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December 11, 2019 | Policy

Prasa placed into administration as interim board and CEO dismissed

SOUTH Africa’s transport minister, Mr Fikile Mbalula, has dismissed the interim board and acting CEO of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and put the agency into administration.

October 25, 2019 | Freight

Transnet sets new record with 375-wagon train

TRANSNET, South Africa, broke its own record for operating the longest freight train, and set a new world record on October 24 when it ran a 375-wagon manganese train on the 861km Sishen - Saldanha heavy-haul line.

July 23, 2019 | Africa

Prasa Afro 4000 locomotives to be auctioned off

WH Auctioneers, South Africa, has launched an online auction for the sale of 13 Vossloh Afro 4000 locomotives built in 2014-2015 for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

April 9, 2019 | Africa

South African president launches Cape Town X’Trapolis EMU tests

SOUTH Africa’s president Mr Cyril Ramaphosa visited Cape Town on April 9 to officially launch testing of Passenger Rail Authority of South Africa’s (Prasa) new Alstom X’trapolis Mega EMUs on the Metrorail Western Cape suburban network.

April 3, 2019 | Africa

Transmashholding opens South African plant

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) marked another milestone in its international expansion programme on April 2 with the inauguration of the TMH Africa plant at Boksburg in South Africa.

April 1, 2019 | Africa

Cape Town plans takeover of commuter rail services

THE City of Cape Town announced on March 25 that it will appoint a multi-disciplinary team of rail professionals to support planning for its proposed takeover of commuter rail services from Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

February 20, 2019 | Africa

Botswana Railways launches freight train tender

BOTSWANA Railways (BR) has issued a call for tender for the purchase or lease of coal wagons and locomotives. Closing date for bids is March 15.

December 18, 2018 | Africa

Gibela rolls out first South African-built X’Trapolis Mega EMU

THE first locally-assembled Alstom X’Trapolis Mega suburban EMU for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) left the Gibela plant at Dunnottar in Gauteng on December 7 bound for the operator’s depot at Woolmerton north of Pretoria.

October 31, 2018 | Rolling stock

Transmashholding finalises purchase of South African rolling stock plant

TRANSMASHHOLDING (TMH) has completed a deal with DCD Group to acquire DCD’s rolling stock factory in Boksburg, South Africa, for a reported Rand 500m ($US 33.9m).

October 30, 2018 | Africa

South African president opens Gibela rolling stock plant

ALSTOM and its partners in the Gibela joint venture, Ubumbano Rail and New Africa Rail, inaugurated a Rand 928m ($US 63.5m) rolling stock manufacturing plant at Dunnottar, South Africa, on October 25.

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