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TransNamib Railway
TransNamib Holdings Limited (TransNamib) is a state-owned railway company in Namibia. Organised as a holding company, it provides both rail and road freight services, as well as passenger rail services. Its headquarters are in the country’s capital Windhoek. History A first local railway was constructed in 1895 by the Damaraland Guano Company for commercial purposes. The first public railway, and the core of the present system, was constructed by the German colonial government. The 383 km connection between Swakopmund and Windhoek was inaugurated on June 19, 1902. The German colonial railway was taken over by the Railways of South Africa after World War I, and linked into the network of South Africa. After the independence of Namibia, TransNamib took control of the national rail network. Operations TransNamib operated 2,883 km of rail in 1995. Since then, further track has been added to the network through the Northern Extension. It operates on Cape gauge. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GE U20C
The GE U20C diesel–electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation Systems as an export model in 1964. It was powered by an 8-cylinder List of GE reciprocating engines, 7FDL-8 engine. This locomotive is used worldwide with many variations and modifications. Different engines may be used, e.g. 7FDL8 and 7FDL12. Like the other members of the GE Universal Series locomotives, Universal series, it can be built to suit all track gauges. Indonesian U20C A unique modification is the wide cab version of the U20C used on the gauge Indonesian railroad and operated by PT Kereta Api, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Indonesian National Railway Company). Unlike other models of the U20C, with short hood cabin, the Indonesian U20C features a full-width cabin, for aerodynamics and had better sight of tracks and signals. It is classified as CC203 by PT Kereta Api, PT Kereta Api Indonesia. The wide cab was designed by Goninan Locomotive Work (now UGL Rail) in Australia. Construction Between 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
