Sishen Saldanha record breaker train

[@torquetrain8963]

This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Whats amazing is that this was on a narrow gauge. So even Americans have to step back and salute.

[@nickcarton1564]

I have just seen this and it brought back a lot of memories. I was one of the design draughtsmen who helped designed the class 9E in Trafford park Manchester working for the chief mechanical engineer John Dowling. It was one my first jobs. Most jobs require parts are designed as light as possible to minimise axle load, in this case the axle load was around 28 tons and the body side skin was around 5mm thick to add mass. The heavy loco weight being required to in order to produce the high tractive effort. The loco had a compartment on the underframe to house a small motor bike so the crew could drive along the very long trains to carry out any checks. The rear and of the locomotive mounting the pantograph was vey low because the electrical insulators were twice the normal height as the line was 50KV and not 25 KV as in UK

[@torquetrain8963]

I salute you Sir. Absolutely amazing.

[@drawingboard82]

This is awesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to load this.

[@torquetrain8963]

Absolutely . I would pay for a DVD of this program.

[@GertPelser]

Thanks I learned a lot from this film and use it in my tourist guide

[@ndyktech]

My dad did the camera work on this video. His footage was the only usable footage after some of the "professional" videographers took their equipment inside the electric loco and the magnetic induction rendered their tapes useless. I remember the SAUK flew my dad to Jozi on the night they arrived in Saldanha, to use his footage. It has since been dubbed and used for various documentaries as he did not register any copyright on the footage. But thanks for sharing this.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

Christo van Dyk, dankie vir jou kommentaar. Dit sit stukkie waarde by dié video se geskiedenis. Dis soos ek die storie ook het en nou het ek bevestiging.

[@仇是]

excuse me,did you have the video of the WHOLE train?could you post it on KZbin? thanks!

[@royretief2734]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing. Just sad to see the change from world leaders to the completely dysfunctional railway network we have today 😢.

[@christiecooper3592]

Totally amazing. My grandfather helped with the outlay of the railway line.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

I was in charge of the test coach doing the preliminary runs testing the simulations and calculations.

[@christiecooper3592]

Wonderful

[@basilstevens8201]

Thanks for sharing this major achievement of the Railways pee Transnet! This line was once the money spinner of the Railways, now unfortunately becoming just a memory.

[@j777barbasiewicz]

Great train! Niesamowite. Thanks from Poland.

[@Deontjie]

Stunning.

[@nielspemberton59]

Yes.

[@MrBnsftrain]

660 cars! That's a crazy consist!

[@hubertdixon6584]

Nostalgic, while at the Metallurgical Laboratory, it was my privilege to do tests on this track. Only with 100 fully loaded ore trucks. Thank you Gerrit Lesch for the memory.

[@gerhardlesch3615]

Dis goed om van jou te hoor, Hubert! Hoe gaan dit?

[@taylorma01]

Those were the days....

[@NotFlugle-3000]

It’s still running today

[@arsenalducati5975]

wow, amazing!

[@genevieve7446]

Nothing better ever... built to last and carry on carrying

[@hannesolivier1641]

Great stuff!! I worked ore trains from Thabazimbi back in the 80's on 7E units. Sad to see the record breaking 9E's go as Transnet starts to retire them

[@gerhardlesch3615]

Het jy miskien in Februarie 1982 die toetstrein gedryf waarop die geel toetswa sy eerste toetsrit vanaf Ellisras gery het? As ek reg onthou was die vrag 100 gelaaide DGLJ's (sogenaamde super DZ).

[@hannesolivier1641]

Nope. Ek was nie so gelukkig nie. Was eers van '87 af op Pyramid Suid vanwaar ek lugremme gewerk het na Thabazimbi, Atlanta, Bijlkor ens

[@torquetrain8963]

The 9E was an amazing locomotive. Love from USA.

[@davethorstry6700]

Thanks, what an achievement!

[@Skunk106]

It's such a shame for SA. Too bad it was such an outrageous idea for the colonialists to gradually integrate the native peoples and bring them up in par with themselves. Now, you get even more decay and dysfunction in what should be a great country for all. Yeah, greed! Yeah, prejudice! Yeah, revenge/justice, whatever you want to call the flip flop. Woot!

[@Nikx012]

Wow incredible