Halfweg (B 12)

Name: Halfweg

[PDF] PHASE 2 EXPANSION OF THE IRON ORE EXPORT CHANNEL SCOPING REPORT ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
The railway line from Sishen to Saldanha is an 861 km long, ... facility, Halfweg or Loop 10, which is a crew change area and Salkor Yard at Saldanha, where ...
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Sishen Saldanha railway line and harbour, Route 27, Cape West ...Saldanha Bay and the Sishen railway line, Cape West Coast R27.
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Transnet Limited is conducting a feasibility study for a proposed upgrading of the Sishen-Saldanha
railway line to achieve capacity of around 93 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA), to match Iron Ore
Channel planning milestones.
The railway line from Sishen to Saldanha is an 861 km long, purpose-built single, heavy haul line,
to carry export iron ore from mines in the Sishen area. The line has progressed from having 10
crossing loops at ± 90 km intervals to the current 19 loops, generally at ± 45 km apart. The line is
electrified to 50 kV AC. Trains comprising 216 wagons with a payload of 85t or 100t are hauled by
a combination of Class 9E electric and Class 34 diesel-electric locomotives on the head end.
Investment and infrastructure upgrading to achieve 41MTPA iron ore export using 342 wagon
trains and lengthened crossing loops is currently in progress. However, it is technically possible to
achieve 47MTPA or even 67MTPA using the same built track and basic infrastructure, through
improved timetabling and reducing turnaround time. This increase in tonnage is not subject to
Environmental Authorisation, provided no further infrastructure is constructed. Ore traffic on the
line can be expected to be between 8 and 12 trains per day in 2008 and move to between 13 and
24 trains per day beyond 2013, depending on the operating model chosen.
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