Kei Rail

Kei Rail
Overview
Termini AmaBhele
Mthatha
Operation
Opened 2008
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

Kei Rail is a railway project in South Africa.

The Eastern Cape government restored rail services between AmaBhele and Mthatha,[1] on an abandoned branch from the East London-Springfontein main line. Infrastructure was rebuilt, and passenger services restarted in March 2008. The local Department of Roads and Transport leases the network from Transnet Freight Rail, and Sheltam Grindrod are subcontracted to operate trains.[2][3]

The project was part of a broader development plan for the region. The line has also been used by the Phelophepha health train. ECDORT planned several other projects to restore disused infrastructure in the province. However, funding is threatened and the service is not connected with the rest of the South African rail network;[4] Kei Rail suspended services in November 2010[5] but resumed in June 2011.[6]

20 coaches were repossessed by Transnet Rail Engineering, and sold to an Angolan railway operator in September 2011.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "allAfrica.com: South Africa: Kei Rail Project's Safety Permit Renewed". 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  2. ↑ "Kei Rail (South Africa)". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  3. ↑ "Kei Rail project steams ahead - SouthAfrica.info". Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  4. ↑ "KEI RAIL". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  5. ↑ "KEI RAIL – GROUNDED". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  6. ↑ "KEI RAIL BACK IN OPERATION". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  7. ↑ "News in Brief". Railway Gazette International. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
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