30.11.2020
Artikel Nummer: 34318
African locomotives transport 10 million t
Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) awarded Bombardier the contract to supply 240 electric locomotives in March 2014.
Since then, Bombardier has been delivering the Traxx locomotives to Transnet as part of South Africa’s rail modernisation plan. Furthermore, on-site manufacturing is contributing towards skills development in the country and broad-based black economic empowerment programmes.
The locomotives are being used to transport freight on South Africa’s long routes between its mines and ports. Since starting operation, the Traxx Africa locomotives have each made around 1,600 round trips of 2,200 km and moved over ten million t of freight. (ben)