Posted on 14 May 2009 by Railways Africa Editor
Swaziland Railway (SR) is investing in rolling stock, having recently acquired 20 tank wagons. According to SR director of operations Stephenson Ngubane, quoted by FTW, “These tank wagons will be injected into the existing fleet dedicated to the conveyance of fuel.” With regard to motive power, Ngubane said the company’s locomotives are adequate to meet [...] [...more]
Posted on 27 November 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
According to Mmegi/The Reporter (published in Gaborone), the recent executive committee and board meeting of the Southern Africa Railways Association (Sara) in Victoria Falls “approved a new project for the building of a railway line from western Swaziland to Mpumalanga and Gauteng in South Africa.” [ Matsapha, Swaziland Railway’s (SR) westernmost point currently, lies about 150km [...] [...more]
Posted on 29 August 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
Swaziland Railways (SR) has spent over 125 million Emalangenis revamping its Mpaka-Goba line, which continues as part of Caminhos de ferro do Moçambique (CFM) to the port of Maputo. Speaking during a train journey on which SR had invited stakeholders to explore the opportunities provided by rail transport, the Mozambican High Commissioner to Swaziland [...] [...more]
Posted on 21 August 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
Quoted in the Swazi Observer, Swaziland Railway Chief Executive Officer Gideon Mahlalela says transport must be considered in relation to other sectors if its impact on poverty and hunger is to be fully understood. A stronger focus should be placed on the railways as a mode of transport because rapid urbanisation may seriously strain the [...] [...more]
Posted on 23 May 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
According to the Swaziland Weekend Observer, a succession of derailments is plaguing the country’s railway. Barely a month after a specially set up parliamentary select committee reported on its investigation into the reasons for the frequency of accidents, three further incidents took place within only two days in April. On 19 April, a train carrying paper [...] [...more]
Posted on 01 February 2008 by Railways Africa Editor
The Swaziland Railway has announced plans to expand its dry port at Matsapha, near Manzini, in the west of the country. This is to be tackled during the course of 2008, to increase the capacity for handling containerised traffic The work will transform the Matsapha Industrial Estate, whose centre is occupied by the railway’s inland [...] [...more]
Posted on 23 November 2007 by Railways Africa Editor
MSC Logistics, over many years responsible for arranging transport of containerised cargo from Swaziland to the ports, currently reports difficulties caused by Transnet Freight Rail’s (TFR) shortage of wagons, and TFR says there is a shortage of 66,000 containers, according to FTW. The delays being experienced are not occurring in transit, MSC Logistics says – [...] [...more]
Posted on 05 August 2007 by Railways Africa Editor
Joaquim Zucule, executive director of the southern division of Caminhos de ferro do Moçambique (CFM), quoted in the Maputo daily “Noticias”, expects that on the Goba line, which runs from Maputo to Swaziland, the volume of freight carried will double from the current 100,000 tonnes a year, to 200,000. This is in addition to the [...] [...more]
Posted on 29 June 2006 by Railways Africa Editor
A huge food relief programme is being prepared in Swaziland, following the fifth consecutive year of poor harvests. The Swaziland Railway, together with road transport concerns, will again play a vital role in moving supplies to needy areas, mostly in the south and east of the country. [...more]
Posted on 21 April 2006 by Railways Africa Editor
Scenic Swaziland is popular with South African tourist train operators. By early April, 17 excursions had passed through the territory, and over 20 more are expected before the end of the year. A Rovos operation recently brought in golfers for a day at the Royal Swazi Sun. One problem – according to Swaziland Railway PRO [...] [...more]
