South Africa: Safety Body Releases Report On Prasa's Afro 4000 Locomotives

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 causing any safety issues.

The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) published its report this week into the 13 locomotives imported from Spain by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) for R600m.

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