Shosholoza meyl
Rescue locomotive breaks down trying to get to stuck Shosholoza Meyl train
Shosholoza Meyl has confirmed that one of its trains has been stuck in Prince Albert in the Western Cape since Monday night due to locomotive failure.
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Mbalula vows to prioritise two major rail projects
He told MPs that the finalisation of feasibility studies into the Moloto Rail Corridor and the high-speed rail network between Johannesburg and Durban would be prioritised.
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Mbalula plans to ensure Metrorail, Shosholoza trains are on schedule
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula delivered his department's budget vote speech in Parliament on Tuesday.
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Death toll in Kroonstad train accident rises to 21
The rail way agency says two more bodies were discovered at the morgue three weeks after the deadly free state crash.
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Regulator: Kroonstad train met all safety requirements
Nineteen people died and 260 passengers were injured when a truck smashed in a Shosholoza Meyl train in the Free State town.
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FS train crash: Truck driver had ample warning to stop, says regulator
The Shosholoza Meyl crash claimed the lives of 19 people, while another 254 were treated for injuries.
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Families of Kroonstad train crash victims to start identification process
Nineteen people died when a truck allegedly ignored a stop sign at a railway crossing just outside the small Free State town on Thursday.
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[GALLERY] Clean-up operation resumes at Kroonstad train crash site
Clean-up operations continue at the site of a fatal train crash in Kroonstad, Free State
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No arrests made in connection with Kroonstad train crash
The police’s Motantsi Makhele says they might need to ask officers from other provinces to help with the investigation.
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Truck driver in deadly Kroonstad train accident taken for blood test
The truck, which was towing a trailer, failed to stop at a railway sign on Thursday and crashed into a Shosholoza Meyl locomotive.
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Union raises rail safety concerns following deadly Free State train crash
Prasa's Mthuthuzeli Swarts says the line will be closed while repairs continue.
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[UPDATE] 4 dead, about 100 injured in Kroonstad train accident
It’s understood the locomotive collided with a truck and a light motor vehicle on the tracks earlier on Thursday.
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Shosholoza Meyl train accident may have been caused by human error - Prasa
The train had been on its way to Queenstown when it experienced technical problems and needed its locomotives to be swapped.
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Prasa probes Shosholoza Meyl train accident near Wellington
The train had been on its way to Queenstown from Cape Town on Thursday when it experienced technical problems.
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Shosholoza Meyl commuters stuck in a train for more than 11 hours
The train was travelling from East London to Cape Town when it got stuck between Beaufort West and De Aar.
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Five injured after Prasa train derails
It’s understood the train was bound for Cape Town and derailed just before Kimberley.
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Inquiry set up to investigate EC train collision
67 people were hospitalised when a freight train and passenger train collided on Wednesday.
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Two fatalities after King William’s Town train crash
It’s believed a Shosholoza Meyl train collided with a goods train close to the Peelton station.
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Train derails in PE
The Shosholoza Meyl was travelling from Johannesburg to the Eastern Cape when it left the tracks.
