Class 5El Bo-Bo 2290-bhp, 3000-v, 85-ton electric units for multiple unit operation built by Union Carriage and Wagon Co Ltd; locomotives have cab at each end, have 3 ft 6 in. gage, tractive effort of 36,000 lb and speed of 24 mph; traction motors are force-ventilated 4-pole series machines with 4 bush arms insulated for 3000 v and wound for 1500 v with 2 motors in each pair permanently connected in series.


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    Title :

    Main-line electric locomotive built in South Africa


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 118 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1963


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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