The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is an agency of the government of South Africa, headquartered in Midrand, Gauteng that regulates railway safety.
The agency oversees railway safety, conducts audits and inspections and investigates accidents and incidents related to railways.[1]
The National Railway Safety Regulator Act No. 16 of 2002 established the RSR.[2]
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, near Johannesburg. Building 2 in the same complex houses the central region office of the RSR. The RSR has other regional offices in Cape Town (Long Street Building) and Durban (Embassy Building).[3]
It previously had its head office in Waterview Corner in Bruma, Johannesburg Municipality;[4] and later in the Lake Buena Vista Building in Centurion, near Pretoria.[5] It formerly had its Cape Town office in the Paul Sauer Building.[6]
^"Contact Us". Railway Safety Regulator. Retrieved 26 June 2020. - Addresses are at the bottom of the page.
^"Johannesburg Office." Railway Safety Regulator. Retrieved on 16 February 2012. "2 Ernest Oppenheimer Avenue Waterview Corner Bruma 2198"
^"Contact Us". Railway Safety Regulator. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020. Centurion Office Lake Buena Vista Building No.1 Gordon Hood Avenue Centurion 0157
^"Cape Town Office." Railway Safety Regulator. Retrieved on 16 February 2012. "No 1 Adderley Street Paul Sauer Building 5th floor - Room 515 Cape Town 8001"
