Georgetown - Rosignol 100 km Rolling stock requirements were to be assessed and consideration given to the feasibility of using steam traction for these lines. Estimate for capital and operating costs were required and the Consultant was invited to make recommendations for meeting the transport needs of Guyana by utilising the rail transport mode in its basic functions. Two diesel engines were the remaining stock of locomotives. The railway was in poor condition. After reviewing traffic volumes and operating costs of the existing and proposed modes of transport, it is concluded that the proposed rail system would need to be heavily subsidised by the Government if it is to attract sufficient traffic to make it feasible.
Road transport remains the more economical alternative.
It appears necessary to examine whether railways can be linked with the movement of bauxite and alumina direct to the harbour by developing a linkage of roads, railways and internal water transport. A pre-feasibility study of possible rail alignments to provide an inter modal transport system for transporting bauxite to a deep water harbour. A Transport Study on costs and traffic flows for the whole country for determining transport investment priorities.