News24Wire reports that Metrorail teams have started recovery operations in Cape Town after fibre optic cables were vandalised, resulting in the cancellation of services.
Spokesperson, Nana Zenani indicated: "The lines were vandalised but they are telecom lines with no copper whatsoever. The vandalism smacks of economic sabotage on the very lines where Metrorail had gained traction in introducing new trains. Metrorail has started introducing new trains on the Cape Flats line and on the Southern line up to Retreat station." On Monday, the rail service provider said its technical teams had been deployed to investigate the extent of the damage caused by the fibre cuts, while repair work had commenced on Tuesday morning. The damage to the critical fibre optic cables resulted in "major delays in operations". Services were cancelled as it would have caused an "unsafe operating environment" affecting communication between trains and train control officers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Engineering News
- Read too, Cutting of Metrorail cables in Cape Town is economic sabotage, Prasa says, at BusinessLive
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