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Unique three-dimensional modelling system in use

By: System Author 11th August 2000 Consulting Engineers →

Tippers make loading easier

By: System Author 11th August 2000 Transportation logistics company John Daniel Containers, of Mossel Bay, Western Cape, has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Australian company Trufab to manufacture a new roller-tipper. →

Jhb–Pta superhighway study begins

By: System Author 11th August 2000 One of South Africa’s most ambitious road infrastructure projects, the National Road Agency’s (NRA’s) Johannesburg-to-Pretoria corridor scheme, has reached initial development status. →

R15-billion rail revamp ready to roll

By: System Author 4th August 2000 National carrier Spoornet has announced its commitment to modern railway technology as a means to improve its efficiency and to survive in the new millennium. →

Entertainment for rail commuters

By: System Author 4th August 2000 Users of South African commuter rail system Metrorail can look forward to 18-hour en-route entertainment as the firm unfolds it R85-million in-carriage closed-circuit television system. →

Train brake system improves handling

By: System Author 4th August 2000 A new electronic braking and distributed-power system is being piloted by Spoornet business unit Coallink, of Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal. →

Important aircraft advance

By: System Author 28th July 2000 Tech Track →

100 councils now want to rail waste

By: System Author 28th July 2000 More than a hundred municipalities countrywide have expressed interest in national carrier Spoornet’s waste-by-rail concept, with a few of the projects already in the planning and implementation stages. →

19 new toll-road projects studied

By: System Author 28th July 2000 South African road-users could be paying thousands of rands in toll fees in the next few years if the government’s toll-road development programme gets the final go-ahead. →

New port-control tower doubles as weather centre

By: System Author 21st July 2000 Nautical imagery, shells and budding sugar-cane shoots are the inspiration for the design of the state-of-the-art port control tower which will grace Durban – Africa’s busiest port – by April next year. →

Time taken from SA farms to UK shops slashed

By: System Author 14th July 2000 A R15-million perishable cargo warehouse facility, which opened last month at Johannesburg International Airport, is expected to help boost South Africa’s exports of fresh produce and create new jobs. →

Measuring car cuts surveying time

By: System Author 14th July 2000 The first infrastructure-measuring car that can measure track and overhead line parameters simultaneously, was launched by Plasserail last month. →

African railways are in a crisis

By: System Author 14th July 2000 Africa’s railways are at a critical junction. →

All aboard the Shilowa express

By: System Author 7th July 2000 By 2005, commuters travelling between Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Johannesburg International Airport may be persuaded to leave the convenience of their motorcars for the time-savings and comfort of a higher-speed train. →

Rail cargo traceable on the Internet

By: System Author 7th July 2000 Southern Africa is one step closer to an integrated regional railway system, with the last railway due to be connected to the region’s rolling stock information system by December. →

John Ross tolling proposed

By: System Author 6th July 2000 An unsolicited proposal to upgrade and toll the John Ross highway linking Empangeni and Richards Bay in Kwazulu-Natal at a cost of R220-million to R250-million, has been submitted to the National Roads Agency. →

Decision on airport, Sept

By: System Author 30th June 2000 A decision on whether Durban International Airport will be relocated to La Mercy, north of Durban, is expected to be reached by September, Engineering News learns. →

SA rail efficiency is not on track – Omar

By: System Author 30th June 2000 While South Africa can boast some of the most advanced transport infrastructure in the world, efficiency in terms of its rail network is still not on track. →

Will taxpayers subsidise taxi recapitalisation?

By: System Author 30th June 2000 The taxi recapitalisation project has invited laudatory and cautionary comment since its announcement last year. →

Shipbuilder uses 140 tons of aluminium every year

By: System Author 23rd June 2000 Aluminium →

SA must be transport-smart

By: System Author 16th June 2000 The implementation of intelligent transport systems in South Africa will play a significant role with respect to the South African government’s five-year transport focus. →

Toll system to be used the first time

By: System Author 16th June 2000 Southern Africa: projects & trade →

International landing system for Cape airport

By: System Author 9th June 2000 Cape Town International Airport is the first airport in Africa to receive the internationally recognised Category 111 b classification instrument landing system, which assists aircraft to land in adverse weather conditions. →