomotive. It was rebuilt and reclassified to Class Experimental AC.