Type State-owned company Revenue ca. R14 bn as of 2006 Number of employees 25,000 Predecessor Spoornet | CEO Ravi Nair (18 May 2016–) Founded 1910 Successor TFR | |
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Key people Ravi Nair (CEO)Nozipho Sithole (COO)Nomfuyo Galeni (CFO) Website www.transnetfreightrail.co.za Profiles |
Transnet freight rail
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. Its head office is in the Inyanda House in Parktown, Johannesburg.
Contents
- Transnet freight rail
- Transnet freight rail electrics 2016 12 07 09h11 container train arrives at bellville
- Operations
- Business Units
- Links to neighbouring countries
- Ongoing projects
- References
Transnet freight rail electrics 2016 12 07 09h11 container train arrives at bellville
Operations
Transnet Freight Rail is a freight logistics and passenger transport railway. It is the largest freight hauler in Africa. The company comprises several businesses:
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.
Business Units
Transnet Freight Rail is divided into 6 Business Units:
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
The 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;Swazi Rail of Swaziland at Golela and Mananga;Maseru in Lesotho on the Maseru branch line (owned by Transnet).