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Baywest plans to revive Apple train line P REPORTER
LANS are afoot to introduce custom-built “green” trains – either solar or liquefied petroleum gas-powered – which will run daily along the iconic Apple Express railway line between the city’s beachfront and the R1.7bn Baywest Mall.
The non-profit organisation (NPO) behind the move, Apple Express Rail, is also lobbying Transnet to be allowed the full use of the 285 km line on concession, with plans to not only fully rehabilitate the train track using private funding, but in the process boost tourism, job creation and economic development in the region markedly. Baywest MD Gavin Blows said the mall developers, Abacus Asset Management and Billion Group, were in full support of the initiative as it would not only boost tourism, but also help create much needed jobs in
the region. Apple Express Rail (AER) will meet with senior Transnet executives by the end of June to present a business case to the parastatal for rehabilitating the unused train line. Apple Express Rail CEO, Nerina Skuy, who is also chairperson of the Heritage Railway Association of Southern Africa (HRASA), said she has met with private businesses which were willing to partner with AER to fund the rehabilitation of the railway as part of their corporate social investment commitment in the region. “The first phase would be to repair and service the line up to Thornhill so that we can reintroduce the heritage tourism train service by December. This means that the line leading to Baywest Mall will be ready to offer commuters a service by the time the mall opens in March next year,” said Skuy.
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