Grindrod Locomotives

For other uses, see Grindrod (disambiguation).

Grindrod Locomotives is a South African railway locomotive manufacturer tied to the Grindrod company.[1]

Leases

Headquartered in Pretoria West, a division of the company, Grindrod Rail, owns and leases out over 60 locomotives to various railways.[2]

Timeline

2016

• Six locomotives ordered by Sitarail, for Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.[3]
• The order is for 16 locomotives of two types :[4]
  • Shunter
  • Mainline #CC33201-CC33210.

Types

Class	Engine	Power HP	TE kN	Wheels	Gauge(s)	Axle load t	Fuel L	Max km/h	X	Country	Fleet	Misc	Remarks
GS7S3C-DC	1 x Genset CAT C18	0700	200	Co	1000mm	20	0800	050	D	Ivory Coast	aa	shunting and short-haul	[5]
GL30SCM-DC	CC	aa	bb	Co-Co	1000mm		7000	100	ee	Cameroon	4	YY	[6]
GB14DBC-AC GB14DBM-AC	2 x CAT C18	1400	300	Bo-Bo	1067mm 1000mm	18	4000	090	D	Ivory Coast	CC33201-CC33210	shunting, short-haul, passenger and light-load long-haul.	Dual Cab[5]
GL30SCC-AC	E3B 16-645 1x3000 or 1x3300	3000 or 3300	500	Co-Co	1067mm	20	6500	100	_	Africa	gg	main-line	[5]
GL36SCC-DC		3600	450	Co-Co	1067mm	21	8000	090	_		ii	main-line	[5]
GS7S3C-AC	1 x Genset	0700	250	Co	1067mm	20	0800	050	A		kk	shunting and short-haul	[5]
GL22SCC-DC	1 x 7FDL12 (GE)	2200	300	Co-Co	1067mm	15	4000	090	_		mm	main-line	[5]
GL30SCC-DC	nn	3000	300	Co-Co	1067mm	18	TTaa	100	uu	vv	pp	heavy freight
GB14	2 x Genset or Cat C18 or MTU or Cummins.	1400	FF	Bo-Bo	LL	18	NNNN	090	pp	Mozambique  Tanzania  Cameroon  Kenya  Nigeria	rr	passenger	Dual cab.[7]
GPR30				Co-Co	CC	21	7000	zz	W	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)
• Note: Engine Makes
• * CAT = Caterpillar
• * GE = General Electric
• Does the axle load include the weight of the fuel?

References

1. "Welcome Aboard – Grindrod Locomotives". www.rrlgrindrod.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. "Grindrod Locomotives | Group Companies | Grindrod Limited". www.grindrod.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
3. "Locomotives for Sitarail". Railways Africa. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
4. Botes, Yolande. "Grindrod delivers 6 locomotives to Bolloré Logistics for Sitarail". Engineering News. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
5. "Brochures". Grindrod Locomotives. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
6. "Grindrod Locomotives delivers new GL30SCM DC for CAMRAIL". Grindrod Locomotives. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
7. "2016 News". Grindrod Locomotives. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.