Grindrod Locomotives
{{Short description|South African railway locomotives company}}
{{other uses|Grindrod (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Third-party|date=December 2021}}
Grindrod Locomotives is a South African railway locomotive manufacturer tied to the Grindrod company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/|title=Welcome Aboard – Grindrod Locomotives|website=www.rrlgrindrod.co.za|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818094145/http://www.rrlgrindrod.co.za/|archive-date=2017-08-18|url-status=dead}}
Leases
Headquartered in Pretoria West, a division of the company, Grindrod Rail, owns and leases out over 60 locomotives to various railways.{{Cite web|url=http://www.grindrod.com/Company/36/Grindrod-Locomotives|title=Grindrod Locomotives {{!}} Group Companies {{!}} Grindrod Limited|website=www.grindrod.com|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831173355/http://www.grindrod.com/Company/36/Grindrod-Locomotives|url-status=live}}
Timeline
= 2016 =
- Six locomotives ordered by Sitarail, for Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.{{Cite news |url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |title=Locomotives for Sitarail |website=Railways Africa |date=2016-05-06 |access-date=2017-08-31 |language=en-za |archive-date=2017-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019020510/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |url-status=live }}
- The order is for 16 locomotives of two types :{{Cite news|url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/grindrod-delivers-6-locomotives-to-bollor-logistics-for-sitarail-2016-05-06|title=Grindrod delivers 6 locomotives to Bolloré Logistics for Sitarail|last=Botes|first=Yolande|work=Engineering News|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-date=2017-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731173526/http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/grindrod-delivers-6-locomotives-to-bollor-logistics-for-sitarail-2016-05-06|url-status=live}}
- Shunter
- Mainline #CC33201-CC33210.
Types
| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px;"
! Class ! Engine ! Power ! TE ! Wheels ! Gauge(s) ! Axle ! Fuel ! Max ! X ! Country ! Fleet ! Misc ! Remarks | |||||||||||||
| GS7S3C-DC | 1 x Genset Caterpillar C18 | 0700 | 200 | Co | 1000mm | 20 | 0800 | 050 | D | {{CIV}} | aa | shunting and short-haul | |
| GL30SCM-DC | CC | aa | bb | Co-Co | 1000mm | 7000 | 100 | ee | {{CMR}} | 4 | YY | ||
| GB14DBC-AC GB14DBM-AC | 2 x Caterpillar C18 | 1400 | 300 | Bo-Bo | 1067mm 1000mm | 18 | 4000 | 090 | D | {{CIV}} | CC33201-CC33210 | shunting, short-haul, | ||||
| GL30SCC-AC | E3B 16-645 1x3000 or 1x3300 | 3000 or 3300 | 500 | Co-Co | 1067mm | 20 | 6500 | 100 | _ | Africa | gg | main-line | |
| GL36SCC-DC | 3600 | 450 | Co-Co | 1067mm | 21 | 8000 | 090 | _ | ii | main-line | |||
| GS7S3C-AC | 1 x Genset | 0700 | 250 | Co | 1067mm | 20 | 0800 | 050 | A | kk | shunting and short-haul | ||
| GL22SCC-DC | 1 x 7FDL12 (General Electric) | 2200 | 300 | Co-Co | 1067mm | 15 | 4000 | 090 | _ | mm | main-line | ||
| GL30SCC-DC | nn | 3000 | 300 | Co-Co | 1067mm | 18 | TTaa | 100 | uu | vv | pp | heavy freight | |
| GB14 | 2 x Genset or Caterpillar C18 or MTU or Cummins | 1400 | FF | Bo-Bo | LL | 18 | NNNN | 090 | pp | {{flag|Mozambique}} {{flag|Tanzania}} {{CMR}} {{KEN}} {{flag|Nigeria}} | rr
| passenger | |||
| GPR30 | Co-Co | CC | 21 | 7000 | zz | W | {{flag|Cameroon}} _ | 07+ | UU | yy |
= Notes =
- Note: -DC = Direct Current traction motors.
- Note: -AC = Alternating Current traction motors.
- Note: C- = Cape Gauge (1067mm)
- Note: M- = Metre Gauge (1000mm)
- Note: X= Coupler types are:
- * A = Alliance (American)
- * D = Dual Buffers (British)
- * C = Chopper (Norwegian)
- * S = Single Buffer (German)
- * W = Willison (Russian)
References
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Category:Locomotive manufacturers of South Africa
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