RSR criticises PRASA manually operating trains

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RSR criticises PRASA manually operating trains

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REGULATOR SLAMS BRAKES ON PRASA MANUALL ... ING TRAINS
The regulator says the Elandsfonetein crash in which one person died indicates poor management of the manual authorisation process
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The RSR Issues A Prohibition Directive To PRASA For Operating Trains Under Abnormal Working Conditions
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Prasa still operates trains manually despite being ordered not to

To be fair to PRASA, one wonders how it would be possible to operate the rail network without manual working, given the amount of cable theft and the unreliability of old equipment which often fails.
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