Kei Rail is a railway project in South Africa. The Eastern Cape government restored rail services between and Mthatha, on an abandoned branch from the East London-Springfontein main line. Infrastructure was rebuilt, and passenger services restarted in March 2008. The local Department of Roads and Transport leases the network from Transnet Freight Rail, and Sheltam Grindrod are subcontracted to operate trains. 20 coaches were repossessed by Transnet Rail Engineering, and sold to an Angolan railway operator in September 2011.