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Bulawayo-Gwelo_morning_mixed_train_Class_DE8. Steam in Southern Africa: Rhodesia 1973. While Class 15A No.360 was taking water at Lochard Siding, a freight train from Gwelo to Bulawayo arrived, with visible proof that sanctions against Rhodesia were being breached. In the freight train was a brand-new Co-Co diesel of Class DE8, which was comprised of an amalgam of components from several countries. None of those components, from the largest to the smallest, bore any maker’s mark or serial number, but the whole machine was constructed by Soreframe of Portugal, a country supposedly a signatory to the United Nations resolutions. Fourteen DE8, and twenty each, of Classes DE8A and DE8B, were delivered by Soreframe between 1973 and 1977, all in defiance of the UN. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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National Railway of Zimbabwe class DE2 No. 1207, owned by Sandstone Estates. 35 of these were built 1955 to 1958 by English Electric (Preston, UK). Reefsteamers depot, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. 2018-08-17. tobias b köhler

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National Railway of Zimbabwe class DE2 No. 1207, owned by Sandstone Estates. 35 of these were built 1955 to 1958 by English Electric (Preston, UK). Reefsteamers depot, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. 2018-08-17. tobias b köhler