On 5 August, the body of an unknown man was found on the railway near the Gold One Cooke Plant. Witnesses said the driver spotted movement on the line, sounded his siren and reduced speed but could...
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According to Look Local Online on 31 July, a Transnet Freight Rail driver reported a body 'with its head and arm detached' on the tracks at Deerness station in Gezina on Pretoria's northern suburbs...
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Three tankcars in a northbound Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) train conveying diesel oil to Mandeni derailed a short distance past Maidstone station on 29 July. Though the Durban fire department attended...
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On 2 August, there was a break-in at the Transnet Freight Rail substation located at Soetendal railway station, 89km north of Cape Town. It is assumed the objective was to steal copper cable. The...
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According to the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which maintains a running tally on incidents of copper theft, there has been a third 'substantial' drop in cases reported since the...
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Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille said the stoning of buses and trains in Khayelitsha on 3 August followed public threats by the ANC Youth League to make Cape Town "ungovernable" and "bring it to its...
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According to a News24 report on 30 July, a security guard at Mayfair station west of Johannesburg told people on the platform they were not allowed to drink alcohol. Three men then tried to assault...
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We reported previously on the tragic death of much-loved Cradock Primary principal Wimpie van der Merwe, who organised tours by train from Port Elizabeth to rugby matches for nearly 20 years. The...
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From 1994 for nearly 20 years, Wimpie van der Merwe organised train tours from Port Elizabeth for fans travelling to rugby matches. The excursions were widely known as “Wimpie se trein”....
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Blaming a computer problem for the breakdown of a Gautrain set on 17 July near Centurion did not endear the system passengers. Another train was sent to pull the defective unit back to the station but...
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