GAUTRAIN BUS CONFUSION

Alec Hogg on Moneyweb, 27 October: 'Our dilemma this morning: we arrived at the Rosebank station to be told that buses would take us to Sandton. We then waited for about 15 minutes for the buses. So...

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FATAL TRAIN-PERSON ACCIDENT: DELAYS

On 24 October, Amtrak's Pere Marquette express, Chicago to Grand Rapids in Michigan (283km), was extensively delayed en route by what an official news release described as a 'fatal train-person...

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SUICIDES ON THE LINE

According to European Rail Agency data, suicides represent 62% of the victims, which together with trespasses (unauthorised access to rail property) constitute 83% of the deaths that take place on the...

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RUNAWAY TROLLEY ' DEFECTIVE DESIGN

The UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is looking into an incident between Haslemere and Witley stations on the morning of Saturday 10 September 2011. 'The incident involved a trolley being...

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TWELVE CARRY CAN FOR CHINESE METRO CRASH

A dozen employees have been penalised since last month's metro crash in Shanghai that injured nearly 300 people. The city's safety agency says the accident was the result of negligence, inadequate...

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TRAIN DERAILMENT CLOSES TWO SCHOOLS

On 18 October, freight trains of the Union Pacific (UP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) collided at 02:30 under a freeway at Colton near Los Angeles. Six wagons of the UP train derailed. Two...

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ROBBER SHOOTS RAILMAN

Police in Shreveport, Louisiana, are on the lookout for a man who shot a Union Pacific employee during an apparent robbery attempt at about 22:15 on 10 October. Ricky Goldsmith was working on the...

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OUTAGE HALTS GAUTRAIN

Power problems halted Gautrain services north of Marlboro for more than two hours on the afternoon of 11 October, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded. Long queues formed for buses, with Centurion...

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ARSON ATTACKS IN BERLIN

On 12 October, three arson attacks were made on rail lines in Berlin. Two of the attacks were thwarted, while a third device on a line in the western area of Staaken caught fire but did not explode,...

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TOWN EVACUATED - ILLINOIS DERAILMENT & EXPLOSION

The derailment of an Iowa Interstate Railroad freight train at about 02:00 on 7 October forced the evacuation of a north-central Illinois town, with fears the ethanol aboard could cause a chemical...

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