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The locomotive was tested, but rejected by Transnet, reportedly due to poor quality. Furthermore, when serious tender irregularities came to light, the locomotive rebuilding deal between Transnet and Sibanye was cancelled. [1] [2] [4] [5] No. 39-251 as Khumani Iron Ore's LC9-1, 11 July 2013
However, the locomotive was tested and rejected by Transnet, reportedly due to poor quality. Furthermore, when serious tender irregularities came to light, the locomotive rebuilding deal between Transnet and Electro-Motive Sibanye was cancelled. [1] [5] [6] [7] Locomotive no. 39-251
Two class 20E units, numbers 20-031 and 20-032, were selected to be used on the Blue Train and were painted in blue livery. In Blue Train service they replaced the previously used Class 18Es on the DC lines, the Class 7Es on the AC lines and the Classes 14E and 14E1 country-wide early in 2015. The Classes 14E and 14E1 were withdrawn from ...
One train per day runs in each direction, but this not a 'luxury' service. As of 2009, the Blue Train is operated by Luxrail, a division of Transnet Freight Rail. [17] Two Blue Trains are required to run daily departures from each end of the route, one travelling north, the other south. The first train accommodates 74 passengers in 37 suites ...
An issue is affecting communication between train drivers and signallers. ... Rush hour trains delayed and cancelled due to ‘nationwide fault’ in system, National Rail warns. Benjamin Parker.
Initially, Metrorail was an operating unit of Spoornet, Transnet's rail subsidiary; in 1996 it became a separate business unit of Transnet. Long-distance passenger rail services, meanwhile, were operated by Spoornet (now Transnet Freight Rail) under the name Shosholoza Meyl.
Due to the way Sundays work in the rail world, train services can often be without a reliable force to operate trains on weekends, around Christmas and the New Year, or during special events.
Milnerton Railway, opened 1904, last race train 1954. Heatherton–Milnerton–Ascot–Tygerberg(terminus) section uplifted shortly after closure. Nancefield–Pimville: 1974 (railway lines have been uplifted) Wests–Cave Rock (whaling station) 197? Sarnia–New Germany: 1994+- line was uplifted in early 1990 due to umgani power station ...