Rails and Sleepers. BACK TO THE FUTURE Biennial Symposium: October 2012

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1 BACK TO THE FUTURE Biennial : October 2012 Rails and Sleepers Mr Fana Marutla (Pr Eng) Principal Engineer Perway Rail Network fana.marutla@transnet.net

2 Content Market Demand Strategy - Overview MDS Capital Ramp-up MDS Capex Projects overview Related Copex Activities Conclusion

3 Market Demand Strategy (MDS) The new Transnet strategy premised on the railway fulfilling a key role in South Africa s developmental state agenda and in support of the New Growth Path through: Operational efficiency improvements Volume growth Capacity expansion Human capital and skills development World-class infrastructure and technology Health and safety improvements Competitive supplier development programme Compliance to environmental laws and environmental impact reductions 3

4 Capex Capex Capital ramp up for short and long term capacity and job creation Transnet Capital investment (Rbn) 300 TFR Capital investment (Rbn) year Total

5 Strategic Expansion Creating capacity ahead of demand SADC Containers and Intermodal Polokwane Musina Iron Ore Manganese Lephalale Phalaborwa Coal Maputo Rock-phosphate/ Magnetite Chrome and Ferrochrome Hotazel Johannesburg Ermelo Agriculture/ Timber Sishen Kimberley Richards Bay De Aar Durban East London Saldanha Ngqura Cape Town Port Elizabeth Growth remains concentrated along existing export corridors, but predominantly towards the ports on the eastern seaboard.

6 South African Coal Rail System Development Expansion Philosophy Musina Possible New Line: 26t/axle Diesel New Passing Loops 26t/axle upgrade Lephalale Electrify 25kV New Passing Loops 26t/axle upgrade Thabazimbi Pyramid New Line > 30mtpa Ogies Broodsnyersplaas Ermelo All Sections will require: Train Control Upgrades Electricity Supply Upgrades 25 kv AC conversion - Partial 26t/axle upgrade - Partial New Line (3 rd / 4 th ): Ogies Ermelo Heavy Haul 200 wagons Central Loading Terminals Lothair Future Link Komatipoort CFM Maputo Upgrades will be phased and synchronised New line to Waterberg highly dependent upon volumes and other issues such as water Export Line upgrade and Swazi link will happen in parallel Backbone System upgrade to track well ahead of demand: the common denominator requires demand flexibility All developments build on Coal 81 expansion programme Waterberg Feeder Coal Backbone System New Link: Lothair-Matsapha New Passing Loops Geometric upgrade Axle load upgrade Coal Export Line Swazi Link System Overvaal Tunnel Doubling Grade Separations (x2) Re-route GFB - Partial Richards Bay Some of the interventions shown above may be undertaken after 2019

7 South African Coal Rail System Development System overview System Description: The SA coal system needs to be considered holistically Serves all general freight, minerals, domestic and export coal on a common infrastructure platform and therefore requires an integrated system view Any change in one sector will have an immediate impact on the other Rolling stock is largely shared Projects Completion Coal 81 Mtpa 2018 Waterberg feeder 2019 Coal backbone 2018 Overvaal tunnel 2018 Swaziland link 2018 Infra and rolling stock with sustaining capital

8 South African Coal Rail System Development Coal exports to 81 Mtpa + Project Description: The project incorporates a combination of significant capital expenditure and operational optimisation initiatives to increase the overall coal export system to 81 mtpa to Europe, India and China Project Scope: Environmental and FEL-3/4 feasibility studies; Line and yard expansions; Electrical power upgrades and power overhead traction equipment; Satellite operations centre; Rolling stock Condition monitoring equipment Project Schedule: Project due for completion in 2017/18

9 isras) Vaalwater amid yrami South elgedag Springs Greenview Waterberg Development Options: Two Phases RSA Lephalale Thabazimbi Naboomspruit Modimolle (Nylstroom) Pyramid Bela-Bela (Warmbaths) New Ogies Line Witbank Existing Line Blackhill START Polokwane Lephalale Ogies Ermelo Groenbult Lephalale Richards Bay Steelpoort Mahalapye Lephalale Broodsnyersplaas Roossenekal Lothair Ermelo Belfast Wonderfontein END Ermelo Richards Bay ROUTE LENGTH (KM) RAIL LINE to Maputo Richards Bay Phase 1: Interim phase will deliver an expected 23Mtpa of additional coal capacity by 2018/19 through an upgrade of the existing rail line and power supply systems Phase 2: Further expansion of capacity beyond 23Mtpa will seek to develop a new ~ 450km heavy haul 26t/a line that will extend the coal line from Ermelo to Thabazimbi, doubling of the section between Thabazimbi and Lephalale Sleepers: 693,000 Trichardt Hamelfontein ERMELO COAL LINE to Richards Bay

10 South African Coal Rail System Development Waterberg Feeder Rail Development Project Description: The short to medium and long-term development of the Waterberg feeder rail system to complement domestic and export coal requirements` Project Scope: Rail infrastructure expansion through incremental upgrades of the existing rail networks and Yards configurations to achieve up to about ~23 Mmtpa. (Feasibility in progress) Beyond this level, a new heavy haul line from Lephalale to Ermelo will be considered. (Concept study already completed) Possible New Line to Botswana Rail System Lephalale Thabazimbi Atlanta Turf / Clay Conditions Project Schedule: The pre-feasibility study to be concluded in 2012 Incremental upgrades construction to commence in 2012 up until 2017 Rustenburg Pyramid Hammanskraal New Line if demand > 30mtpa Ogies Broodsnyer splaas Ermelo

