Rail Transport Studies is a 2nd Year level module and aims enable candidates to:

• Understand the historical development of rail transport in South Africa.
• Instil a competent familiarity with South African rail transport parastals, regulators, relevant policy, management, organisations and operations.
• Understand the role of rail transport in the economy as a monopoly and a, potentially, oligopolistic market.
• Understand the factors which fully determine rail/road competition.
• Select appropriate methods for tariff setting and costing rail services.
• Understand the legislative and economic framework for rail franchising or concessioning locally and internationally.
• Develop basic competencies in understanding “safety” in the rail industry.