Transportation

Transnet to Allow 11 Firms to Operate Trains on Its Rail Lines

Transnet freight trains pass shipping containers at the Transnet SOC Ltd. Sentrarand depot, in Gauteng, South Africa.Photographer: Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg

South Africa’s state transport firm Transnet SOC Ltd. granted 11 private companies concessions to operate trains on its freight-rail lines, part of a reform aimed at easing logistical bottlenecks that have constrained economic growth.

The names of the companies, all of which made a shortlist that was announced by the government in August, have yet to be announced.