Grindrod Locomotives
South African railway locomotives company
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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 Caterpillar 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 Caterpillar 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 (General Electric) | 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 Caterpillar 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)
