South Africa Transnet Foundation
About the Foundation
Bringing About Permanent Change for a Successful Society
There are so many people out there in need of help. But caregiving, as a once-off act of kindness, unfortunately doesn’t go very far.
Reaching out is something that needs to be ongoing for its impact to be truly felt. This is the thought upon which our social investment vehicle, the Transnet Foundation, was built.
Heritage & Preservation Trains
TRANSNET FOUNDATION MUSEUM INDEX
Transnet also has two Transport Museums in George, Western Cape and Kimberley, Northern Cape. The Transport Museum in George is more than 14 000m² and exhibits historical items such as steam locomotives, passenger coaches, vintage cars, furniture, silverware, cutlery and crockery from various periods of the transport industry, paintings, poetry, photographs and other rail-related items.
Conservation of Heritage Assets
Transnet will, as far as practicable, commit to high quality conservation outcomes for its heritage assets to retain their heritage significance to the greatest extent feasible, in accordance with the Act.
Appropriate Use of Heritage Assets
Heritage assets will, where feasible, continue to be maintained in their operational role. Transnet recognises the need to allocate appropriate uses for its heritage assets. Transnet will ensure that where practical, its heritage assets are adaptively reused for a purpose sympathetic to their heritage significance.
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Promotion of Heritage Assets
Transnet recognises the importance of the heritage significance of all its heritage assets and the value of those assets to the community. Transnet will do its best to promote its heritage assets to the communities concerned.
Management Action Plan
Transnet will develop and implement a Management Action Plan to achieve the conservation and management of heritage items listed on its impending heritage assets register. Transnet will endeavour to manage its heritage assets in accordance with the requirements under the Act, its policies, procedures, financial and budgetary constraints and heritage principles.
Redundant Asset Plan
The Redundant Asset Plan will cover the management of heritage assets which have no economic re-use options. Transnet will ensure that heritage assets which do not meet its service delivery needs will be transferred to other government institutions, or leased to private individuals before any proposals to demolish such heritage asset is considered.
TRANSNET FREIGHT RAIL
Transnet’s Catalogue of Heritage Locomotives
Transnet, through its special unit, Transnet Foundation, is engaging with interested parties on heritage matters and has since made available to the steam clubs some of its steam locomotives for tourism purposes. Transnet has also donated some of its plinthed (stationary) locomotives to municipalities for display and tourism.
Transnet Freight Rail
Transnet Freight Rail is the largest division of Transnet. It is a world class heavy haul freight company that specialises in the transportation of freight.The company maintains an extensive rail network across South Africa that connects with other rail networks in the sub-Saharan region, with its rail infrastructure representing about 80% of Africa’s total.
Technological Leadership
The company is proud of its reputation for technological leadership beyond Africa as well as with-in Africa (active in 17 ) countries.Made up of the following six business units: Agriculture and Bulk liquids; Coal Business unit; Container and Automotive Business unit;Iron Ore and Manganese Business unit; Mineral Mining and Chrome Business unit;Steel and Cement business unit.
TRANSNET FOUNDATION MUSEUM INDEX
Transnet’s Catalogue of Heritage Locomotives
Transnet, through its special unit, Transnet Foundation, is engaging with interested parties on heritage matters and has since made available to the steam clubs some of its steam locomotives for tourism purposes. Transnet has also donated some of its plinthed (stationary) locomotives to municipalities for display and tourism.
Transnet Freight Rail
Transnet Freight Rail is the largest division of Transnet. It is a world class heavy haul freight company that specialises in the transportation of freight.
The company maintains an extensive rail network across South Africa that connects with other rail networks in the sub-Saharan region, with its rail infrastructure representing about 80% of Africa’s total.
The company is proud of its reputation for technological leadership beyond Africa as well as with-in Africa, where it is active in some 17 countries.
- The company is made up of the following six business units
- Agriculture and Bulk liquids
- Coal Business unit
- Container and Automotive Business unit
- Iron Ore and Manganese Business unit
- Mineral Mining and Chrome Business unit
- Steel and Cement business unit.
Transnet Freight Rail is proudly placed to dramatically alter the South African rail industry. This enables us to play a positive and active role in the transformation of our society. We do so against the backdrop of sound business principles, a regulatory framework and the challenges of meeting the expectations of our customers.
For more information, contact the foundation using the below contact details
Address
Physical:
24th Floor, Carlton Centre, 150 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Physical SAFA: :
No.4, Sirkel Road, Elandsfontein, Johannesburg
Postal: :
PO Box 72501, Parkview, Johannesburg 2122, South Africa
Email Address
Email:
help@transnetfoundation.co.za
Email SAFA:
help@transnetfoundation.co.za
Email Grand Funding:
help@transnetfoundation.co.za
Phone
Office:
+27 11 308 2775
Fax:
+27 11 308 2573
Grant Funding:
+27 11 308 2488
Football School:
+27 11 974 1999