According to Angolan press reports, the inaugural train on the Bengula Railroad arrived in Luau, eastern Moxico province on Thursday, 12 February. The railroad which links the Angolan coast to […]
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Export coal line boosted by increased efficiencies
A new 200 wagon train service from Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will enable the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) to exceed 81 million tons per annum in the next financial […]
Metrorail staff caught mistreating commuters
Metrorail is in the spotlight for the way some of its employees treat commuters. Commuters have caught staff on camera roughing up fellow passengers. In the latest incident, a Cape […]
International manufacturers vie for PRASA tender
Train manufacturers from around the world have a few days left to submit their bid to win the multi billion rand tender from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa […]
How it’s made - train rails
Train rails can now be almost entirely created from recycled metals. Scraps are picked up, melted and molded to create the tracks that keep our trains running.
Local company launches internationally certified roll-over avoidance training
Johannesburg-based RAC Group has embarked on a critical road transport safety initiative, using a specially designed rig to train tanker drivers to avoid roll-over accidents. Initially the training will be […]
Mozambique’s Rio Tinto Coal contracts training of more train drivers
The Transcom company specialising in training, consultancy and audit services for transports and communications plans to enhance the training of locomotive engineers who will drive trains that carry coal extracted […]
New DCD train bogie has 85% local content
Heavy engineering manufacturer DCD has launched a new train bogie with 85% local content‚ which it says substantially beats the tender requirements of the Passenger Rail Association of SA (Prasa) […]
Another long delay for Gautrain passengers
Passengers using the Gautrain on Tuesday have been stuck for several hours on a train travelling from Midrand to Centurion. According to the Bombela Concession Company, the operator of the […]
Truck driver not asked to plead
The truck driver, who has been charged with the deaths of 25 Mpumalanga farmworkers, was not asked to plead to culpable homicide when he appeared in the Malalane Periodical Court […]