Premier Class crash in Roodepoort

For Southern African Railway News and Discussion. Any photos should be posted in the "South Africa - Photo Gallery" Forum below.
Post Reply
User avatar
John Ashworth
Site Admin
Posts: 23606
Joined: 24 Jan 2007, 14:38
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Contact:

Premier Class crash in Roodepoort

Post by John Ashworth »

South Africa train crash: 'One dead and at least 5 injured' after horror collision

At least one killed, several injured in Joburg train collision

First reports are that Premier Class collided with a freight train. Unconfirmed reports suggest that both had been authorised into the section at the same time.
Image
User avatar
John Ashworth
Site Admin
Posts: 23606
Joined: 24 Jan 2007, 14:38
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Contact:

Re: Premier Class crash in Roodepoort

Post by John Ashworth »

Railway Safety Regulator Conducts Preliminary Investigation Into The Roodepoort Train Accident
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) is currently conducting a preliminary investigation and can confirm that the passenger train collided with the rear-end of the goods train. Both trains were authorised by the Maraisburg Centralised Traffic Control (CTC). Furthermore, manual authorisation is currently being used as the working method for controlling train movement in this section...
Image
Post Reply

Return to “South Africa - General Railway News and Discussion (except for Heritage News)”