Transwerk
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Transwerk, since renamed to Transnet Rail Engineering, is a subsidiary of Transnet
whose business it is to keep South Africa
's trains rolling. According to the Operational Report at Transnet, Transwerk's responsibility includes "the maintenance, upgrade and manufacture of locomotives, wagons
, coaches, rolling stock components and associated transport equipment." The company operates seven factories in South Africa. Transwerk maintains sales offices
in 7 Europe
an countries, 11 Africa
n countries and in Australia
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Rail service operators associated with Transwerk include:
Transnet
Transnet SOC Ltd is a large South African rail, port and pipeline company, headquartered in the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg. It was formed as a limited company on April 1, 1990. A majority of the company's stock is owned by the Department of Public Enterprises, or DPE, of the South African...
whose business it is to keep South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
's trains rolling. According to the Operational Report at Transnet, Transwerk's responsibility includes "the maintenance, upgrade and manufacture of locomotives, wagons
Railroad car
A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives...
, coaches, rolling stock components and associated transport equipment." The company operates seven factories in South Africa. Transwerk maintains sales offices
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
in 7 Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries, 11 Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n countries and in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Rail service operators associated with Transwerk include:
- SpoornetSpoornetTransnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet. It was part of 'South African Railways and Harbours', a state-controlled organisation that employed hundreds of thousands of people for decades from the first half of the 20th century and was widely...
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- Shosholoza MeylShosholoza MeylShosholoza Meyl is a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa that operates long-distance passenger rail services. It operates various train routes across South Africa, carrying approximately 4 million passengers annually...