According to Metrorail's Western Cape regional management, damage estimated at R12 million was caused when three coaches burned in Khayelitsha on 20 March. Services on the line were delayed until the...
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Metrorail in Cape Town reported yet another train arson attack - the fourth in twelve days - on the morning of 23 March. Two coaches were gutted near the Philippi station....
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On 14 March, two men were thrown from a moving Metrorail commuter train in Johannesburg. Press reports described the location as 'between the Mayfair and Florida stations' though these lie some...
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Metrorail train services were disrupted in several parts of Gauteng on 12 March because of damage due to lightning, Spokesman Tony Games told the press that electronic equipment was hit, affecting...
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Five children were injured, two seriously, when a minibus-taxi carrying 16 scholars was hit by a Transnet Freight Rail train at a level crossing on the border of Soweto and Roodepoort, Johannesburg,...
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On 29 February, six Metrorail commuter trainsets were set alight at New Canada, west of Johannesburg, in the Braamfontein yard and the Elandsfontein yard near Kempton Park. A further three coaches...
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Firing its striking bus drivers had more serious consequences than Bombela's subcontracted bus operator could have expected. The evidence suggests that former driving staff are behind recent shooting...
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Six years ago, a survey by Synovate found safety and security topped the concerns of potential Gautrain commuters. The same findings were revealed in focus group sessions held by the project team,...
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On 29 January, three class 6E1 electric locos hauling a cement train reportedly ploughed through a derailer onto the ballast at Germiston, apparently after the consist overran a red light. Recovery of...
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On 29 February, two class 34 diesel-electric locos ran into the veld off the branch between Rayton and Cullinan, due to yet more sleeper theft....
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