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 calls for responsible driver behaviour
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) strongly urges the public to adhere to safety signage and practice responsible driving at level crossings, as two more level crossing accidents took place on Saturday, in the same week as the fatal accident at Blackheath in the Western Cape. read more>>
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RSR marks Heritage month & 150 years of rail
September is the annual Heritage Month in South Africa. To mark this, the Railway Safety Regulator’s staff have been invited to wear traditional clothing on Thursday, 23 September, from their own or any other cultural group present in South Africa. Staff will also learn more about the country’s 150 year heritage of rail. read more>>
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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.