A man who apparently tried to commit suicide by throwing himself under a train at Dube (west of Johannesburg) on 26 January was taken to Baragwanath Academic Hospital in critical condition ' without...
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A strike since November by personnel employed to protect Metrorail property in Cape Town continues to have serious knock-on effects. Passengers have reportedly taken the opportunity to travel without...
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Media statement issued by Metrorail's Riana Scott on 26 January:
'One hundred and twenty incidents of vandalism since November last year have cumulatively crippled Metrorail's service in the...
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From the media statement issued by Metrorail on 26 January:
'To minimise delays for commuters and compensate for loss of capacity and reliability Metrorail has as a contingency re-introduced...
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An Ekurhuleni metro police officer died when he came into contact with high-tension Metrorail wires at Kempton Park. He had rushed to the station after hearing that hostages were being held on a train...
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According to TransNamib, the company's management is seriously concerned about recent derailments between Otjiwarongo and Walvis Bay. Since mid-November there have been three such incidents, while a...
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Commuters falling from the doors in Metrorail trains was a concern for much of the past decade. In the latest incident, a man fell between platform and train at Sarepta station near Bellville, 20km...
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The historic station at Kroonstad in South Africa's Orange Free State was destroyed by fire on 20 January. The building had been partially razed in a previous blaze but there is now little left except...
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Following a lightning strike at Kaalfontein, north of Kempton Park in Gauteng, provincial manager Thembela Khulu of the Passenger Rail Association of SA (Prasa) said on 11 January it would take 'at...
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There were no trains to or from Daveyton, Benoni's densely populated dormitory zone, on the morning of 11 January. The explanation was the usual one ' someone had stolen the overhead wires. Metrorail...
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