Spoornet/Transnet Loose Electric Locomotive heads, Class 18E, Series 1, No 18-047, 18-221 Natcor One & 18-208 Natcor Imex with Spoornet features, Series 2, No 18-802 with Transnet features from Pretoria North Station in the direction of Pyramid

The Designer of these Class 18E, Electric Locomotives, Series 1 and Serie 2, was Union Carriage & Wagon

While the Builders of Serie 1, Transwerk, Transnet Rail Engineering and Serie 2, Transnet Rail Engineering was

During 2000 - 2009 a quantity of 446 of Serie 1 and during 2009-2015 a quantity of 279 of Serie 2 was build

The Loco brake system is Air & Rheostatic brake system

Dynamic brakes
Class 18E locomotives were equipped with rheostatic braking instead of regenerative braking. With rheostatic braking, the energy generated by the traction motors is dissipated by the resistor grids on the locomotive itself. The rheostatic braking of the Class 18E was superior and very reliable for higher speed trains, compared with the regenerative braking of the older Classes 6E1 and 17E locomotives

Operated by the following Operators:
Spoornet
Transnet Freight Rail
PRASA

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