Transnet open to ‘recalibrating’ tariffs for private rail operators
Access fees for private train operators could be reduced depending on regulators and Treasury
Transnet has made it clear it is open to negotiations on the controversial access fees it proposed for private operators to put trains on its networks, saying these could be reduced depending on the outcome of discussions with regulators and the Treasury.
Government policy and the new freight rail road map envisage parts of Transnet’s 21,200km rail network opening up to private participation. Transnet is said to have been under severe pressure to fast-track this. But industry players described the access fees and tariffs proposed in the draft network statement and tariff proposal that Transnet issued in March as way too high to encourage new private operators on the lines...
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