South African Class 33-400 - Wikipedia
Six Class 33-400 locomotives were sold to Iscor (now Kumba Iron Ore) for use at its Vanderbijlpark steel works and at Kumba’s Grootgeluk Colliery at Ellisras. [ 3 ] Preservation
Iron & Steel Industrial Corporation 4-8-2 ... - Steam Locomotive
ISCOR was established under the Iron and Steel Industry Act, No. 11 of 1928. German company Debag built the first steel mill in Pretoria. Its first locomotive duplicated the Vryheid Coronation Collieries design described in Locobase 5406 , including such …
ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Works is one of the world’s largest inland steelworks. The increasing demand for steel during the late 1930’s and the early years of the Second World War as well as the limited opportunity to expand the Iscor Pretoria Works, promoted the then state corporation to look for a suitable site for a second steelworks.
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In 1942 the Iscor Company established to meet the increasing demand for steel in South Africa. The plate mill at Vanderbijlpark Works was commissioned in 1943 mainly for the production of heavy plate for ship repairs and the manufacture of armoured cars for South Africa’s war effort.
Iscor started trading in 1947. Directly after the war, it was decided to build a fully integrated steel works at Vanderbijlpark, and a start was made on this early in 1947. On 4 October 1952 the Vanderbijlpark Works officially opened by His Excellency the Governor General, Dr E.G. Jansen.
Footplate memories | Iscor Vanderbijlpark in the 70’s and 80’s …
Iscor Vanderbijlpark in the 70’s and 80’s ran a steam loco between the surrounding industries. Does anyone have more info on what loco it was and what happened to it? As child I lived nearby the...
Iscor Limited -- Company History
Through the 1960s, Iscor stepped up its production capacity, completing a major expansion to the Vanderbijlpark site between 1964 and 1968. A third expansion to the site began during the 1970s, completed in 1977.
Old Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
Jul 14, 2011 · In 1942 the Iscor Company established to meet the increasing demand for steel in South Africa. The plate mill at Vanderbijlpark Works was commissioned in 1943 mainly for the production of heavy plate for ship repairs and the manufacture of armoured cars for …
South African Class 34-500 - Wikipedia
The Class 34-500 type GE U26C diesel-electric locomotive, also known as "Class 34-400 ex Iscor", was designed by General Electric and built for the South African Iron and Steel Corporation (Iscor) by the South African General Electric-Dorman Long Locomotive Group (SA GE …
Mittal Steel South Africa - Wikipedia
Vanderbijlpark Works develops into a full-fledged integrated steelworks processing iron ore and other raw materials from mines throughout Southern Africa into hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanised and tinned sheets and coils.