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The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is an agency of the government of
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" Railway Safety Regulator. Retrieved on 16 February 2012. "No 1 Adderley Street Paul Sauer Building 5th floor - Room 515 Cape Town 8001"
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The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is an agency of the government of South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, headquartered in Midrand
Midrand is a former municipality in central Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated in-between Centurion and Sandton and now forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Midrand was established as a municipality in 198 ...
, Johannesburg
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that regulates railway safety.
The agency oversees railway safety, conducts audits and inspections and investigates accidents and incidents related to railways.
The National Railway Safety Regulator Act No. 16 of 2002 established the RSR.
The RSR’s oversight role begins before the first train leaves the station. To operate on the South African rail network, train operators must apply to the RSR for a safety permit, demonstrating that they meet prescribed operational requirements.
Affairs
The RSR's Head Office is situated at Building 4, Waterfall Point Office Park in Midrand, Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. Building 2 in the same complex houses the central region office of the RSR. The RSR has other regional offices inCape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
(Long Street Building) and Durban
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(Embassy Building).
It previously had its head office in Waterview Corner in Bruma
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, Johannesburg Municipality; and later in the Lake Buena Vista Building in Centurion
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, Tshwane Municipality. It formerly had its Cape Town office in the Paul Sauer Building." Railway Safety Regulator. Retrieved on 16 February 2012. "No 1 Adderley Street Paul Sauer Building 5th floor - Room 515 Cape Town 8001"
See also
Train accidents in South Africa: *Blackheath train accident
The Blackheath train accident occurred at 7:03 a.m. on 25 August 2010 when a Metrorail commuter train crashed into a minibus taxi on the Buttskop Road level crossing in Blackheath, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. The minibus was carr ...
* Pretoria train accident
The Pretoria train accident occurred on 21 April 2010 when a train of carriages ran away for from Centurion Station and derailed at Pretoria. Three people were killed and seven were seriously injured.
History
On 21 April 2010, a luxury tourist ...
* Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash
On 4 January 2018, a passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collided with a truck at a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, in the Free State, South Africa. The train derailed, and seven of the twelve carriages ...
Other South African accident investigation agencies:
* South African Civil Aviation Authority
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA or CAA) is the civil aviation authority of South Africa, overseeing civil aviation and governing investigations of aviation accidents and incidents. It is headquartered in the Ikhaya Lokundiza Buil ...
- investigates aviation accidents
References
External links
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