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PRASA Shosholoza Electrical Units, Class 18E, Series 1, No's E18414 & 18-413 with the Shosholoza Meyl in the old and new color scheme just outside Driemanskap on their way to Johannesburg

The Designer of these Class 18E, Electric Locomotives, Series 1, was Union Carriage & Wagon

While the Builders of Serie 1, Transwerk, Transnet Rail Engineering was

During 2000 - 2009 a quantity of 446 of Serie 1 was build

The Loco brake system is Air & Rheostatic brake system

Dynamic brakes
Class 18E locomotives were equipped with rheostatic braking instead of regenerative braking. With rheostatic braking, the energy generated by the traction motors is dissipated by the resistor grids on the locomotive itself. The rheostatic braking of the Class 18E was superior and very reliable for higher-speed trains, compared with the regenerative braking of the older Classes 6E1 and 17E locomotives

Operated by the following Operators:
Spoornet
Transnet Freight Rail
PRASA