Old school, faded glory and new faces...

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Old school, faded glory and new faces...

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Title, captions and photos by Nathan Berelowitz, February 2010
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Sign of the times. A faded Spoornet emblem on the side of a class 5E1 electric now the property of Rovos Rail. The once familiar orange colour scheme was an attempt at modernising the old red and grey schemes of the old railway system. Soon this unit will proudly bear the Rovos green
Sign of the times. A faded Spoornet emblem on the side of a class 5E1 electric now the property of Rovos Rail. The once familiar orange colour scheme was an attempt at modernising the old red and grey schemes of the old railway system. Soon this unit will proudly bear the Rovos green
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Past glories. The familiar colours of the old South African Railways still look good on these class 5E1 locomotives now private property of Rovos Rail
Past glories. The familiar colours of the old South African Railways still look good on these class 5E1 locomotives now private property of Rovos Rail
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How sad to see the old paint fade to undercoat on a once proud electric unit. However, this drab mix will soon bear the green corporate colours of Rovos Rail, who have purchased 9 of these last series 5E1 Units. Seen here at their depot in Capital Park
How sad to see the old paint fade to undercoat on a once proud electric unit. However, this drab mix will soon bear the green corporate colours of Rovos Rail, who have purchased 9 of these last series 5E1 Units. Seen here at their depot in Capital Park
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The new face of Rovos power
The new face of Rovos power
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A range of colour schems tell the history of the rail system and the fate of the old class 5E1 electric locomotives. From the original Gulf red of SAR days, to the orange with blue and white striping similar to the old Republic flag, we go to the plain orange colour and finally the corporate colours of Rovos Rail. This green is similar to the original colour schemes of the electric in the early days. These electrics are now under the ownership of Rovos and will be used on the main line. The steam will only do the short runs to Centurion and Panpoort.
A range of colour schems tell the history of the rail system and the fate of the old class 5E1 electric locomotives. From the original Gulf red of SAR days, to the orange with blue and white striping similar to the old Republic flag, we go to the plain orange colour and finally the corporate colours of Rovos Rail. This green is similar to the original colour schemes of the electric in the early days. These electrics are now under the ownership of Rovos and will be used on the main line. The steam will only do the short runs to Centurion and Panpoort.
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Beautifully refurbished and painted class 5E1 ex the South African railways fleet, proudly displaying the Rovos green corporate colour
Beautifully refurbished and painted class 5E1 ex the South African railways fleet, proudly displaying the Rovos green corporate colour
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The old drop pit shed at Capital Park once had many steam locomotives in various stages of having wheels dropped to major repairs done under this very same roof. Today, the new face of the Rovos future, in the form of ex-SAR class 5E1 units, take their place. Only the wheel sets of their steam fleet bring some sense of meaning to this once busy steam operation.
The old drop pit shed at Capital Park once had many steam locomotives in various stages of having wheels dropped to major repairs done under this very same roof. Today, the new face of the Rovos future, in the form of ex-SAR class 5E1 units, take their place. Only the wheel sets of their steam fleet bring some sense of meaning to this once busy steam operation.
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How many 5E's do Rovos now have?
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