Transnet Launches High Court Application Against Chinese Firm

[John Ashworth]

Transnet Launches High Court Application Against CRRC E-Loco Supply

Transnet SOC Ltd (“Transnet”) has today launched an application in the High Court to compel China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) E-Loco Supply (Pty) Ltd to make available to Transnet the spare parts and components which were imported to service and maintain the 95 20E and 100 21E locomotives which Transnet had acquired from CRRC in 2012 and 2014 respectively... Access to the spare parts and components will allow Transnet to bring back to service 53 Class 20E and 67 Class 21E long-standing locomotives - which have been long-standing as a result of the inability to access the required spares and components...