Botswana Rail gets cross-border safety permit

BOTSWANA RAIL has become the first recipient of a cross-border safety permit. Issued at the weekend by Transport Minister Jeff Radebe on behalf of the Railway Safety Regulator, it’s in line with South Africa’s railway safety legislation, which requires every railway operator in South African territory to be issued with such a permit, reports BuaNews. It legalises Botswana Rail operations between the Ramatlhabama border post and Mafikeng, which includes 10 trains a day in each direction. Botswana Rail moves cement, fuel, coal and copper daily. All prospective operators are legally obliged to apply for safety permits based on the successful submission of their Safety Management System Reports (SMSR).