Transnet Freight Rail
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| State-owned company | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Spoornet |
| Successor | TFR |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Key people
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| Revenue | ca. R14 bn as of 2006[update] |
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Number of employees
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ca. 25,000 |
| Website | www |
| Locale | Southern Africa |
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| Dates of operation | 1910–present |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet. It was part of the South African Railways and Harbours Administration, a state-controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people for decades from the first half of the 20th century and was widely referred to by the initials SAR&H (SAS&H in Afrikaans). Customer complaints about serious problems with Transnet Freight Rail's service were reported in 2010. Its head office is in the Inyanda House in Parktown, Johannesburg.
Transnet Freight Rail is a freight logistics and passenger transport railway. It is the largest freight hauler in Africa. The company comprises several businesses:
Transnet also formerly owned Shosholoza Meyl, the non-luxury long distance passenger rail service. Shosholoza Meyl was transferred to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa on 23 December 2008. A line in the Eastern Cape is leased to Kei Rail.
Transnet Freight Rail is divided into 6 Business Units:
The launch of the Business Units took place in a company wide event for all managerial staff on 18 April 2012.
The Transnet rail network is linked to all of South Africa's neighbouring countries:
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