(1) Whether, in light of the fact that Transnet entered into a R54 billion contract to procure 1 064 locomotives with four original equipment manufacturers, including the contract with the China North Rail which was declared unlawful and subsequently set aside, one of the cited reasons being that the chassis do not fit the body of the locomotives, there are any plans in place to repurpose the chassis to get value out of the money spent; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether Transnet has identified new original equipment manufacturers to fill the gap left by the China North Rail; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details? NW844E