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December 17, 2020 | Africa

TMH and UWC agree African freight wagon market cooperation

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) and United Wagon Company (UWC) have signed a framework agreement to cooperate on the production and supply of narrow-gauge freight wagons for the African market.

October 27, 2020 | Financial

Transnet records strong decrease in profit in 2019-20 financial results

TRANSNET, South Africa, has reported a 34.9% decrease in net profit to Rand 3.9bn ($US 241.7m) for the 2019-20 financial year ended March 31, despite a 1.3% increase in revenue to Rand 75.1bn.

September 30, 2020 | Infrastructure

Extensive cable thefts and looting halts South African rail services

SOUTH Africa’s commuter rail services have all but ground to a halt following a cable theft epidemic and widespread vandalism that has prevented Metrorail services from operating across most of its network. Almost the entire Metrorail network, which is also partially used by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) services, has been affected.

August 24, 2020 | Locomotives

Prasa launches bid to acquire additional Afro locomotives

THE embattled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has presented a business case to parliament to acquire the remaining Afro 4000 and Afro Dual locomotives built by Vossloh Spain (now Stadler Rail Valencia), which were ordered but never delivered after it was discovered they exceeded the loading gauge on part of the country’s network.

August 3, 2020 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches cross-border coal trains to South Africa

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) exported the first coal consignment from the Masama coal mine following a launch ceremony on July 17 attended by government ministers and officials from BR, mine owner Minergy and banking group Absa.

July 12, 2020 | News

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Coronavirus: Prasa and Grand Central resume services, sleeper services return

South Africa: National operator Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) resumed services from July 6, starting with the Umlazi - KwaMashu corridor.

June 4, 2020 | Africa

Prasa administrator appoints new management team

THE administrator of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, has appointed five people to fill senior positions at Prasa.

May 12, 2020 | Africa

Prasa recovery plan starts to make progress

THE administrator of the troubled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, says “steady progress” has been achieved since his appointment four months ago, although some initiatives are being hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.

March 31, 2020 | Freight

Transnet scales back rail operation as South Africa enters lockdown

TRANSNET, South Africa, says it has scaled back rail operations as part of a larger decision to limit activities during the country’s 21 day lockdown to minimise the spread of Covid-19.

February 19, 2020 | Africa

South Africa suspends long-distance passenger service after accident

SOUTH Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued passenger rail operator Prasa with a prohibition directive preventing it from operating long-distance Shozaloza Meyl trains with immediate effect.

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