Electric Locos. Class 5E or 5E1. 3000V dc overhead supply, Bo-Bo wheel arrangement. Various pictures in service or depot

Locos E443, E372+Train Heating Boiler, E581 in Johannesburg station, E563 hauling freight train at J’burg

Class 5E1 under construction. Underframes, Jigs, Resistor Frames, Control Frames, Wheels & Axle with gearwheel, Body shell, Assembly workshop. Body shell No 81

Finished Loco [marked on reverse as “at Stockton”, i.e. Teesside UK]

Master controller, Inter-bogie linkage, Pantograph, HT Switchgear Frame, Cab equipment, Bogie complete, Traction motor

THE SPHERE magazine of HT frame & Test Engineer

Class 5E1 Locos hauling “Orange Express”. Date 1960-61. Locos E443, E471

Locos E367 hauling “Trans Natal Express”, E375, E443 hauling “Blue Train”

Locos in building works at Stockton (see reverse of photo 221383)

Loco E383 derailed. Photo of Loco and view down the embankment

5E locos

Locos E585, E471 in service

1st loco of the 5E1 series built in South Africa, E601, at UCW (Union Carriage & Wagon Co). Loco E835

5E1 locos in service. Locos E645, E610, E597, E603, E752

A 6E1 HT frame being looked at by 2 Engineers – Derek Vertigen (crouching) and David Getgood (standing)

Location is K-Aisle at Trafford Park works. Reverse is endorsed “not to be used – Union troubles” presumably because it appears that Engineers were doing Inspection work on the equipment

6E1s in service. Locos painted blue (not the usual red) for Blue Train service. Locos E1227, E1238, E1340, E1229, E1395

6E loco in ISCOR livery. SISHEN (place name) on the side

Loco E1227 and steam loco Class 7 4-8-0 passing in siding

Blue Train 6E1 Loco E1340

Loco E9001 “hand over” ceremony probably

ISCOR 9E loco, 1 copy of tender for E8001 (Class 8E) which was not built by GECT, 3 other proposals 10E or 11E

0-6-0 jackshaft-drive diesel shunting loco with man alongside. Loco has badge for Whites South African Portland Cement Company Limited Lichtenberg Works on the cab. Reverse has Vulcan Foundry ref no VF6212

1924-built Bo-Bo 625V dc electric loco with BTH electrical equipment. Loco built by Armstrong Whitworth in Newcastle. 2 photos of the finished loco in the factory also show steam loco boilers under construction in the background

British Rail EMUs:

Southern Rly 6PUL & 5BEL Brighton and Worthing stock. Equipment & installation photos (BTH), 1933

Waterloo & City SR replacement stock (EECo Preston 1940). Also some of original 1898 trains constructed by UECC Preston

Southern Railway double-deck 4DD trains 1949

BR(SR) 1951 Express stock (4CEP prototypes)

BR(SR) 1951 Suburban stock (4EPB)