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Railway News from South Africa

Transnet Freight Rail Sets New World Record with 696-Wagon Iron Ore Train

Transnet Freight Rail Sets New World Record with 696-Wagon Iron Ore Train

19 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Pit-to-Port

3 min

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Railway Safety Regulator Hosts RRASA Workshop in Cape Town with PRASA Southern Line Tour

Railway Safety Regulator Hosts RRASA Workshop in Cape Town with PRASA Southern Line Tour

19 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Safety & Security

3 min

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Transnet and Wabtec Sign R6.6 Billion Agreement to Strengthen Locomotive Fleet Performance

Transnet and Wabtec Sign R6.6 Billion Agreement to Strengthen Locomotive Fleet Performance

19 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

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

2 min

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Standard Bank Underwrites Gautrain Debt Package Supporting R9 Billion in Investment

Standard Bank Underwrites Gautrain Debt Package Supporting R9 Billion in Investment

14 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Finance & Investment

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

3 min

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TRIM Carries Out Maintenance and Renewal Works on Iron Ore Export Line During Annual Shutdown

TRIM Carries Out Maintenance and Renewal Works on Iron Ore Export Line During Annual Shutdown

14 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

3 min

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Africa's Largest Iron Ore Export Facility Begins Annual Maintenance Programme

Africa's Largest Iron Ore Export Facility Begins Annual Maintenance Programme

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Freight & Logistics

Pit-to-Port

2 min

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Railway Safety Regulator Releases State of Safety Report 2025/26: Overall Safety Improves, but Rising Fatalities Remain a Critical Concern

Railway Safety Regulator Releases State of Safety Report 2025/26: Overall Safety Improves, but Rising Fatalities Remain a Critical Concern

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Safety & Security

4 min

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Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager Granted Three-Year Railway Safety Permit

Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager Granted Three-Year Railway Safety Permit

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Safety & Security

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

Transport Infrastructure

2 min

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Tshipi Reports Rail Volumes Above Plan In FY26

Tshipi Reports Rail Volumes Above Plan In FY26

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Pit-to-Port

3 min

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Sihamba Sonke Mobility Reaches Financial Close on 15-Year Gautrain Concession

Sihamba Sonke Mobility Reaches Financial Close on 15-Year Gautrain Concession

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

2 min

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Rail Reform and Recovery Feature in South Africa’s October Transport Month Programme

Rail Reform and Recovery Feature in South Africa’s October Transport Month Programme

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Transport Infrastructure

4 min

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GPT South Africa Wins R660 Million Transnet Sleeper Contract

07 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Track - New, Maintenance & Refurbishment, Components & Equipment

1 min

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PRASA Advances R2 Billion Umlazi Corridor Rehabilitation and Durban Signalling Works

PRASA Advances R2 Billion Umlazi Corridor Rehabilitation and Durban Signalling Works

02 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

Signalling & Communications

1 min

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Cabinet Supports Separation of TNPA from Transnet

Cabinet Supports Separation of TNPA from Transnet

02 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Business, Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions

1 min

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Alstom to Support the Modernisation of Gautrain

Alstom to Support the Modernisation of Gautrain

02 October 2026
SADC, South Africa

Passenger Rail & Public Transport

2 min

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