“Transnet Freight Rail confirms urgent recovery efforts are under way to restore operations to its ore corridor,” it said.
The line stretches 861km from iron ore mines at Sishen in the Northern Cape to Saldanha port in the Western Cape.
A shortage of locomotives and spares as well as cable theft and other vandalism of its infrastructure is hampering the state-owned freight rail operator's efforts to haul minerals and other commodities to ports.Earlier this month, Transnet suspended services on the iron ore line after theft of copper cables led to a power failure.
In recent weeks, the iron ore and coal export lines have suffered derailments which halted train operations for days.Would you like to comment on this article?
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