According to a report in The Herald, published in Harare, three people narrowly escaped death on 16 June when a Toyota Coaster minibus collided with a commuter train at the Lytton-Paisley level...
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At least' 10 people died and 29 were hurt when one train ran into another and derailed between the towns of Tenke and Tshilongo in the province of Katanga, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer...
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The busy 24-platform main station at Cape Town was brought to a standstill on the afternoon of 11 June, following a bomb threat. No trains were able to enter or leave until security personnel had...
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Early in June, a derailment described as 'major' occurred east of Mutare on the line to Beira. Chas Rickwood reported on the zimrail site that a train apparently ran away down the escarpment and that...
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On 5 June, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) spokesman Sandile Simelane told the press that cable theft had resulted in the cancellation of several trains carrying coal from Mpumalanga to Richards Bay. "If...
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On 14 May, trains approaching Cape Town via Ysterplaat were badly delayed when the signals at Bay Junction went down in a power failure. Commuters who were late for work thronged a Metrorail office at...
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On 13 May, fire destroyed the roof of the station at Mabalane, on the Maputo-Zimbabwe line in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza. According to the Maputo daily "Noticias", it is believed that...
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According to the Herald, published by the government of Zimbabwe, 'the line between Harare and Norton has been completely stripped of catenary copper wires.' As there are now no electric locomotives...
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On 8 May, approximately 200 people were reported hurt after a Metrorail commuter train ran into another at Wonderboom station north of Pretoria at 19:00. Sapa quoted a Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)...
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Unconfirmed reports talk of a 'major' derailment on the main-line east of Harare, near Headlands. Apparently a freight train bound for Mutare ran away without the driver. The cargo included granite...
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