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Railway News from South Africa

South Africa’s Largest Private Rail Investment Begins with Forty-Six Locomotives

12 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Finance & Investment

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

1 min

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Transnet and ICTSI Seal Partnership for DCT Pier 2

Transnet and ICTSI Seal Partnership for DCT Pier 2

10 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Transport Infrastructure

1 min

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Traxtion Confirms R3.4bn Rolling Stock Investment to Unlock Rail Capacity and Jobs

Traxtion Confirms R3.4bn Rolling Stock Investment to Unlock Rail Capacity and Jobs

05 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Finance & Investment

Freight & Logistics

4 min

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Transnet Opens Registration of Interest for Northern Cape Iron Ore Export Capacity

Transnet Opens Registration of Interest for Northern Cape Iron Ore Export Capacity

05 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Freight & Logistics

Pit-to-Port

1 min

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EIT Group’s Estcourt Intermodal Freight Village Due for Expansion

EIT Group’s Estcourt Intermodal Freight Village Due for Expansion

05 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Freight & Logistics

Safety & Security

Transport Infrastructure

3 min

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South Africa: TRIM Opens Submissions for Ad-hoc Train Path Applications

South Africa: TRIM Opens Submissions for Ad-hoc Train Path Applications

05 December 2025
SADC, South Africa

Freight & Logistics

1 min

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UNTU Condemns PRASA’s Section 189A Restructuring and warns of Over 500 Job Losses

28 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

1 min

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SIU Notes R600 Million Settlement Agreement Between Nedbank and Transnet on Interest Swap Transaction

28 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

1 min

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Transnet and AFD Partner with EU Support to Decarbonise South Africa’s State-Owned Ports and Railways

Transnet and AFD Partner with EU Support to Decarbonise South Africa’s State-Owned Ports and Railways

25 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Finance & Investment

2 min

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Alstom and Transnet Mark Major Milestone as 200th Traxx 23E Locomotive Leaves the Assembly Line

Alstom and Transnet Mark Major Milestone as 200th Traxx 23E Locomotive Leaves the Assembly Line

21 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

1 min

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Durban–Gauteng Logistics Corridor to Receive Major Boost from Private Investors

Durban–Gauteng Logistics Corridor to Receive Major Boost from Private Investors

21 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Freight & Logistics

Transport Infrastructure

4 min

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Alstom Impact Report Reaffirms Deep Commitment to South Africa

Alstom Impact Report Reaffirms Deep Commitment to South Africa

21 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Local Manufacturing In Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Rolling Stock - Sub-Components & Assembly, Maintenance & Refurbishment

Signalling & Communications

3 min

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Advancing Urban Mobility: SAICE’s Perspective on Integrated Public Transport in SA

Advancing Urban Mobility: SAICE’s Perspective on Integrated Public Transport in SA

14 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

5 min

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Railway Safety Regulator CEO Brian Monakali on Open Access, Regional Standards and Rail Safety

14 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Safety & Security

1 min

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Colossal Concrete Products: Two Years Down the Track in De Aar – Firmly on Track to Leverage the Rail Revolution and to Diversify

Colossal Concrete Products: Two Years Down the Track in De Aar – Firmly on Track to Leverage the Rail Revolution and to Diversify

14 November 2025
SADC, South Africa

Local Manufacturing In Africa

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

3 min

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