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IOL reports that Metrorail has suffered another setback as vandalism and attempted theft left commuters along the southern line stranded.
It has implemented additional and immediate security interventions as well as launching an investigation into the theft and vandalism of an Eskom cable that feeds electricity to the Main Traction substation that powers the running of the trains. This comes after earlier this week the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and Eskom technicians repaired the same line after it was deliberately cut by criminals during load shedding. Metrorail said Prasa and Eskom were working around the clock, again, to repair the same 33Kv line after it was cut and left at the scene during peak commuting services. This affected the flow of the train service. According to the acting regional manager for Metrorail, Kaparo Molefi, commuters travelling from Cape Town to Muizenberg were left stranded as trains had to be cancelled at Retreat Station due to the power supply failure at 6.30pm on Thursday. “The attempted theft and vandalism of the electrical infrastructure, on a line that has been successfully restored back to service while Metrorail works to restore the rest of the lines, points to blatant sabotage of Metrorail Services which we will not tolerate,” Molefi said.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Robin-Lee Francke at IOL
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