Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתוIt seems like slowly some good news begin to trickle out from #Transnet:
「New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT
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Between November 2023 and today, the initiative has enabled the #PPP to procure locomotive spares in the form of batteries and compressors.
The initiative is delivering a jointly managed project plan and looking at a joint Transnet-#RBCT assessment for the corridor.
Within the period, #TFR proved that it can consistently deliver coal volumes of more than a million tons a week.
An initiative is already in place to renew from April improved 24-hour rail line security surveillance by RBCT, Rapid Rail Police and Transnet.
Procurement processes are being speeded up and every effort is being made to maintain and enhance efficiencies and signalling.
Working with Transnet has already reduced the export cycle time. Work is under way to cut this from 99 hours to 75 hours on certain aspects of the corridor and to decrease loading and offloading time.
“We now have visibility and involvement around what we can do together and how we can, as industry, also assist, because this is for the benefit of everyone.
“We’ve also looked at the improvement of the rolling stock and making sure that the inspections that are happening on the line are proper, the improvement of the overhead traction equipment in the system and, most importantly, we’re in the joint planning process with TFR.
“Our 30-trains-per-day process has already started working. There is very strong ambition coming from RBCT and very strong support coming from Transnet and we’re going to try to get the volumes back to their former glory,” Damasane told the many journalists covering the online event. 」
https://www.miningweekly.com/article/new-public-private-rail-corridor-agreement-already-boding-well-rbct-2024-01-25
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「New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT
[…]
Between November 2023 and today, the initiative has enabled the #PPP to procure locomotive spares in the form of batteries and compressors.
The initiative is delivering a jointly managed project plan and looking at a joint Transnet-#RBCT assessment for the corridor.
Within the period, #TFR proved that it can consistently deliver coal volumes of more than a million tons a week.
An initiative is already in place to renew from April improved 24-hour rail line security surveillance by RBCT, Rapid Rail Police and Transnet.
Procurement processes are being speeded up and every effort is being made to maintain and enhance efficiencies and signalling.
Working with Transnet has already reduced the export cycle time. Work is under way to cut this from 99 hours to 75 hours on certain aspects of the corridor and to decrease loading and offloading time.
“We now have visibility and involvement around what we can do together and how we can, as industry, also assist, because this is for the benefit of everyone.
“We’ve also looked at the improvement of the rolling stock and making sure that the inspections that are happening on the line are proper, the improvement of the overhead traction equipment in the system and, most importantly, we’re in the joint planning process with TFR.
“Our 30-trains-per-day process has already started working. There is very strong ambition coming from RBCT and very strong support coming from Transnet and we’re going to try to get the volumes back to their former glory,” Damasane told the many journalists covering the online event. 」
https://www.miningweekly.com/article/new-public-private-rail-corridor-agreement-already-boding-well-rbct-2024-01-25
#SouthAfrica #Economy
New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT
The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) signed with State rail enterprise Transnet in November is already boding well, RBCT chairperson Nosipho Damasane emphasised on Thursday. “Over the last few months, we’ve already experienced a very strong engagement platform,” Damasane highlighted at a media briefing covered by Mining Weekly (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)