If SA is going to be a prosperous country in which people have work and we contribute to a better global future, we The promise we made to ourselves in the National Development Plan without more and better use of passenger and cargo rail. Wwe will not be able to cope with the speed at which our population is growing, or the rate at which our society is urbanising.
community through global agreements such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN’SA has a fast-growing population and is urbanising rapidly. We need to provide our citizens with access to affordable, efficient and safe transport modes, while changing our status as one of the 20 largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world.
Climate change can seem an insurmountable challenge, but Gibela Rail Transport Consortium has a role to play in reducing SAre already doing this: our trains are energy efficient; and our engines his means we can add train-produced energy to the power grid, helping the move towards renewable energy so we stop contributing to climate change through our reliance on coal-based power. and in catering to the transport needs of its growing population, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA must be stabilised.