Metrorail train on fire in Western Cape
Wednesday 14 March 2012 06:56
SABC
It is not clear what caused the fire.(SABC)
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Metrorail's senior manager in the Western Cape, Eddie Chinnappen, says only one coach is on fire at this stage and that the cause of the incident is not clear.
"At Nolungile Station we detected a fire on the motor coach which is in the middle of the train - not the motor coach that pulls the train in the front or the rear of the train. We're not sure what the cause of the fire is. We need to get into an investigation. The fire is under control. We didn't have any injuries, not to the driver, the guard or any passengers. We could expect delays on the Khayelitsha line."
Measures in place to improve services
Last week, Metrorail in the Western Cape said measures had been put in place to improve train services. This was in response to Cosatu's memorandum of grievances demanding immediate action to address overcrowding, security and the replacement of ageing trains.
Their demands form part of the nationwide strike action against labour broking and the e-tolling system. Chinnappen said a new fleet of trains would be rolled out by 2015.
So if fire can come out of nowhere in the train, what are the possibilities that it won't burn while it’s in motions, we all know that it takes a while for a train to stop, especially if it’s going fast. I really think that metro Rail must do something about this issue, last Friday they broke, we couldn’t pass vlottenberg, just a station before Stellenbosch, because something apparently went wrong, so no trains were able to pass, we didn’t do anything about it because we are the peaceful people, i am sure if that incident happend in Khayelitsha, nyanga or Gugulethu, things would be in places, Metro Rail, DO SOMETHING!!!
Their demands form part of the nationwide strike action against labour broking and the e-tolling system. Chinnappen said a new fleet of trains would be rolled out by 2015.
So if fire can come out of nowhere in the train, what are the possibilities that it won't burn while it’s in motions, we all know that it takes a while for a train to stop, especially if it’s going fast. I really think that metro Rail must do something about this issue, last Friday they broke, we couldn’t pass vlottenberg, just a station before Stellenbosch, because something apparently went wrong, so no trains were able to pass, we didn’t do anything about it because we are the peaceful people, i am sure if that incident happend in Khayelitsha, nyanga or Gugulethu, things would be in places, Metro Rail, DO SOMETHING!!!
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