Tag: rail

The Blue Train is preparing to take to the tracks once more, this time during the COVID-19 epidemic. The service is expected to be available as soon as June 30, 2020. Linking...

Last Friday’s switch-off by Eskom of electricity to the Western Cape’s Metrorail system during the evening rush hour immediately caused a great deal of discomfort to thousands of workers struggling to...

The DA's Daylin Mitchell says the ombudsman is investigating the police's inability to identify perpetrators and make arrests after waves of arson and vandalism attacks. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape said...

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says operational occurrences have resulted in 375 people losing their lives in the country’s rail network in the financial year that ended on March 2019. The Minister said...

The Pre-Africa Rail localisation workshop will bring together representatives from the rail industry, government and labour. Localisation in the South African rail manufacturing industry will be put on the spotlight when the...

State-owned entities Transnet and the Development Bank of Southern Africa(DBSA) have agreed to create a new facility that will extend favourable financing to African and Middle Eastern buyers of TransnetEngineering’s (TE’s) rail rolling stock and portequipment. The financing...

“Improved port connectivity with rail networks and better logistics performance are strongly associated with trade expansion, export diversification, ability to attract foreign direct investments and economic growth.” This is according to...

Full-service solutions for locomotives Overhauling trucks saves time Railcars ground down and repainted Engineering competence: Vehicles technically modernized The Voith Rail Service Center in Kiel has considerably expanded its range of services. In addition to...

Cape Town based empowerment group Brimstone Investment Corporation has celebrated its 20th anniversary this year – marking the remarkable journey from a community-based initiative with start- up capital of just R3m to a...

According to ENGINEERING NEWS  Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies re-affirmed on Tuesday that government planned to pursue an increasing number of sector-specific incentive schemes, with an initial focus on...