A 208-wagon coal train derailed in South Africa over the weekend partially shutting a rail line that links mines to the Richards Bay export terminal, state-owned freight firm Transnet said on Tuesday, hampering exports at a time of high coal prices. The coal train derailed on Saturday near Vryheid in the northern part of the country's KwaZulu-Natal province, the second derailment on the coal line this year, Transnet said...
South Africa's coal export line remains partially closed after derailment
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South Africa's coal export line remains partially closed after derailment
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Re: South Africa's coal export line remains partially closed after derailment
Train Derailment On The Coal Line A Cause For Concern
On Saturday the 3rd of July 2021 at 12:26 pm, a loaded export coal train with 208 wagons derailed at Dassieshoogte, near Vryheid on its way to Richards Bay. A total of 30 wagons derailed. Fortunately, no injuries were sustained by the train crew or any other party. The last time a derailment occurred in this spot was in 2009, a long, clean record of operation. This derailment is the second significant derailment on the coal line since the beginning of this financial year. Though the frequency is not high, these derailments have severe consequences for the SA coal value chain, our customers, Transnet and the SA economy at large...