Update on Rail Projects

Boineelo Shubane

Acting Director Engineering

Background

Botswana Railways (BR) is agovernment enterprise establishedthrough an act of parliament (BR Act1986; Amended in 2004)

Mandated to provide transportation ofgoods and passengers withinBotswana, efficiently, safely and cost-effectively, along sound commerciallines.

Amendment of the Act provides for BRto form Joint Ventures, Subsidiarycompanies and to exploit otherbusiness opportunities

Current Infrastructure

Track Infrastructure• Total network 900 km

• Mainline 640 km

• Cape gauge (1067 mm)

• Capacity: 4.5 million tons per annum

• Branch lines 260 km

• Sua branch line 174 km

• Selibe-Phikwe branch line 56 km

• Morupule branch line 16 km

• Tshele branch line (heavy haul) 14 km

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Motive Power

LOCO ROAD ID # IN FLEET HORSEPOWER

BD 1 4 2150

BD 2 20 2250

BD 3 10 1800

BD 5 8 3300

BD 6 3 3300

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Continued…Carriage & Wagon

WAGON TYPE DESCRIPTION TOTAL NUMBER GOODS

BCV Covered Van 88 General goods

BOH Coal Hoppers 35 Coal

BPT Petroleum Tankers 79 Diesel/Petrol

BHS High Sided 197 General Goods

BDS Drop sided 284 General Goods

BSA Soda Ash 128 Soda Ash

BSO-1 Salt Wagons 290 Salt/coal

BOH-1 Open Hoppers 34 Coal

BDS-1 Drop sided 34 General goods

BHS-1 High Sided 204 Salt/coal

Development Projects

Mosetse-Kazungula Rail Line

B O T S W A N A

Mosetse-Kazungula: 367 km- Provides a line from Mosetse, connecting to Zambia and beyond

through the Kazungula bridge.

- Rail line is part of the North South Corridor (NSC)

Project Benefits

- Gate-way to North African markets promoting inter regional trade

- Connects North African region to maritime ports in South Africa

- Reduction of haulage traffic on roads

- Opportunity for tourism industry – Tourist trains

- Alternative transport mode for Agricultural products from Pandamatenga Farms in Botswana

Project Characteristics

Project Status

- Feasibility study tender floating

Development ProjectsMmamabula-Lephalale Rail Line

B O T S W A N A

Mmamabula-Lephalale: 56 km

Project Benefits

Project Status

Project Characteristics

- Over 200 billion tons coal deposits found in Botswana (at least two thirds of Africa’s coal resource)

- Project aims to link these coal deposits to South African heavy haul lines ( Limpopo Province)

- Line connects Mmamabula/Dibete in Botswana to Lephalale in South Africa

- Need to build a bridge across Limpopo River

- Feasibility study tender floating

- Gate way to South African ports for the coal market

- Shortest route for NSC if coupled with Mosetse-Kazungula line

- Employment opportunities for region.

- Alternative route into South Africa from BR line, which is a single line with a capacity of 4.5 million tons per annum.

Projects cont… Rail lines comparison

Development Projects Ponte Techobanine Rail Line

1,100 kmProject Benefits

Project Characteristics

- Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique governments intend to construct an alternative route to the deep sea port of Techobanine.

- The project is aimed at assisting Botswana to evacuate the coal resources to the port

- The missing link will take off from Selibe Phikwe in Botswana and connect to Rutenga in Zimbabwe and proceed to Techobanine through the Chicualacuala line.

- First 600 km to Rutenga is a new line while the rest of the line is an upgrade to a heavy haul line.

- The line will facilitate export of coal from Botswana

- Alternative route for Botswana on import of petroleum products

- Line forms part of the NSC if coupled with Mosetse-Kazungula rail line

Ponte Techobanine Rail Line

Project Status

- Discussions between the three states are on-going

Development Projects Rolling Stock Maintenance & Refurbishment Facility

Project Benefits

Project Status

Project Characteristics

- The purpose of the facility is to undertake running maintenance, out of course repairs as well refurbishment programs for rolling stock

- The project is also aimed to help eliminate maintenance backlog

- The estimated required area 34,000 m2

- Acquisition of land to be concluded this month

- PMO working on a business plan

- Maintenance cost reduction

- Improved asset/equipment availability

- Employment creation

- Skills development/transfer

Thank you