20 were built for the Avontuur Branch of the South African Railways. The branch has been out of service for some years.
The Class 91-000 builder's works numbers and their known disposal are listed in the table below.
Class 91-000, GE type UM6B
Loco no. Works no. Disposal
91-001 38604 On display at Outeniqua Transport Museum in George.
91-002 38603 Humewood Depot. Sold for scrap November 2018.
91-003 38605 Sold to RRL/Grindrod (RRL) 91-03. Sold auction 17 Oct 2017 and scrapped.
91-004 38606 Humewood Depot. Sold for scrap November 2018.
91-005 38607 Humewood Depot. Sold to the Apple Express organization in November 2018. Operational.
91-006 38608 Paton's Country Narrow Gauge Railway. Operational.
91-007 38609 Paton's Country Narrow Gauge Railway. Operational.
91-008 38610 Humewood Depot. Sold for scrap November 2018.
91-009 38611 RRL. Rebuilt as gen-set UL-01 Capitol Park (Rovos Rail) Shunter on 3'6" gauge bogies (Numbered 91-011). Operational.
91-010 38612 Sandstone Railroad. Stored Operational
91-011 38613 Sold auction 11 Jul 2013, Overhauled and re-sold in 2017 to BTU Argentina using Meter Gauge Bogies. Operational.
91-012 38614 RRL 91-01 Sold auction 17 Oct 2017 and scrapped.
91-013 38615 Sold auction 11 Jul 2013. Stored inside Humewood Road Depot - operational - for sale.
91-014 38616 Scrapped Feb 1997 following wreck.
91-015 38617 Humewood depot. Sold for scrap November 2018.
91-016 38619 RRL 91-04. Sold to Sandstone Estates for spar parts in 2017. Currently on 3'6" bogies.
91-017 38618 RRL 91-02. Sold auction 17 Oct 2017 and scrapped.
91-018 38620 Sold auction 11 Jul 2013. Stored inside Humewood Road Depot - operational - for sale.
91-019 38621 Humewood Depot. Sold for scrap November 2018 then re-sold to Sandstone Estates in February 2019.
91-020 38622 Humewood Depot. To be retained by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) for lend lease to the Apple Express organization.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2019 04:49PM by Jim McKee.