New PRASA trains meet safety, technical requirements – Montana

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on Monday moved to assure South Africans that, despite contrary claims emerging in Sunday newspaper Rapport, its new – and growing – fleet of Afro locomotives were running on the nation’s expansive railway lines without fault. Showcasing videos and unpacking the engineering and design specifications of the new Spain-sourced trains at a media briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Pretoria, PRASA CEO Lucky Montana aimed to put to bed any doubt over the safety or standards of the Afro 4000 diesel locomotive range that he deemed one of the best in the world.