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South Africa: Safety Body Releases Report On Prasa's Afro 4000 Locomotives
News24Wire, 3 December 2015
A report into the controversial Afro 4000 locomotives has confirmed that they are at times too high for South Africa's railway network, but shows they can still operate without… Read more »
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South Africa: SA's R600 Million Train Blunder
News24Wire, 5 July 2015
South African railways officials imported brand new locomotives from Europe worth hundreds of millions of rand despite explicit warnings that the trains are not suited for local… Read more »
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South Africa: Caustic Political Reaction to R600 Million Train Tender
News24Wire, 5 July 2015
The DA and the EFF had caustic reactions to reports that the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) imported brand new locomotives worth R600m despite explicit warnings that… Read more »
South African Rail Agency Criticised Over Tender Deal
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has drawn criticism after railways officials imported new locomotives from Europe despite explicit warnings that the trains are not suited for local lines.
A cartoonist illustrates the alleged debacle in which South Africa's passenger rail authority bought locomotives which are too tall for the country's system.
