A passenger train derailed on 15 October between the Southernwood and East London stations. According to spokesperson Mamnkeli Ngam, there were no injuries. Both tracks were blocked and all passenger...
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The Police in Kamuli intercepted two lorries loaded with railway sleepers, estimated to weigh over two tonnes, following a tip-off from residents. The first vehicle, carrying more than 250 pieces of...
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JSE-listed Palabora Mining Company has warned shareholders that magnetite shipments and sales revenues will be impacted by the catastrophe at Brakspruit on the line between Phalaborwa and Hoedspruit...
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The collapse of a steel bridge between Phalaborwa and Hoedspruit in Limpopo at about 03:00 on 20 September as the result of a derailment will inevitably cause severe disruption in the movement of...
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Thirteen wagons of cement train 5519 derailed on 20 September at Dellville Wood, 42km from Durban, on the main-line to Johannesburg. On Heritage Day 24 September, passengers on the unique steam-hauled...
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First reports on the 10 September collision at Angus (south of Germiston) said it was 'head-on'. As happens far too often, this was nonsense and could only have originated with somebody who knew...
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According to Gauteng paramedics, 31 people were injured, 14 seriously, when two trains collided 'head-on' at the Angus station. A northbound Metrorail commuter train from Vereeniging reportedly...
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According to Carlos Viera quoting John Middleton's book, the following SAR locos were at Chamdor. The list does not include locos which came from mine railway systems:
Class:
A 4-8-2 tank 115
H2...
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On 30 August, people protesting about a local councillor, who had nothing to do with the railway, blocked the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast line with burning tyres, forcing cancellation of the train...
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