Question NW643 to the Minister of Transport
22 March 2018 - NW643
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)What is the total (a) financial loss and (b) number of train coaches lost to (i) Metrorail and (ii) Shosholoza Meyl due to (aa) aging stock, (bb) vandalism (cc) derailment and accidents and (dd) theft over the past three years; (2) what was the total amount spent on (a) maintenance of existing train coaches and (b) purchasing of new train coaches for Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl over the past three years?
Reply:
1. i) Metrorail:
|
Metrorail |
Financial year 2015/16 |
Financial year 2016/17 |
Financial year 2017/18 Year to date |
|
a) Total financial Loss |
R48,582,002-86 |
R197,879,931-22 |
R201,333,873-26 |
|
aa) Total coaches lost to aging stock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
bb) Total coaches lost to vandalism including theft and excludes coaches waiting for quotations |
132 |
228 |
463 |
|
cc) Total coaches lost to derailments and accidents |
52 |
41 |
25 |
|
dd) Theft recorded within bb) |
ii) Shosholoza Meyl
|
Shosholoza Meyl |
Financial year 2015/16 |
Financial year 2016/17 |
Financial year 2017/18 Year to date |
|
a) Total financial Loss |
R13,438,746-15 |
R14,439,503-85 |
R27,878,250-00 |
|
aa)Total coaches lost to aging stock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
bb) Total coaches lost to vandalism including theft and excludes coaches waiting for quotations |
177 |
198 |
190 |
|
cc) Total coaches lost to derailments and accidents |
11 |
4 |
8 |
|
dd) Theft recorded within bb) |
*
- (a) Maintenance of existing train coaches for Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl over the past three years
|
Metrorail |
Financial year 2015/16 |
Financial year 2016/17 |
Financial year 2017/18 year to date |
|
Total OPEX amount spent on coach maintenance |
R556,011,506-23 |
R597,303,628-55 |
R599,515,344-66 |
|
Total Capex refurbishment spent on coach maintenance |
R276,938,269-11 |
R194,747,834-27 |
R207,472,748-12 |
|
Total General Overhaul program cost. |
R936,978,000-00 |
R1,306,909,000-00 |
R817,793,000-00 |
|
Maintenance of new EMU trains (OPEX) |
R0-00 |
R85,071,643-86 |
R344,201,661-75 |
|
Shosholoza Meyl |
Financial year 2015/16 |
Financial year 2016/17 |
Financial year 2017/18 year to date |
|
Total OPEX amount spent on coach maintenance |
R122,207,079-72 |
R122,180,184-74 |
R118,621,841-03 |
|
Total Capex refurbishment spent on coach/locomotive maintenance |
R49,283,845-62 |
R54,950,983-03 |
R72,245,465-08 |
|
Total General Overhaul program cost. |
R271,796,000-00 |
R304,971,000-00 |
R146,904,000-00 |
(b) Purchasing of new train coaches for Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl over the past three years.
PRASA to date has received and accepted 18 New Trains for Metrorail Services and has paid R6,3 billion over the past three years (FY2015/16 – FY2017/18), which includes, inter alia,:
· Payments for the 18 Trains
· Capital Spares, Tools and Test Equipment; and
· Mobilization of local manufacturing activities, including construction of Local Factory
No new coaches or locomotives were acquired for Shosholoza Meyl.