Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet. It was part of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration, a state-controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people for decades from the first half of the 20th century and was widely referred to by the initials SAR&H (SAS&H in Afrikaans). Customer complaints about serious problems with Transnet Freight Rail's service were reported in 2010.[1] Its head office is in Inyanda House in Parktown, Johannesburg.[2]
Railways were first developed in the area surrounding Cape Town and later in Durban around the 1840s. The first line opened in Durban on 27 June 1850. The initial network was created to serve the agricultural production area between Cape Town and Wellington. The news that there were gold deposits in the Transvaal Republic moved the Cape Colony Government (supported by British Government) to link Kimberley as soon as possible by rail to Cape Town as part of the colonial dream.[3]
Rail network of the Central South African Railways in 1910, immediately before the creation of the Union of South Africa
Transnet Freight Rail is a freight logistics and passenger transport railway. It is the largest freight hauler in Africa. The company comprises several businesses:
GFB Commercial (General Freight Business) – Transnet's largest division; handles over 50% of its freight;
Coal Line, serving coal exporters on the Mpumalanga – Richards Bay line; second largest coal railway in the world, delivering 62 million tonnes of coal (also known as "Black Gold") in the year ending 31 March 2010;[6]
In May 2010, Transnet revealed a five-year-plan involving rail projects costing R52Bn. Most of this would be spent on new rolling stock, including 304 locomotives and 7231 wagons. R4Bn would be spent on infrastructure connecting Majuba coal-fired power station with the Richards Bay freight railway.[9]
Transnet is upgrading the rail corridor which connect the Port of Ngqura with manganese mines around Hotazel in the Northern Cape. The corridor would be 1,003 kilometres (623 mi) long, and would mostly involve upgrades of existing lines; capacity is expected to increase from 5·5 million tonnes / year to 16 mpta.[10]
Swazilink is expected to connect from Lothair to Sidvokodvo in Eswatini, at a cost of R17 billion.[11]
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Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company formerly known as Spoornet It was part of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration a state controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people for decades from the first half of the 20th century and was widely referred to by the initials SAR amp H SAS amp H in Afrikaans Customer complaints about serious problems with Transnet Freight Rail s service were reported in 2010 1 Its head office is in Inyanda House in Parktown Johannesburg 2 Transnet Freight RailTypeSubsidiaryIndustryRail transportPredecessorSpoornetFounded1910HeadquartersJohannesburg South AfricaKey peopleRavi Nair CEO Lloyd Tobias COO Nomfuyo Galeni CFO Revenueca R14 bn as of 2006 update Number of employeesca 25 000ParentTransnetWebsitewww wbr transnetfreightrail wbr co wbr zaTransnet Freight RailOverviewHeadquartersJohannesburgLocaleSouthern AfricaDates of operation1910 presentTechnicalTrack gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Contents 1 History 2 Operations 3 Business Units 4 Links to neighbouring countries 5 Ongoing projects 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditRailways were first developed in the area surrounding Cape Town and later in Durban around the 1840s The first line opened in Durban on 27 June 1850 The initial network was created to serve the agricultural production area between Cape Town and Wellington The news that there were gold deposits in the Transvaal Republic moved the Cape Colony Government supported by British Government to link Kimberley as soon as possible by rail to Cape Town as part of the colonial dream 3 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Transnet Freight Rail news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Rail network of the Central South African Railways in 1910 immediately before the creation of the Union of South AfricaThe Central South African Railways CSAR was from 1902 to 1910 the operator of public railways in the Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony in what is now South Africa During the Anglo Boer War as British forces moved into the territory of the Orange Free State and the South African Republic the Orange Free State Government Railways the Netherlands South African Railway Company and the Pretoria Pietersburg Railway were taken over by the Imperial Military Railways under Lieutenant Colonel Sir Percy Girouard After the war had ended the Imperial Military Railways became the