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References
- ↑ Transnet Rail Engineering Renamed Railways Africa issue 2.2013 March 2013 page 25
- ↑ Transnet Rail Engineering - Innovator in Railway Rolling Stock Transnet
- ↑ Our Company Profile Transnet Engineering
