In rail reform milestone, Grindrod becomes first private TOC to run test train

In a rail reform milestone, Grindrod has become the first private train operating company (TOC) to operate on South Africa’s national freight rail network under the country’s new open-access framework. The Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) confirmed on November 3 that the inaugural test-train journey was completed on the North-East Corridor by the JSE-listed integrated logistics and shipping group.