At about 17:15 on 2 February, two Metrorail commuter trains collided south-west of Springs, 46km east of Johannesburg. Press reports (which said more than 100 people were hurt, none seriously) talked...
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At about 07:15 on 2 February, a packed morning peak hour Metrorail commuter train rear-ended another halted at a red signal on double track between Lenasia and Midway, south of Johannesburg on the...
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In a 26 January derailment on South Africa's coal export line to Richards Bay, a large number of wagons left the track near Vryheid, resulting in the closing of both tracks for some two days. Transnet...
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A derailment on 12 January at Nacavala, 50km from Nampula city, followed washaways after heavy rains that left the track dangling in mid-air. Two locomotives and nine wagons carrying merchandise from...
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The third coach of a miniature train derailed at Sun City on 3 January, sending five members of a family to hospital in Rustenburg - one in a serious condition, according to press reports. Sun...
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Traffic between Zimbabwe and the port of Beira in Mozambique came to a standstill on 15 December after 19 vehicles in a 21-wagon mixed goods train derailed in the Amatongas area in Manica province....
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In the first week of January, the four occupants of a car were killed when their vehicle was driven across the line in front of an oncoming Metrorail commuter train at a level crossing some 6km...
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A passenger train that left Bulawayo at midnight on 27 November with 1,000 people on board ' probably the departure scheduled for 21:00 - derailed three coaches at a place known as 'Snake Park'. Some...
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On 31 October, a passenger train from Johannesburg collided with a cement truck at Cliffdale near Durban. Lead locomotive 18-173 knocked the truck onto on its side....
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On the KZN south coast Durban - Port Shepstone route, some minor flooding and mudslides were reported in the vicinity of Umgababa and a washaway near Mfazazana. Repairs were effected quickly at both...
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