Prasa has been left without reliable locomotives for long trips
SA’s infamous “too tall trains” saga — which led in part to Prasa spending billions on a contract that was cancelled — has left the country’s long-distance rail service in a state of collapse, without reliable locomotives to haul its trains.
However, the R3.5bn contract between Prasa and Swifambo Rail Leasing, which was the middleman in the transaction, was set aside as irregular by a court, leading to the return of the 13 locomotives already in its possession and the cancellation of the contract. While Prasa paid R2.7bn for the locomotives it received, it is yet to recover the money.
“The media reported the trains were too high for the SA rail network but the regulator disagreed. But after the contract was set aside, the locomotives were auctioned, with the result that Prasa doesn’t have locomotives that are reliable,” said Moemi. The “too tall trains” — known as the Afro4000 — had been in operation before they were “confiscated” and had been driven from Cape Town to Johannesburg when they were delivered, a further indication that they had been fit for use, he said.
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