SA’s entire coal line shut for maintenance – Transnet

South Africa will shut down its entire rail network transporting coal from pits to customers for almost two weeks to undertake scheduled repairs, state-owned freight rail logistics firm Transnet said on Friday.

Transnet Freight Rail said the shutdown, from July 2-11, will cover the entire coal line which has flows originating from Ermelo, Vryheid, Richards Bay, Witbank, Ladysmith and Isando depots.