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The reasons they have been sitting idle include"derailments, accidents, incidents of vandalism", with parts stolen in some case, and the inability to source spare parts. The state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation , which sold Transnet the locomotives, has withheld both spare parts and such intellectual property from Transnet.later evidence suggested would see billions of rands channeled to fronts for the Gupta family
But that fell apart because CRRC could not reach a deal with the Reserve Bank and SA Revenue Service around the proceeds of the deal.