Sishen - Saldanha - Iron Ore Export Line.
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- The Iron ore corridor stretches 861 km from Sishen in the Northern Cape to Saldanha Bay on the West coast. Current Iron ore export operation optimised at 348 x CR13/14 wagon trains.
Commodities
The main commodities transported on the corridor are:
Iron ore
Manganese
Cement & Lime
Coal
Gypsum
Iron or Steel Products
The Sishen-Saldanha line was built by Iscor, the then iron and steel parastatal, opening in 1976
In 1977 the line was transferred to Transnet Freight Rail, then known as South African Railways & Harbours, and was electrified. A voltage of 50 kV AC was chosen instead of the usual 25 kV to haul heavier loads and allow greater distance between transformers.
A single-track line with 10 crossing loops to allow trains travelling in opposite directions to pass was constructed. The number of crossing loops has increased to 19 to increase line capacity.
From an altitude of 1,295 metres (4,249 ft) at Sishen, the line climbs for 42 kilometres (26 mi) before descending to cross the Orange River about 10 kilometres (6 mi) downstream of Groblershoop. For the next 300 kilometres (190 mi), the line rises and falls before descending towards the Atlantic coast. The railway crosses the Olifants River on a 1,035 metres (3,396 ft) viaduct between Vredendal and Lutzville and reaches the coast about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of Saldanha. From there the line follows a coastal route.
Source: Wikipedia, Transnet.
Fantastic video. Gives me goosebumps.
@@bernardjansen6205 Thank you Bernard
very beautiful vdo...cool footages...big like...greetings from india
Thanks Rail Buddy, greetings to you too.
Awesome footage,brilliantly filmed and compiled. Loved the shunting and the one train crossing over the other. It must have been tiring, keeping your hands up filming those long trains
Thanks boet, that was a very cool catch indeed, fortunately i made use of my tripod, knowing i was going to be filming these monsters on our rails.
Excellent video 👍👍🇺🇸
Thanks Tristan
Ek het verlede jaar oppad Richtersveld toe 'n vol gelaaide trein buite VanRhynsdorp oppad Saldahna gesien....wat 'n belewenis...dit het 'n volle 7 minute geneem om verby te kom... lekker om daai GE's te hoor werk met 'n swaar trein... Dankie vir 'n puik video....,👍
Baie Dankie Walter!! Ek stem, dai GE's is net iets anders, maak die 35's klein lyk.
Nice to see some action on the sishen line and the depot. From what I see there are only class 43 diesels now all other diesels locos, are gone
@@nigellennert8967 theres a few TAL locos aswell as the occasional Class 35s that come from Bellville.
@@Imsaptouw the last time I visited the depot the class 33 and 34 diesels were doing the shunting work to the harbour. Still remember the flatbed wagon they used for extra braking power
This must be the absolute record holder for regular loads moved on anything narrower than the 4'8 1/2" gauge.
I Believe it is. They do it daily.
@@Imsaptouw Yes, heaviest and longest. And 5 or 6 loaded trains every day!
Lovely vid...the scene where the trai n is in a long worm is the best vid of this train ive ever seen....now for the follow up vid in Sishen
Thank you, Thats going to be a bit tricky that one 🤣😄
Have you ever heard about Metrorail's new EMU Trains,the blue one,The peoples train?
Yes I have, its only operating on the cape flats and southern line.
Excellent compilation!!! BIG Like!!! Love this. I am excited that you've managed to capture TAL2003 in the yard. There is a recent mention on the web that the Sishen-Saldanha line had a shutdown due to severe strong winds that got a locomotive's panto entangled in the overhead line. (I have been thinking some time myself about doing a re-visit to the area - it is some time since I last have been there.)
Big Thanks Uncle!! I must admit it was stressful going up to Saldanha and Velddriff back and fourth because the trains are just sooo long. Im just glad i could get some footage and tick it off my bucket list. I havent seen any small GEs in the yard? Maybe they're on the other side where there is no access road.
@@Imsaptouw In my experience when the Saldanha Smelter was still in operation, Class 35's would bring trains from Bellville as far as LANGEENHEID. The locomotives sometimes spent some time stabled at Langeenheid before taking the next train to Bellville. SALKOR yard would fetch the trains left at Langeenheid with their own motive power which could be class 35's as well, and I assume the TAL2003 might now be deployed to do this work. The problem is that class 35 is on its last legs (wheels) with most locomotives in very poor mechanical condition - you can hear that by listening to the Malmesbury train on most days. Often trains appear to be on the very brink of failing.
@@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA thats true, when i went out to the station today, to see the Malmesbury, the diesels dont sound the same anymore, parts are an issue. When i visited Bellville yard/workshops, there were alot of 35s/parts around the grounds. They do what they can but its still not enough, the numbers are dwindling by the day, if its not fires its derailments or mechanical failures.
Awesome... Lovely
Thank you so much
I ve seen almost all rail infrastructure in SA… different types of overhead wire infrastructure but this one of orex looks unique and I m yet to see the line live, let alone the monster electric locos unique to this line
I havent yet been out to see the 25Kv lines past Beaufort, maybe one day. But those 15Es are really Something.
50kV line therefore lower current, that is why it is so thin and light - different to the rest of Africa
@@rosshartley5386 oh ok. Our Pretoria Polokwane line is 25kv
This thing is a conveyor belt
I actually missed them splitting the train because the empty one departed