The operation of passenger trains on Angola’s Caminhos de ferro de Benguela (CFB) was suspended for seven days in early February between Luena and Bié due to failure of the track infrastructure. The...
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On 11 February, a train headed to the Egyptian capital from the temple city of Luxor, was involved in an accident in Bani Sueif province south, of Cairo. Altogether 70 passengers were injured,...
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On 29 January, an early morning power failure put the signals out of action at Cape Town’s main station. For an hour in the busy peak, nothing could enter or leave, resulting in long queues of trains...
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Heavy rains in Mozambique’s Zambezi Valley undermined the Sena railway to Moatize on 16 January, causing the derailment of a Vale coal train and considerable track damage. At one point the rails were...
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On 21 January, the last two vehicles of an 8-coach Metrorail 5M2A set caught fire near Glencairn station, between Fish Hoek and Simon’s Town. The flames ignited vegetation close to the line and a...
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Something went wrong with the brakes on a Shosholoza Meyl express from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg on 3 January 2016. On a video clip taken by a passenger, screeching noises could be heard that...
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A train from Johannesburg bound for East London was stranded in Burgersdorp at 07:00 for five hours in a heat wave on 4 January. Prasa spokesman Mthura Swartz confirmed the five-hour delay, explaining...
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On 4 January, Transnet Freight Rail driver Martinus van der Merwe was conducting external inspection of diesel locomotives 37 066, 37 095 & 37 019 heading train 9693 which was stationary on...
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Five Metrorail coaches were gutted when fire broke out at platform 15 on Cape Town’s main station on Sunday 27 December. No injuries were reported. The municipal fire department attended and...
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Intensive services on Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town had to be cut short at Mandalay, on the outskirts of Khayelitsha, when illegal electrical connections were discovered crossing the track....
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