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PRASA New Rolling Stock Acquisition Programme, South Africa

14th July 2017

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
PRASA New Rolling Stock Acquisition Programme.

Location
South Africa.

Client
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).

Project Description
PRASA and Gibela signed the Manufacture and Supply Agreement and Technical Support and Spares Supply Agreement (which governs the maintenance of the new trains) in October 2013 as part of its New Rolling Stock Acquisition Programme. The Gibela consortium is led Alstom Southern Africa, with the participation of local companies Ubumbano Rail and New Africa Rail.

The programme involves the acquisition of 7 224 new rail vehicles and will be rolled out in two ten-year phases.

The first ten years will involve the supply of 600 new trains comprising 3 600 coaches, with the remainder to be manufactured over another ten years.

The first 20 trains will be manufactured in Brazil, with the remainder to be manufactured in the PRASA train manufacturing plant currently under construction at Dunnottar, in Ekurhuleni, at a cost of R1-billion.

Each train will comprise six cars capable of transporting more than 1 300 passengers. The trains will travel at speeds of up to 120 km/h and could be upgraded to travel 160 km/h.

PRASA modernisation programme
In support of the acquisition programme, PRASA has embarked on a major modernisation programme aimed at updating all rail infrastructure in line with the new trains. 

The modernisation includes the design and construction of the Wolmerton and Braamfontein depots, in Gauteng, and three other depots in the rest of the country; station modernisation; a rolling stock refurbishment programme; and perway, bridges, infrastructure and signalling upgrades.

Jobs to be Created
The project will create 65 000 direct and indirect jobs.

Value
PRASA plans to invest R172-billion over ten years (from 2013/14 to 2023).

The manufacturing contracts are valued at R123.5-billion.

The medium-term expenditure framework for the depot modernisation is estimated at R3.1-billion.

Duration
The programme will be undertaken over 20 years.

Latest Developments
Alstom has completed the manufacture of the first 20 trains as part of its contract with PRASA. These trains have been manufactured in Brazil at the Lapa plant, in São Paulo.

The contract, signed in 2013, commits Altsom to supply 600 X’Ttrapolis Mega trains over ten years.

To deliver the remaining 580 trains, Gibela is building a 600 000 m2 plant in Dunnottar, near Johannesburg.

The new manufacturing plant will produce 62 trains a year.

Alstom Brazil will continue transferring technology to Gibela’s technical staff until mid-2018.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Gibela, led by Alstom Southern Africa, with the participation of local companies Ubumbano Rail and New Africa Rail (600 X’Ttrapolis Mega trains). The local suppliers to Gibela include Siyahamba Engineering (cabin doors, and interiors, including partition walls); Booyco Engineering (saloon heaters, driver footrests); ILVA  General Engineering (air tank reservoirs); KAMA Industries (horns); Profibre (passenger seats and longitudinal benches); KARE Industrial (battery boxes); First National Battery (batteries); Denel (baseboard ducts); Global Composite (luggage racks, equipped ceiling, cab and saloon air ducts); Delberg Engineering & Quality Systems (handbars and backrests); Radél (passenger and cab lighting, door-light and voltage indicators); Gibb (insulation); Crest Information Systems (door external fairing, extract air duct in cubicles); Laser Junction (brackets, cab foot steps); Laser Junction/General Profiling Matla Steel (coupler push backs); Laser Junction/SPE (tool boxes); Jandinox (equipment support); Buzas (obstacle deflectors); Columbus Stainless/Macsteel (stainless steel); ArcelorMittal South Africa/Macsteel (carbon steel); LED Lighting SA (external front/cab lighting); Aberdare Cables (cables and wires) and Forminox (piping).

On Budget and on Time?
Yes.

Contact Details for Project Information
PRASA, Nana Zenani, tel +27 83 297 5905 or email nzenani@prasa.com.
Gibela communications director Pamella Radebe email pamella.radebe@gibela-rail.com.
 
 

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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