I honestly wished this for prasa years back! I don't know how many times I have posted about this on Facebook! Not saying Rovos saw my post and went for it... Probably had the same thought too, you know what they say about great minds thinking alike! But this was going to work out perfectly for prasa... All they had to do was buy these and refurbish them to the modern look then boom half of Prasa's problems gone! Now it's a pity they didn't make alot of these locomotives when they were rolled out in the 90s. They were initially made for shunting hence the small fleet. But now Rovos most probably have them all.
Yes I agree rovos made a, wise decision to buy these locos and they still look good. I believe some the class 38s have been painted in the rovos livery
Nice to see these electro diesels used on this train eliminating the need for loco swaps. First time I have seen this class in a video.
I honestly wished this for prasa years back! I don't know how many times I have posted about this on Facebook! Not saying Rovos saw my post and went for it... Probably had the same thought too, you know what they say about great minds thinking alike!
But this was going to work out perfectly for prasa... All they had to do was buy these and refurbish them to the modern look then boom half of Prasa's problems gone! Now it's a pity they didn't make alot of these locomotives when they were rolled out in the 90s. They were initially made for shunting hence the small fleet. But now Rovos most probably have them all.
Yes I agree rovos made a, wise decision to buy these locos and they still look good. I believe some the class 38s have been painted in the rovos livery
Yes, two of them so far are in the Rovos Rail livery....
The best decision ever!
Nice catch of these electro-diesels running in both modes! I'm surprised these 1990s locomotives are the only electro-diesels in South Africa
Interesting, I never knew one got dual electric diesel locos!
They've been here since the 90s, I believe their existence was never a success! I'm just happy Rovos bought them and brought them back to life
Does the Rovos Rail depart from Durban Station?
Yes sir! Please enquire with them about their next trip. 🙏🏿
Would they use the diesel mode under the 25kv ?
Yes
Interesting that they used class 38 all the way
Has it been done before
yes, according to my knowledge back in the early 90s they ran the 38s down to Cape town from Johannesburg.
Spoornet used them for fast container train from Cape Town to Joburg in the 90's.
@@KhotsoZwane-ym4zq yes sir!🙏🏿