It has happened, Transnet will buy locos from China. What will they look like? No images have been shown yet. The picture shown is from the webpage of CSR Zhuzhou for the Chinese market.
Breaking news from the Railway Industry today.
From
railwaygazette
SOUTH AFRICA: CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has won a 2⋅54bn yuan
contract to supply dual-voltage electric freight locomotives to Transnet
from late 2013, beating eight other domestic and international bidders.
The four-axle 3⋅1 MW general freight locomotives will have a top speed
of 100 km/h, equipped to work under 3 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz
electrification.
CSR Zhuzhou said the deal announced on September 11 is its first
contract to supply electric locomotives to Africa, and one of the
largest locomotive export orders to be won by a Chinese firm. The
company sees Africa as an important market, especially South Africa
where more than 55% of Transnet’s 2 100 electric locomotives are over 35
years old.
The Transnet contract includes local production requirements, with the
first locomotives to have 60% South African content. CSR Zhuzhou has
invested in the development of 1 067 mm gauge bogies and dual-voltage
technology, and sees South Africa as a possible base for supplying
customers across southern Africa. It is also seeking to enter the
electric multiple-unit market.
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