11 South African Coal Rail System Development Domestic Coal Backbone System Project Description: Upgrading the existing domestic coal rail system to meet future demands. This includes migration of 32mtpa Eskom coal from road to rail based on the anticipated burn plan per power station and capacity of rail infrastructure connecting to the power stations. Project Scope: Rail infrastructure and power upgrade requirements Rolling stock requirements Materials handling for Consolidated Loading Terminals Project Schedule: The pre-feasibility studies to be concluded in 2012 Construction to commence in 2013 to 2018 Machadodorp Greenview Middelburg Wonderfontein Witbank Uitkyk Hendrina Sentrarand Kendal Blackhill Welgedag Pullenshope Ogies Carolina Blinkpan Geluksplaas Delmas Rietspruit Hawerklip Halfgewonnen Breyten Springs Rietvallei Bethal Hamelfontein Kelty Lothair Ermelo Kaydale Trichardt Camden Balfour North Camden Grootvlei Standerton Tutuka Majuba Palmford 26 t / axle 20 t /axle 18.5 t / axle

12 South African Coal Rail System Development Swaziland Rail Link Project Description: The establishment of a strategic rail link with 20 ton minimum axle loading from Ermelo utilising the Buhrmanskop - Lothair branch line to connect with the Swaziland rail network, and onwards to the Ports of Richards Bay and Maputo. Project Scope: To identify a technically feasible route from Davel (Dalo), linking into the Swaziland network at Sidvokodvo which will allow the passage of 100 wagon train lengths. The scope includes the development of a rail network linking Lothair and SwaziRail networks and upgrades of the connecting networks. The rail network system to provide capacity ranging from 16Mtpa to 33mtpa. Project Schedule: Pre-feasibility study to be concluded in 2012 Initial construction phase to commence in 2013 Material requirement: Tba Davel Legend Lothair Sidvokodvo Existing rail network TFR network upgrade New link SR & CFM network upgrade Maputo Golela Richards Bay

13 Related Copex Activities 1/8 CENTRAL HUB Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 45,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Screening (km) Botswana Krugersdorp J burg Migration of the remote control system and interlocking interfaces to OFC (Sentrarand focus) Rationalisation of signalling systems in the Gauteng Area De - copper Projects

14 Related Copex Activities 2/8 NORTHCOR Beit Bridge Thabazimbi Polokwane Pyramid South Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 50,000 50,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 Screening (km) Upgrade Greenview 3kV Tie to 3kV DC Substation Sleeper replacement in line with rail replacement

15 Related Copex Activities 3/8 NATCOR COPEX Main items Quantity 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 60,000 60,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 Screening (km) J burg Kaydale 26 tons upgrade _ Rietvallei to Palmford (Year 1-5 ) Newcastle Kroonstad Vereeniging Dundee Bethlehem Danskraal Durban

16 Related Copex Activities 4/8 NORTHEAST COR Phalaborwa Witbank Komatipoort Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 90,000 90,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 Screening (km) Golela Richards Bay Durban CAPEX Project: Insese to Richards bay (1-3 years) Formation rehabilitation ( Insese-Golela; Hoedspruit - Kaapmuiden) Upgrade the rails from 48kg to 57kg (Palaborwa to Golela) Sleeper replacement in line with rail replacement Upgrade Turn-outs to 60kg Replace obsolete equipment in substations

17 Related Copex Activities 5/8 Manganese Iron Ore Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 65,000 65,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Screening (km) Klerksdorp J burg Postmasburg Beaconsfield Warrenton Installation of CS90 and FSDT (Klerksdorp to Leeuhof) Resignalling of Kamfersdam - Postmasburg Sleeper replacement (52000) Screening (Ballast cleaning) (28km) Set replacement (13) Expansion Capex - Create Additional Infra Capacity due to increase of Export Manganese Ore

18 Related Copex Activities 6/8 CAPE CORE COPEX Main items Quantity 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 60,000 60,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Screening (km) Kroonstad Expansion Capex -Ngqura container development Copex accelerated rail replacement (year 4-5) Copex Bridge and structures refurbishment Capex Re-signalling Bellville - Wellington Copex Sustainability Substation upgrades No provision made for 26 tons upgrade to accommodate potential growth of 12 Mt manganese ore Beaconsfield De Aar Belmont Springfontein Bloemfontein East London Cape Town Port Elizabeth

19 Related Copex Activities 7/8 COAL LINE Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 60,000 60,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 Screening (km) Expansion Capex: Electrical upgrade of Dumbi bank feeder Expansion Capex: Upgrade Eskom power supply Copex sustainability: Execute revised sleeper, rail & turnout replacement programme Copex Sustainability: Formation rehabilitation & increase grinding and screening. Sustainability Capex : Replace obsolete Reed Track circuits Sustainable Capex: Replace telecoms copper cable with fibre optic Sustainable Capex: Replace Catenary wire with tiger wire (reduce hook-ups) Sustainable Capex: Signalling component replacements on the Coalline Ermelo Vryheid Richards Bay

20 Related Copex Activities 8/8 ORE LINE Quantity COPEX Main items 2012/ / / / / / /19 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Rails (km) Sleepers 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Screening (km) Sishen Expansion Capex - 61 Million ton expansion project Copex accelerated rail replacement (year 1-3) Copex Sustainability Substation upgrades (replace OCB with SF6 Breakers) Installation of measurement systems (WILMA & UBRD) Saldanha

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