Amid existing initiatives to achieve the correct rail access pricing to make it economically viable for private rail operators to invest, provide services and help State-owned transport agency Transnet to pay off its debt, the most important aspect of getting rail transport to operate at the volumes required is to invest in infrastructure.
To increase rail volumes, the country must ensure that Transnet is operating well and it must involve the private sector in commercial opportunities by opening up the network, says South African Presidency project management office head Rudi Dicks.
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