Spoornet
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Spoornet was South Africa’s former state-owned freight rail operator, responsible for much of the country’s heavy rail transport before being restructured and rebranded.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail freight operator
ⓘ
state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Transnet Freight Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
bulk commodities
ⓘ
container traffic ⓘ general freight ⓘ |
| governance | state-owned company under Transnet ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | backbone of South Africa’s freight rail system ⓘ |
| industry |
logistics
ⓘ
rail freight transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | rail network ⓘ |
| notableCargo |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ iron ore ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ minerals ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Transnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInfrastructure |
freight rail network
ⓘ
heavy haul rail lines ⓘ |
| operationalScope | national network operations ⓘ |
| ownedRailwayAssets |
freight wagons
ⓘ
locomotives ⓘ maintenance depots ⓘ railway yards ⓘ |
| owner | Government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Transnet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African rail transport system ⓘ |
| predecessor | South African Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
heavy haul rail operations ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Transnet Freight Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryEnvironment | state-regulated monopoly in heavy freight ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| servedSector |
agricultural sector
ⓘ
industrial sector ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional Southern Africa ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Transnet Freight Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
coal export lines to Richards Bay
ⓘ
iron ore export line to Saldanha Bay ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| typeOfFreightRail |
heavy haul
ⓘ
long-distance freight ⓘ |
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