ANGUS WAS NOT HEAD-ON

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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NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE

The New Zealand (South Island) earthquake on 3 September created a hectic weekend for KiwiRail staff at Christchurch but by two and a half days later, most rail services in the region had been...

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BLACK SMOKE IN SPOKANE

On 1 September, railway employees working with a high intensity cutting torch set fire to sleepers impregnated with creosote at Spokane in Washington state, creating a huge pall of black smoke visible...

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COLLISION NEAR GERMISTON: 31 HURT

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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SANRASM AT CHAMDOR

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THE LOCOS AT CHAMDOR

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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TEXAS DERAILMENT DELAYS COMMUTERS

On 29 August, a number of wagons in a Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train derailed just east of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Commuter passenger service known as the Trinity Railway Express was...

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BURNING TYRES STOP TRAINS

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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DUST KNOCKS OUT POWER & TRAINS

On 31 August, a major power failure in Durban knocked out Metrorail suburban trains. Metrorail spokeswoman Thandi Mkhize said buses were used to transport passengers during peak hour after trains were...

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TRANSNAMIB INCIDENT

On 1 September, a damaged TransNamib diesel locomotive was observed under tow northwards at Boskuil, on the Cape-Johannesburg main-line. Presumably it was en route to Koedoespoort for repair at...

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