Question NW96 to the Minister of Transport
11 March 2019 - NW96
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)With reference to the reply to question 643 on 22 March 2018, what is the total (a) financial loss and (b) number of train coaches that were lost to (i) Metrorail and (ii) Shosholoza Meyl due to (aa) aging stock, (bb) vandalism, (cc) derailment and accidents and (dd) theft since 1 April 2018; (2) what is the total amount spent on the (a) maintenance of existing train coaches and (b) purchasing of new train coaches for Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl since April 2018?
Reply:
1. With reference to the reply to question 643 on 22 March 2018, the total (a) financial loss and (b) number of train coaches that were lost to (i) Metrorail and (ii) Shosholoza Meyl due to (aa) aging stock, (bb) vandalism, (cc) derailment and accidents and (dd) theft since 1 April 2018 are as follow:
|
Metrorail (i) |
Shosholoza Meyl (ii) |
Total |
|
|
(a) Total Financial Loss |
R624,905,000 |
R11,624,296 |
R636,529,296 |
|
(b) |
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(aa) Total coaches/locomotives lost due aging rolling stock |
0 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 613 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 613 Coaches |
|
(bb) Total coaches/locomotives lost due vandalism including theft and exclude coaches/locomotives waiting for quotations |
127 Coaches |
5 Locomotives 24 Coaches |
5 Locomotives 151 Coaches |
|
(cc) Total coaches/locomotives lost due to derailments and accidents |
262 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 9 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 271 Coaches |
|
(dd) Theft |
550 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 0 Coaches |
0 Locomotives 550 Coaches |
2. The total amount spent on the (a) maintenance of existing train coaches and (b) purchasing of new train coaches for Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl since April 2018, is:
|
Metrorail (i) |
Shosholoza Meyl |
Total |
|
|
(a) maintenance of existing train coaches |
R452,000,000 |
R273,733,363 |
R725,733,363 |
|
General Overhaul of existing coaches (heavy maintenance) |
R1,102,000,000 |
R390,707,154 |
R1,492,707,154 |
|
(b) Purchase of new 6 car trains from Gibela |
R220,280,535 |
R0 |
R220,280,535 |