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Lack of communication contributed to Shosholoza Meyl derailment, says RSR

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Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online
 
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A preliminary investigation by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) into the derailment of a Shosholoza Meyl train in Kimberley earlier this month, found that Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) had failed to communicate with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) regarding a newly introduced temporary speed restriction, owing to the construction of joggle joints from the main line to a newly built line to divert railway traffic. The long-distance train, travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town, derailed between Modderrivier and Heuningneskloof stations, in the Northern Cape, as the train driver failed to observe warning signs noting that the speed limit was 30 km/h.
 
 
 
 
 

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