Only three days after two Metrorail coaches were burned out in Khayelitsha, another two were set on fire ' according to an internet report in Afrikaans seen by Hennie Heymans. A photo by Elvis...
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All train services between Pretoria and Johannesburg were suspended on 12 August after a Metrorail passenger set collided with a Transnet freight train at Olifantsfontein. Commuters were advised to...
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On Saturday 27 August 2011, New York shut down America's largest public transport system for the first time ever. It took eight hours to fully close the subway system and took longer to get it back on...
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By Tuesday 30 August, in the aftermath of Hurr4icane Irene, New York's Metro-North Railroad was able to resume full service on its major lines, but some sections remained 'indefinitely suspended'....
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Prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irene in the north-east of the USA , Amtrak cancelled or truncated intercity train service for Friday 26 August, Saturday and Sunday, both south and north of...
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On 25 August at about 05:00, a motor coach and one trailer in a Metrorail train were set on fire at Nolungile station in Khayelitsha. Rail services were severely disrupted and the Golden Arrow company...
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A serious fire at the Tiburtina station in Rome on 24 July caused widespread disruption to train services throughout Italy. The effects were felt as far afield as Bologna, Florence and Turin. Railways...
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A year ago, on 17 August 2010, a 13-wagon freight train rolled backwards along a stretch of the UK west coast main-line in Cumbria. In the early hours, the northbound train was travelling on a rising...
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On 23 February 2011, one bogie in a train consisting of 27 empty wagons derailed on a level crossing at Dalchalm in Scotland. The driver was unaware that anything had happened. In fact, about 340...
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On 23 August, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake centred in Virginia rocked the eastern USA. Amtrak and Metro passenger trains were slowed to 25km/h while stations, tracks and overhead wires were thoroughly...
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