# South African Class 34-400

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Type of diesel-electric locomotive

South African Class 34-400 No. 34-401 at Kaalfontein, Gauteng, 7 October 2009 Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Designer General Electric Builder SA GE-DL Locomotive Group Serial number 38623-38722 Model GE U26C Build date 1973–1974 Total produced 100 Specifications Configuration: ​ • AAR C-C • UIC Co'Co' • Commonwealth Co+Co Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Wheel diameter 915 mm (36.0 in) Wheelbase 13,004 mm (42 ft 8.0 in) ​ • Bogie 3,188 mm (10 ft 5.5 in) Pivot centres 10,058 mm (33 ft 0 in) Length: ​ • Over couplers 17,982 mm (59 ft 0 in) Width 2,756 mm (9 ft 0.5 in) Height 3,962 mm (13 ft 0 in) Axle load 18,850 kg (41,560 lb) Adhesive weight 113,100 kg (249,300 lb) Loco weight 113,100 kg (249,300 lb) max Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 5,400 litres (1,200 imp gal) new 7,000 litres (1,500 imp gal) mod. Prime mover GE FDL-12 RPM range 450-1,050 ​ • RPM low idle 450 • RPM idle 535 • Maximum RPM 1,050 Engine type 4-stroke diesel Aspiration Elliott H-581 turbocharger Alternator 10 pole 3 phase GE 5GT-A11C1 Traction motors Six GE 5GE-761A13 DC 4 pole ​ • Rating 1 hour 665A • Continuous 655A @ 24 km/h (15 mph) Cylinders V12 Gear ratio 92:19 MU working 6 maximum Loco brake 28-LAV-1 with vigilance control Train brakes Westinghouse 6CDX4UC compressor/exhauster Air tank cap. 825 litres (181 imp gal) Compressor 0.039 m3/s (1.4 cu ft/s) Exhauster 0.155 m3/s (5.5 cu ft/s) Couplers AAR knuckle type E Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output: ​ • Starting 2,050 kW (2,750 hp) • Continuous 1,940 kW (2,600 hp) Tractive effort: ​ • Starting 272 kN (61,000 lbf) @ 25% adhesion • Continuous 218 kN (49,000 lbf) @ 26 km/h (16 mph) Factor of adh.: ​ • Starting 25% • Continuous 20% Brakeforce 60% ratio @ 345 kPa (50.0 psi) Dynamic brake peak effort 180 kN (40,000 lbf) @ 29 km/h (18 mph) Career Operators South African Railways Spoornet Kenya Railways Sheltam Sasol Blue Circle Transnet Freight Rail Class Class 34-400 Number in class 100 Numbers 34-401 to 34-500 Delivered 1973–1974 First run 1973

The **South African Railways Class 34-400** of 1973 is a diesel-electric locomotive.

Between April 1973 and November 1974, the South African Railways placed one hundred Class 34-400 General Electric type U26C diesel-electric locomotives in service.[1]

## Manufacturer

The Class 34-400 type [GE U26C](/source/GE_U26C) diesel-electric locomotive was designed by [General Electric](/source/General_Electric) (GE) and built for the South African Railways (SAR) by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE-DL, later Dorbyl). One hundred locomotives were delivered between April 1973 and November 1974, numbered in the range from 34-401 to 34-500.[1][2][3]

## Distinguishing features

As built, the GE [Classes 34-000](/source/South_African_Class_34-000), 34-400 and [34-900](/source/South_African_Class_34-900) locomotives were visually indistinguishable from each other. The [Class 34-500](/source/South_African_Class_34-500) locomotives could be distinguished from the other series by the air conditioning units mounted on their cab roofs and initially, when it was still a feature unique to them, by their running board mounted handrails. At some stage during the mid-1980s, all Class 34-000, 34-400 and 34-500 locomotives had saddle filters installed across the long hood, mounted just to the rear of the screens behind the cab on the sides. Since then, Class 34-900 locomotives could be distinguished from the older models by the absence of the saddle filter.[4][5][6]

## Modifications

### Fuel capacity

As built, the Class 34-400 had a 5,400-litre (1,200-imperial-gallon) fuel tank and interlinked bogies, while the Class 34-500 was delivered new to Iscor with a 7,000-litre (1,500-imperial-gallon) fuel tank to cope with the lack of en route refuelling points on the Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line. To facilitate the larger fuel tank, the inter-bogie linkage found on all other models had to be omitted on the Class 34-500.[7]

Standard 5,400 litre fuel tank Enlarged 7,000 litre fuel tank

To be usable on the iron ore line, Class 34-400 units which ended up working there were modified to a similar fuel capacity. The inter-bogie linkage was removed and the fuel tank was enlarged by changing it from saddle-shaped to rectangular box-shaped. To maintain its lateral balance, a slab of metal was attached to each bogie in place of the removed linkage. In the second picture, the weld lines on the end of the enlarged fuel tank as well as the metal slab at the end of the bogie are visible.

