An affidavit brought before the Pietermaritzburg High Court by Transnet on 16 November said the illegal occupation of the rail reserve at Pietermaritzburg's Mountain Rise station site is putting lives...
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On 1 November, members of the provincial police, Johannesburg City Power and a Midrand security company halted a suspicious-looking 8 ton truck following a tip-off. It was found to be carrying 1.5km...
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On 21 November, according to reports, the 'new main-line' near Durban was blocked by a derailment. It is understood the scheduled Shosholoza Meyl express from Durban to Johannesburg had to be...
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Egypt's public prosecutor is investigating the recent tragic collision between a train and a bus in Manfalout, which resulted in the death of 51 people, 47 of them pupils at the Nour El-Islam Azhar...
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On 17 November, 'at least' 47 children were killed, also three adults, when a schoolbus was hit by a train at a crossing near Assiut in southern Egypt, about 320km south of Cairo. Residents near the...
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On 12 November, according to our correspondent, South Africa's icon Blue Train was running two hours late when seen west of Klerksdorp. 'The reason - someone forgot to fill the coach water tanks at...
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One day in mid-October, dismayed 72-year-old Hennie de Wet of Potchefstroom phoned the newspaper Beeld from a bus. He had been on a Shosholoza Meyl 'express' that broke down at Beaufort West. The...
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A brand-new American-built EMD GT46C-ACe diesel-electric locomotive was dropped from the crane lifting it off a ship in the Gabon port of Owendo. According to one observer, the frame is 'certainly...
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Metrorail's station ticket office at Firgrove, near Somerset West, was held up on 22 October. Three men, one armed, entered the building at 04:30 and ordered the clerk to lie on the floor. Metrorail's...
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Shortly after 08:00 on 1 November, a Gautrain set derailed at slow speed on points at Marlboro station. Nobody was hurt but the leading wheels reportedly fell between the rails, immobilising the...
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