Central South African Railways in July 1902 4 with Thomas Rees Price as general manager 5 With the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 the CSAR was merged with the Cape Government Railways and the Natal Government Railways to form the South African Railways which is now Transnet Freight Rail Operations EditTransnet Freight Rail is a freight logistics and passenger transport railway It is the largest freight hauler in Africa The company comprises several businesses GFB Commercial General Freight Business Transnet s largest division handles over 50 of its freight Coal Line serving coal exporters on the Mpumalanga Richards Bay line second largest coal railway in the world delivering 62 million tonnes of coal also known as Black Gold in the year ending 31 March 2010 6 Ore Export Line dedicated to iron ore transport on the Sishen to Saldanha line Luxrail The operation of the Blue Train which is designed as a five star hotel on wheels Transnet also formerly owned Shosholoza Meyl the non luxury long distance passenger rail service Shosholoza Meyl was transferred to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on 23 December 2008 A line in the Eastern Cape is leased to Kei Rail 7 Business Units EditTransnet Freight Rail is divided into 6 Business Units 8 Agriculture and Bulk Liquids ABL Coal Business Unit Coal Line Intermodal Container and Automotive Business Unit CAB Johannesburg Durban Line Iron Ore and Manganese Business Unit Kimberley Port Elizabeth amp Ore Export Line Mineral Mining and Chrome Business Unit MMC Witbank Komatipoort amp Phalaborwa Komatipoort Lines Steel and Cement Business Unit SAC The launch of the Business Units took place in a company wide event for all managerial staff on 18 April 2012 Links to neighbouring countries Edit nbsp The South African rail networkThe Transnet rail network is linked to all of South Africa s neighbouring countries TransNamib of Namibia at Nakop Botswana Railways at Ramatlabama National Railways of Zimbabwe and the Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway at Beitbridge Mozambique Ports and Railways at Ressano Garcia Eswatini Railways of Eswatini at Golela and Mananga Maseru in Lesotho on the Maseru branch line owned by Transnet Ongoing projects EditMaputo Corridor Transnet Freight Rail is developing a plan with the Railroad Development Corporation to transport magnetite from Phalaborwa to Maputo as feedstock for a proposed steel plant in Maputo In May 2010 Transnet revealed a five year plan involving rail projects costing R52Bn Most of this would be spent on new rolling stock including 304 locomotives and 7231 wagons R4Bn would be spent on infrastructure connecting Majuba coal fired power station with the Richards Bay freight railway 9 Transnet is upgrading the rail corridor which connect the Port of Ngqura with manganese mines around Hotazel in the Northern Cape The corridor would be 1 003 kilometres 623 mi long and would mostly involve upgrades of existing lines capacity is expected to increase from 5 5 million tonnes year to 16 mpta 10 Swazilink is expected to connect from Lothair to Sidvokodvo in Eswatini at a cost of R17 billion 11 See also Edit nbsp South Africa portal nbsp Trains portal nbsp Companies portalCategory Locomotives of South Africa Hex River Tunnel List of South African locomotive classes 2021 Transnet CyberattackReferences Edit Concerns over Rail Freight service Railways Africa Archived from the original on 21 March 2012 Retrieved 17 October 2010 Contact Us Archived 23 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transnet Freight Rail Retrieved on 15 April 2013 Physical Address Inyanda House 15 Girton Road Parktown 2193 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 29 December 2009 Retrieved 3 November 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Latest Intelligence The Peace Progress of the Settlement The Times No 36813 London 7 July 1902 p 5 Latest Intelligence The Railway administration The Times No 36844 London 12 August 1902 p 3 TFR reports record coal figures Railways Africa Retrieved 18 October 2010 Kei Rail South Africa Jane s World Railways Retrieved 19 October 2010 TFR Media Releases Retrieved 9 August 2012 Transnet five year plan Railway Gazette 2010 Retrieved 15 May 2010 Transnet to expand heavy haul operations Railway Gazette International Retrieved 10 June 2013 New Swaziland link line to run in 2017 Railways Africa Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 2 July 2014 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Transnet Freight Rail Official website Transnet website Archived 11 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine South African Trains A Pictorial Encyclopaedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transnet Freight Rail amp oldid 1152374711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