### Electronic control system

Beginning in 2010, some units were equipped with electronic fuel injection and GE "Brite Star" control systems. On some of the first locomotives to be so modified, externally visible evidence of the modification is a raised middle portion of the long hood.

## Service

### South African Railways

GE Class 34-400s work on most mainlines and some branch lines in the central, western, southern and southeastern parts of the country. On the busy line from [Krugersdorp](/source/Krugersdorp) via [Zeerust](/source/Zeerust) to [Mafeking](/source/Mahikeng), the Class 34-400 became the standard motive power.[8][9]

Some eventually joined the Class 34-500 on the 861-kilometre-long (535-mile) [Sishen-Saldanha iron ore line](/source/Sishen%E2%80%93Saldanha_railway_line), to haul export ore from the open cast iron mines at Sishen near Kathu in the [Northern Cape](/source/Northern_Cape) to the harbour at [Saldanha](/source/Saldanha%2C_Western_Cape) in the [Western Cape](/source/Western_Cape). Here they ran consisted to electric locomotives to haul the 342 wagon iron ore trains. Each wagon has a 100-ton capacity and the trains are at least 3.72 kilometres (2.31 miles) in length. In South Africa, mixed electric and diesel-electric consists are unique to the iron ore line.[1][3][10][11]

Ore train about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Lamberts Bay

### Leased and sold

Eleven Class 34-400s were leased to the [Kenya Railways](/source/Kenya_Railways) for some years, regauged to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and renumbered in the range from 9501 to 9511. They were returned to Spoornet in April 2002.[2]

Several Class 34-400s were sold into industry. No. 34-429 went to the Douglas Colliery near Witbank as no. D10. Five went to [Sasol](/source/Sasol) at Trichardt near [Secunda](/source/Secunda%2C_Mpumalanga) and two to Blue Circle Cement at [Lichtenburg](/source/Lichtenburg%2C_North_West).[2]

No. 34-426, with the bodywork removed, is used for apprentice training at the [Germiston](/source/Germiston) diesel depot.[2]

## Works numbers

The Class 34-400 [builder's works numbers](/source/Builder's_plate) and known deployment are listed in the table.[2]

Class 34-400, GE type U26C SAR No. GE-DL works no. Disposal Post-SAR no. 34-401 38623 34-402 38624 34-403 38625 34-404 38626 34-405 38627 34-406 38628 34-407 38629 34-408 38630 34-409 38631 34-410 38632 34-411 38633 34-412 38634 34-413 38635 34-414 38636 34-415 38637 34-416 38638 34-417 38639 34-418 38640 34-419 38641 34-420 38642 34-421 38643 34-422 38644 34-423 38645 34-424 38646 34-425 38647 34-426 38648 Training aid 34-426 34-427 38649 34-428 38650 34-429 38651 Douglas D10 34-430 38652 34-431 38653 34-432 38654 34-433 38655 34-434 38656 34-435 38657 34-436 38658 34-437 38659 34-438 38660 34-439 38661 34-440 38662 34-441 38663 34-442 38664 34-443 38665 34-444 38666 34-445 38667 34-446 38668 34-447 38669 34-448 38670 34-449 38671 34-450 38672 34-451 38673 34-452 38674 34-453 38675 34-454 38676 34-455 38677 34-456 38678 34-457 38679 34-458 38680 34-459 38681 34-460 38682 34-461 38683 34-462 38684 34-463 38685 34-464 38686 34-465 38687 34-466 38688 34-467 38689 34-468 38690 34-469 38691 KR Lease 9511 34-470 38692 KR Lease 9501 34-471 38693 KR Lease 9502 34-472 38694 KR Lease 9503 34-473 38695 KR Lease 9504 34-474 38696 KR Lease 9505 34-475 38697 KR Lease 9506 34-476 38698 KR Lease 9507 34-477 38699 Sasol 8 34-478 38700 KR Lease 9508 34-479 38701 KR Lease 9509 34-480 38702 KR Lease 9510 34-481 38703 34-482 38704 34-483 38705 Sasol 3 34-484 38706 34-485 38707 Sasol 7 34-486 38708 Sasol 4 34-487 38709 34-488 38710 34-489 38711 Sasol 9 34-490 38712 Blue Circle 9 34-491 38713 Blue Circle 8 34-492 38714 34-493 38715 34-494 38716 34-495 38717 34-496 38718 34-497 38719 34-498 38720 34-499 38721 34-500 38722

