Rovos Rail - Pride of Africa - Luxury Train on Wheels

Описание: Rovos Rail Driver and Assistant in control of Rovos Rail's Electric Locomotives; Class 5E1; Series 5; No's 1127 & 1123 with Pride of Africa from Dar-Es-Salam slowly into Capital Park shunting yard just before it pushes back to Rovos Rail Depot


The Designer of these Class 5E1, Electric Locomotives, Model, MV 5E1 was Metropolitan-Vickers and Union Carriage & Wagon South Africa build a total of 225 during 1966-1968 and the Loco brake system is Air & Regenerative

Regenerative brakes
Regenerative braking is an energy recovery mechanism that slows a vehicle or object by converting its kinetic energy into a form that can be either used immediately or stored until needed. In a nutshell, the electric motor is using the vehicle's momentum to recover energy that would be otherwise lost to the brake discs as heat. This contrasts with conventional braking systems, where the excess kinetic energy is converted to unwanted and wasted heat by friction in the brakes, or with dynamic brakes, where energy is recovered by using electric motors as generators but is immediately dissipated as heat in resistors. In addition to improving the overall efficiency of the vehicle, regeneration can greatly extend the life of the braking system as its parts do not wear as quickly.

Operated by the following Operators:

South African Railways
Spoornet
Rovos Rail