SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS BRASS
ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE NUMBER PLATE
GENUINE SOLID BRASS LOCO PLATE
Highly sought after railway collectable
This solid brass SAR locomotive number plate belonged to a series 5E1 electric locomotive, manufactured between 1966 and 1969.
It is a standard size, genuine plate weighing 8-10kg.
Please have a look at the images to verify condition. Images are of the actual item.
More info below.

The South African Class 5E1 was produced in five series, the Metrovick-built Series 1 and the UCW-built Series 2 to 5.
Between 1959 and 1969 altogether 690 of them were built, 135 Series 1, 130 Series 2, 100 Series 3, 100 Series 4 and 225 Series 5.
Below is an image of a loco in this series, numbered E941, in Ladysmith during 2007.





