South African Class 34-500
The South African Railways Class 34-500 of 1974 is a diesel-electric locomotive.
No. 34-530 at Saldanha, 12 September 2007
Ore train about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Lamberts Bay
No. 34-533 still in Iscor livery but with SAR cabside number plates, Beaufort West, 7 April 1980
No. 34-516 in SAR Gulf Red and yellow, Saldanha, 19 August 2010
Sishen–Saldanha railway line
The Sishen–Saldanha railway line, also known as the Ore Export Line (OREX), is an 861-kilometre-long (535 mi) heavy-haul railway line in South Africa. It connects iron ore mines near Sishen in the Northern Cape with the port at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. It is used primarily to transport iron ore (60 million tonnes per year) and does not carry passenger traffic.
Note the very long 50 kV insulators on the catenary masts
Example of a locomotive
Inside the cab of a locomotive
An aerial view of an ore train on the Sishen–Saldanha line