Someone else asked a similar request on Rootsweb and here is the reply.
Yes there are - Cape Town Archives if you look under the inventories of the T series in the reading room. Transnet does not hold staff records but has old Magazines that might hold valuable information.
TRANSNET HERITAGE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Address: Street: 96 Rissik Street, corner of Rissik and De Villiers Streets, Johannesburg
Postal: P.O. Box 3753, Johannesburg, 2000
Telephone: (011) 773-9523 Fax: (011) 774-3415
Website:
http://www.transnetheritagefoundation.co.zaEnquiries to The Librarian Hours of opening: Monday - Friday 07h45-15h45 (except public holidays)
Access: Open to the public.
Brief history: The Transnet Heritage Library caters for the information needs of researchers and users interested in the history of transportation and the development of railways in South Africa since 1859.
Acquisitions policy: The Transnet Heritage Library adds archival material to its collection which is regarded as historically relevant to Transnet's history.
Areas of specialisation: Rail transportation (steam, diesel and electric, stations), Harbours (ships, tugs, lighthouses), Airways (airports, aircraft, special flights), Pipelines, Road transport (road motor vehicles, buses, abnormal loads) etc. Information on the Anglo Boer War/South African War, World War I and II. Civil Engineering (bridges, railway buildings, harbour developments), Mechanical Engineering (tracks and permanent way, railway workshop), Electrical Engineering (electrification of railway lines, signaling and train control).
Core holdings: Publications (books, magazines, archival material and photographs) relating to Transnet and its predecessors, i.e. CGR, NGR, NZASM, OVSS, IMR, SAR & H, SATS, Private Railway Companies (annual reports, departmental reports, timetables, staff magazines, publicity brochures etc).
Finding aids: Holdings are in the process of being computerised. Catalogue available on the internet in 2006.
Hope this is of some help. Regards Derek
