Transnet unlikely to develop southern rail corridor anytime soon

anytime Proposals to Transnet by automotive and other potential customers for the state-owned company to develop the southern rail corridor to the Eastern Cape – to reduce dependence on the Port of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal – appear unlikely to result in this corridor being developed any time soon. Transnet Freight Rail spokesperson Dikatso Mothae said the increase in rail capacity from Gauteng to the Port of Port Elizabeth will depend on the funding being made available.

“There has to be volume on the line because that line has to pay for itself. “We have our engine plant in Port Elizabeth so we would be bringing engines up from Port Elizabeth via train [as well as] containers for components we bring in. “When you start looking at the viability of a line like that, you have got us [Ford SA], BMW and Nissan in the Gauteng area plus Volkswagen and Isuzu based at the coast.

OR… get the private sector and DFI’s involved 🙄

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