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Sowetan reports that cable thieves and vandals caused major disruptions to Cape Town’s railway network, forcing the cancellation of 27 passenger train routes and causing peak-hour commuter delays.
Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott said on Tuesday that “extraordinary measures” had had to be adopted to ensure the safety of passengers after cables and infrastructure were stolen and damaged on Sunday and Monday at Salt River. She indicated: “Cancellations are done to create capacity for the stop-and-go sections, otherwise the system will be congested. Twenty-seven trains had to be cancelled on Monday afternoon as well as this (Tuesday) morning’s peak.” Metrorail had to resort to “manual authorisations” for the movement of trains, impose additional speed restrictions, route deviations, platform changes and “train cancellations to create capacity on affected lines”. Metrorail explained further: “These alternative working methods are safe but inevitably extend running times by 90 to 120-plus minutes.” Full recovery of all services could take up to 48 hours.
- Read the full original of the above report by Philani Nombembe on page 8 of Sowetan of 21 August 2019
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