Tag Archives: RS

TAMPERING APPEARS TO BE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF SHOSHOLOZA-MEYL DERAILMENT

on June 30, 2010 in Mishaps Africa, South Africa

The Railway Safety Regulator’s (RSR) investigation thus far, indicates tampering with points on the railway line may be the immediate cause behind the derailment of a Shosholoza-Meyl train. Two (2) locomotives and three (3) coaches of the Bosvelder train derailed at 05.45am on Monday 28 June, outside Polokwane. The incident took place on the Polokwane-Groenbult [...]

Read full story • Comments { 1 }