Welcome to the online home of the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR). The mission of the RSR is ‘to oversee and promote safe railway operations through appropriate support, monitoring and enforcement guided by an enabling regulatory framework’.
The RSR’s mission must always be viewed against the Department of Transport’s vision of “Transport, the heartbeat of South Africa’s economic growth and social development.” Safe railway operations are vital to the national economy and therefore critical to the sustainability of our freight logistics and public transport system. The RSR’s interventions flow from government’s objective of ensuring the provision of a safe, affordable, accessible and reliable transport system.
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RSR Mission |
RSR Values |
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Creation of a safe railway environment
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To oversee and promote safe railway operations through appropriate support, monitoring and enforcement, guided by an enabling regulatory framework.
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The core values of the RSR are:
• Fairness,
• Equity,
• Transparency,
• Integrity, and
• Innovation
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The RSR oversees the provision of safe railways in South Africa, while operators of trains, stations and railway lines, remain responsible for implementation.