Mozambique motive power

[Mel Turner]

The apparent sacking of the Indian quangos RITES, IRCON, and their RICON joint venture on the Beira system, may result in some YDM-4's shipped back to India

If anyone has been in Moz in the last few years, and has taken locomotive photos, especially shots of broad-gauge ALCo's on Cape gauge bogies, could they please drop me an email. There is a small group trying to compile a listing of Indian motive power in southern Africa, and we are trying to ascertain exactly how many units were supplied, and the numbering.

From travellers sightings and reports, anecdotal information, Indian Government documentation, and photo analysis, it would appear that the following units are leased or hired

Maputo (CFM)
12 YDM-4
One new build (DLW Varanasi) ALCo 3000HP prototype

Beira (CCFB)
12 YDM-4
plus IRCON construction locomotives supplied to the RICON JV
3 YDM-4
Possibly a repowered broad-gauge (2300HP) WDM-7 on fabricated Cape gauge bogies This may be the below unit moving between systems, but Indian Press reports indicate that 2 may have been built.

Nacala (CDN)
6 YDM-4
Repowered broad-gauge (2300HP) WDM-7 on fabricated Cape gauge bogies (Golden Rock prototype)

Photos indicate that the Maputo based units are red/white, balance blue/white

Any assistance appreciated
Mel Turner

[meloaraujo]

Receives from a friend, the same could not say for sure the origin, type locomotives were GT26 no transportation of coal to Riversdale in Mozambique.

Vale took some DDM45 EMD, these do not seem to have adapted the way and EMD GT26, built by the Macosa - Spain and Villares - Brazil, they are in the operation.

[Mel Turner]

Australian owned Riversdale Mining is now wholly owned by Rio Tinto.

The 11 GT26CU-3 were purchased from NREC

NREC subcontracted the build to TŽV Gredelj in Croatia

Rebuilt from standard gauge ex Yugoslav Government Railways GT26C

Numbered RML001-RML011

For background C&P these links into your translation engine
http://www.zeljeznice.net/forum/index.p ... c-u-popis/
http://www.zeljeznice.net/forum/index.p ... e__st__200

RRL-Grindrod have purchased 4 similar rebuilt ex Yugoslav GT26C from NREC for lease to African Minerals in Sierra Leone (African Minerals Limited 1101-1104)

NREC are shipping 4 G26CW-3 from the same source to Argentina shortly