Rail Freight

Rail Freight

Rail freight does not have quite the reach that road freight does, as not every town is reliably served by rail transportation. What is more, road freight can provide a 'last mile solution that rail freight cannot (i.e. a truck will probably still be used to get the cargo from the railway station to and from the factory or customer's premises. Cargo dispatched by rail can be consolidated into a rail wagon or packed into individual containers. Transnet offers 3 and 9-meter containers. These containers are unique to rail and road transportation and are not offered for sea freight. Nevertheless, standard sea freight containers can also be moved by rail.