Transnet unit delivers first batch of wagons to Swaziland Railway
Transnet Engineering (TE) on Wednesday presented 25 fuel tanker wagons and 20 container wagons to Swaziland Railway. Video and editing: Darlene Creamer 06.04.2016
Transnet Engineering (TE) presented 25 fuel tanker wagons and 20 container wagons to Swaziland Railway earlier this month. The wagons, which cost R35-million, were delivered ahead of schedule and formed part of an order for 90 wagons, with the remaining 45 to be delivered in May.
TE had fast-tracked the development of prototypes for the two wagon types.
“With engineers that have extensive experience in rolling stock design, manufacturing and building, together with dedicated workers on the floor, TE achieved the design of a brand-new skeletal container wagon, operating on a dual-braking system, as well as fuel tanker wagon, in line with Swaziland Railway’s requirements,” TE CEO Thamsanqa Jiyane said at a handover ceremony at TE’s wagon factory, in Germiston, earlier this month.
He noted that it usually took around three months to build one prototype wagon.
“In this instance, however, the manufacturing and design process was completed within two weeks, which enabled TE to go into mass production immediately after the prototype had been approved,” he said.
Jiyane further noted that TE was in the process of implementing its Transnet Africa Strategy, which was intended to integrate South Africa with the Southern African Development Community through the promotion of regional rail connectivity.
“The manufacturing and supply of a modernised and standardised rolling stock fleet capable of seamless flows across [African] borders by TE will further ignite economic growth and facilitate intra-African trade,” he commented.
He added that TE had put plans in place to start marketing itself internationally and those plans had already started to bare fruit.
“The next rail renaissance is going to be in Africa, especially when it comes to rolling stock and railway lines, and we feel that we stand a good chance of benefiting from this,” he concluded.
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