South African Class 9E, Series 1
The South African Railways Class 9E, Series 1 of 1978 is an electric locomotive.
E9003 at Erts Yard, Kathu, 5 October 2015
Wabco brake air dryer on E9024
Ore train about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Lamberts Bay
No. E9006 in SAR Gulf Red livery near Dingleton, Northern Cape, 14 May 2006
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