Rovos Rail diesel-hauled through Hercules (video)

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Rovos Rail diesel-hauled through Hercules (video)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcCLODTrp2Y
Rovos Rail Driver and Assistant in control of Rovos Rail's Electro-Motive Diesel G22 Locomotives; Class 1502; No's AD1520 & AD1521 with Pride of Africa going slowly through Hercules Station with 'Pride of Africa' from Cape Town heading for Germiston Station

The Builders of these 1502 Class of Electro-Motive Diesel G22 Locomotives was Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways

During 1967 and 1969 a quantity of 29 was build

During 1996 to 1998 a quantity of 4 was rebuilt by Hutt Workshops

Operated by the following Operators:
Queensland Rail
TasRail
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
QR National
Interail
Australian Railroad Group
Rovos Rail

Disposition 11 in service, 17 stored, 2 scrapped
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