## Liveries

The Class 34-400 were all delivered in the SAR Gulf Red livery with signal red buffer beams, yellow side stripes on the long hood sides and a yellow V on each end. In the 1990s many of the Class 34-400 units began to be repainted in the Spoornet orange livery with a yellow and blue chevron pattern on the buffer beams. At least one later received the Spoornet maroon livery. In the late 1990s many were repainted in the Spoornet blue livery with outline numbers on the long hood sides. After 2008 in the [Transnet Freight Rail](/source/Transnet_Freight_Rail) (TFR) era, many were repainted in the TFR red, green and yellow livery.[2][12]

## Illustration

		- No. 34-435 in SAR Gulf Red and whiskers livery and without saddle filters at Millsite, Krugersdorp, c. March 1982

		- No. 34-402 at the Transwerk shops in [Bloemfontein](/source/Bloemfontein), [Free State](/source/Free_State_(province)), undergoing a major overhaul, 7 April 2006

		- No. 34-469 (ex [Kenya Railways](/source/Kenya_Railways) no. 9511) at [Saldanha, Western Cape](/source/Saldanha%2C_Western_Cape), in SAR Gulf Red and whiskers, 19 August 2010

		- No. 34-497 in Spoornet orange livery at Cambridge loco depot, [East London, Eastern Cape](/source/East_London%2C_Eastern_Cape), 24 April 2013

		- No. 34-464 shunting at the LaFarge Cement siding at Kaalfontein, Kempton Park, [Gauteng](/source/Gauteng), in Spoornet maroon livery, 21 August 2007

		- Bright Star equipped no. 34-418 in Transnet Freight Rail livery, Saldanha, 10 February 2013

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-E&D_diagram-book_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-E&D_diagram-book_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-E&D_diagram-book_1-2) South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610 mm and 1065 mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Middleton_2-5) Middleton, John N. (2002). *Railways of Southern Africa Locomotive Guide - 2002 (as amended by Combined Amendment List 4, January 2009)* (2nd, Dec 2002 ed.). Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications. pp. 38, 40–41, 45–46.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Paxton-Bourne_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Paxton-Bourne_3-1) Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). *Locomotives of the South African Railways* (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 140–141. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0869772112](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0869772112).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [No. 34-434 with saddle filter, 23 September 2009](http://grela.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1847386) (Accessed on 7 June 2017)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [No. 34-435 without saddle filter, 1 March 1982](http://grela.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3586096) (Accessed on 7 June 2017)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [No. 34-441 with saddle filter, 19 August 2010](http://grela.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2193010) (Accessed on 7 June 2017)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Information received from John Nicholas Middleton

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Soul_of_a_Railway_7-24_8-0)** [Soul of A Railway, System 7, Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg, Part 24: Krugersdorp-Zeerust-Mafeking (Home Signal), Part 1 by Les Pivnic. Introduction: Engine Power.](https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/part-24-krugersdorp---zeerust---mafeking-home-signal-1) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024151651/https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/part-24-krugersdorp---zeerust---mafeking-home-signal-1) 24 October 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Accessed on 5 May 2017)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Soul_of_a_Railway_7-25_9-0)** [Soul of A Railway, System 7, Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg, Part 25: Krugersdorp-Zeerust-Mafeking (Home Signal), Part 2 by Les Pivnic. Caption 56.](https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/krugersdorp---zeerust---mafeking-home-signal---2) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201024151651/https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/krugersdorp---zeerust---mafeking-home-signal---2) 24 October 2020 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Accessed on 6 May 2017)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Orex_11-0)** Information supplied by Orex train crew members

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Soul_of_a_Railway_7-9_12-0)** [Soul of A Railway, System 7, Western Transvaal, based in Johannesburg, Part 9. South-Eastwards as far as Volksrust (2nd part) by Les Pivnic. Caption 4.](https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/south-eastwards-as-far-as-volksrust-2nd-section-wattles-to-union-junction-by-les-pivnic) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210724042106/https://sites.google.com/site/soulorailway/home/system-7-1/south-eastwards-as-far-as-volksrust-2nd-section-wattles-to-union-junction-by-les-pivnic) 24 July 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (Accessed on 11 April 2017)

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