Transnet freight rail is the largest division of Transnet Limited, a public company with South African government as its sole shareholder. It is a world class heavy haul freight rail company that specialises in the transportation of freight. Transnet freight rail has approximately 38 000 employees, who are spread throughout the country.
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Of this amount, R200 billion will be channelled to Transnet Freight Rail to expand its rail infrastructure to create capacity and increase cargo volumes. Through investment, Transnet Freight Rail will be able to optimise its capital portfolio, build a world class capital execution function and leverage capital procurement and localisation. In accordance with the strategy, the company has committed itself to railing more than 350.3 million tons of cargo a year by 2018 / 2019, the financial year when the MDS will reach its maturity.
Transnet Freight Rail has developed and is implementing a major new strategy which is part of the Transnet’s greater “Market Demand Strategy’’ (MDS). The key element of this strategy is a shift of traffic from road to rail. Rail friendly traffic may be defined as freight that typically includes heavy minerals and mining commodities being conveyed over long distances (Coal, Manganese, Iron Ore, Magnetite, Chrome and Rock phosphate) but also includes agricultural products and containerised commodities and goods.
“We will continually improve our product offering”
“We will improve the quality of our rail infrastructure”
“We will run as a scheduled railway to optimise capacity”
“We will develop a proactive culture”
“We will conduct frequent performance management assessment”
“We will focus on skills development by means of training programmes”
“We will determine appropriate benchmarking targets across operations”