South African Class 17E
🇬🇧 Class Active Not seen yetLOCO · SPOORNET
- Class code
- 17E
- Category
- Locomotive
- Fuel
- electric
- Power
- Four AEI-283AY
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Builder
- Union Carriage & Wagon
- Introduced
- 1977
- Operator
- SPOORNET
- Status
- Active
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