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The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is a South African state-owned enterprise responsible for most passenger rail services in the country. History [ edit ] In 1910, as a consequence of the formation of the Union of South Africa , all railway services in South Africa were merged into the South African Railways and Harbours .
The South African Railways and Harbours Service Act, 1912 made striking by railway employees punishable by fine or imprisonment. The Hodgson Brothers v South African Railways and Harbours (1928 CPD 257) dispute in 1928 was an important case of contract law. [3]
A few Dutch railway stations are served, even for journeys within the country, by foreign railway companies under the responsibility of NS. These companies are: DB Regio, including DB Regionalbahn Westfalen and DB Euregiobahn. Prignitzer Eisenbahn, part of Arriva Germany. Abellio Rail NRW.
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).
Railway Systems of Zambia Limited (RSZ) was a private company incorporated and registered in Zambia. It is a subsidiary of NLPI Ltd, an investment holding company. The NLPI Consortium participated in a tender in respect of the Zambia Railways Concession. The Consortium was declared the winner with the signing of the Freight Concession Agreement ...
Jack was the pet and assistant of double leg amputee signalman James Wide, who worked for the Cape Town–Port Elizabeth Railway service. James "Jumper" Wide had been known for jumping between railcars until an accident where he fell and lost both of his legs at the knee. [2] To assist in performing his duties, Wide purchased Jack in 1881, and ...
Rail network in 1892 Rail network in 1906 Rail network in 1950. The first railway was from Cape Town to Wellington and was worked by a small locomotive in 1859. The first passenger-carrying service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26 June 1860.
Nigerian Railway Corporation operates a network of 3,505 kilometers (2,178 mi) of single track lines 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in) gauge, as well as 1,435 mm ( 4 ft in) from Abuja to Kaduna. None of the NRC's lines are electrified. 157 kilometers are double-tracked. These are located between Lagos and Ibadan.