The storms which brought torrential rains to Cape Town at the end of August were accompanied by exceptionally high seas. The single track between Fish Hoek and Simon's Town, which runs right at the...
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According to a Cape Argus report on 3 September, furious commuters threatened train drivers with death when a serious power failure brought early morning commuter services to a standstill. 'As a group...
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Thieves who cut multi-core signalling cables at Woodstock signal cabin, one station from Cape Town's main terminal, caused massive disruption to Metrorail services on Friday 15 August. Thousands of...
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According to a Cargo Info Africa report, 105 tons of railway track was stolen recently in a single week. The thieves pounced in the area Steynsburg, Middelburg and Hofmeyr, tackling lines that have...
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Three people were arrested, one of whom is in hospital under police guard, after a short period of terror at Stikland station, a few kilometres north of Bellville on 12 August. According to a Cape...
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According to a Sapa report quoting Mpumalanga police superintendent Liphapang Khoabane, ten men including a police officer were arrested on 8 August for stealing railway tracks. Following a tip-off...
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A derailment during the weekend of 19-20 July - though it occurred in a yard, not on the main-line, and only involved six wagons - affected traffic to and from Richard's Bay. Engineering News, quoting...
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Some 400 passengers had a narrow escape on 22 July when their train derailed at Ruvu, 78km west of Dar-es-Salaam, plunging both locomotives into the river. The leading first class coach closely missed...
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Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) trains have been unable to enter Port Harcourt for a month following the developing of a 30 metre crater beneath the track at Umuamara Eziama in the commercial city...
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According to Egypt's official MENA news agency, at least 37 people were killed and 38 injured on 16 July when a truck pushed waiting vehicles onto the track at a level crossing 80km east of Mersa...
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