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Passenger rail services in South Africa are at risk of suspension because of the recent safety record.
The regulator has told national operator PRASA to shut down, but they have a temporary stay pending a court hearing.
It looks very serious.
This piece in Railway Gazette paints a grim picture of service safety and how the management have been unable to cope with the deteriorating situation.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/anal...he-brink-as-court-defers-safety-shutdown.html
Coupled with the financial crisis at state-run South African Airways, the passenger transport scene in South Africa does not look good at all.
The regulator has told national operator PRASA to shut down, but they have a temporary stay pending a court hearing.
It looks very serious.
This piece in Railway Gazette paints a grim picture of service safety and how the management have been unable to cope with the deteriorating situation.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/anal...he-brink-as-court-defers-safety-shutdown.html
SOUTH AFRICA: The future of the 2 300 route-km network operated by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa is in grave doubt amid a spiralling safety crisis that has seen the national rail regulator request suspension of the operator’s licence.
Coupled with the financial crisis at state-run South African Airways, the passenger transport scene in South Africa does not look good at all.
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