|
| 1850 |
Railway transport proposal for the Cape and Natal harbours. |
| 1867 |
Discovery of diamonds in Kimberly, catalyzing a
need for railway and harbour expansions. |
| 1872 |
Cape railway system becomes government property. |
| 1877 |
Natal railway system becomes government
property. |
| 1880s |
Rumours of gold deposits in the Transvaal
Republic are confirmed. Economic power is shifted from the colonial
south to the republican north. |
| 1910 |
Union is achieved and the South African Railway
and Harbours administration is established as an arm of the
government. |
| 1930 |
The opening of efficient mainliner passenger
links and an impressive network of urban and metropolitan train
services make South Africa a mobile nation. |
| 1970s |
Government agrees that the SAR&H should restructure itself along
business lines. |
| 1981 |
The country’s railway, harbour, road transport, aviation and
pipeline operations become known as South African Transport Services
(SATS).
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| 1990 |
SATS is given company status and renamed Tansnet SOC Ltd. |
| 1994 |
Transnet SOC Ltd further paves the way in developing South Africa’s
transport infrastructure as the envy of the developing world. |
| 2004 |
Transnet announces their four-point turnaround strategy. |
| 2007 |
Transnet announces its Four-point Growth Strategy. |
| 2007 |
Transnet launches its new, unified brand in August. |
| 2008 |
Transnet launches its Culture Charter in joint partnership with
unions. |