Transnet resumes work on key coal line after clash with business forum wanting ‘opportunities’

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Article highlights:

  • Work on Transnet Freight Rail’s North Corridor resumed on the evening of 11 November, after a train carrying export coal to Richards Bay derailed earlier in the week.
  • This followed “lengthy engagements” with the Ulundi Business forum, supported by law enforcement agencies.
  • Transnet said it would be better placed to assess the damage once rolling stock had been cleared on the line.