Question NW2501 to the Minister of Transport

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09 December 2021 - NW2501

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Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What total number of trains (i) have been manufactured at the Gibela Rail Manufacturing Plant in Ekurhuleni in each month of each year since the opening of the factory and (ii) have been sold and (b) to which countries were the trains sold?

Reply:

a) As at 19 November 2021, a total number of 61 new trains have been manufactured at the local factory in Dunottar. A further 18 new trains were manufactured in Brazil and deliver to PRASA.

(i) The total number of trains that have been manufactured at the Gibela Manufacturing Plant in Ekhurhuleni in each month of each year since the opening of the factory is listed below:

Year

Month

Number of trains manufactured

Total per year

2018

December

1

1

2019

February

1

8

 

March

1

 
 

April

1

 
 

June

1

 
 

September

1

 
 

October

1

 
 

November

1

 
 

December

1

 

2020

January

1

20

 

February

1

 
 

March

2

 
 

July

4

 
 

August

1

 
 

September

3

 
 

October

2

 
 

November

4

 
 

December

2

 

2021

January

2

32

 

February

3

 
 

March

4

 
 

April

2

 
 

May

4

 
 

June

2

 
 

July

4

 
 

August

4

 
 

September

4

 
 

October

2

 
 

November

1

 

(ii) As at 19 November 2021, 51 new trains have been produced at the local factory and delivered to PRASA in terms of the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement entered into between PRASA and Gibela. The delivery of further 10 trains in currently in progress.

b) The Gibela Factory currently only manufactures trains for PRASA in terms of a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement.

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