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7all people can access this corridor, is of extreme importance, particularly forbusiness, for tourists, and for commuters.A number of international government and private sector representatives haveindicated their willingness to be involved and to support the development of arail transport system in this corridor. Representatives have approachedGautrans from countries such as Germany, France and Japan, who allindicated that a rail system in this corridor appears to be feasible, and thatthey would like to investigate the opportunities that such a rail system wouldoffer.2.3 PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDYWhen the first Premier of the new Gauteng Government visited Germany anumber of years ago, a Twinning Agreement between Gauteng and the Stateof Bavaria was signed. During the first meeting, the Gauteng Rail Link wasidentified as one of the first opportunities for co-operation. At a discussionlate during 1998 between representatives from Gauteng and the BavarianState Government, it was agreed that the Bavarian Government wouldappoint independent German consultants to undertake a Pre-Feasibility Studyof this project. This was done in terms of the Twinning Agreement.The main aims of the pre-feasibility study were to determine:• “whether or not the implementation of a new rail system in this corridor isjustified and feasible”, and• “whether further investigations on the basis of a comprehensive feasibilitystudy need to be done.”In addition, the need was expressed to determine whether it was financiallyand economically worthwhile to fund this feasibility study, and to explorealternative means to do so.The pre-feasibility study was completed during September 1999, and thefollowing were some of the most important conclusions:Gauteng SDI Rail Link – Inception Report, 15 June 2000
8• “Even the construction of a new toll road in this corridor (the PWV-9 roadbetween Johannesburg and Pretoria, west of the N1) would not solve thetransport problem for the future. It is, therefore, indispensable tocomplete the existing transport system by means of a public transportsystem that would be independent from the existing road network.”• “As shown in the pre-feasibility assessments, Alternative 3 (a route fromSandton to Pretoria) is likely to yield coverage of the total operating costsand part of the investment costs of a new rail system by fare revenues,whereas implementation of Alternative 2 (a route from Sandton to Pretoriaplus a link to JIA) would presumably result in coverage of a high portion ofthe operating costs only”.• “… taking into account the economic and environmental benefits accruingusually from implementation of mass transit systems in highly loadedcorridors (savings in travel time, accident cost, private vehicle operatingcost, air pollution, noise) the rough financial evaluation of Alternatives 2and 3 indicates that in all probability the railway project is feasible ineconomic terms”.• “Moreover the anticipated railway project would strongly supportindividual economic zones in the context of the Spatial DevelopmentInitiative ….’• “The afore-mentioned results of pre-feasibility study led to the conclusionthat further investigations are necessary and justified. It is thereforerecommended, to carry out the next step, a more comprehensivefeasibility study …”Gauteng SDI Rail Link – Inception Report, 15 June 2000
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