The Railway Safety Regulator said in a statement on Wednesday that its action followed a train collision on 19 June 2017‚ at Elandsfontein‚ when it issued Prasa Rail with a prohibition directive. "Prasa Rail was subsequently instructed to cease operating trains in the Prasa Gauteng Region under abnormal working conditions.
"In response to the directive‚ Prasa Rail issued correspondence to the RSR undertaking to ensure safe train operations during degraded conditions.
"However‚ on the morning of 9 January‚ two Metrorail trains were involved in a rear-end collision at the Geldenhuys station.
"This accident convinced the RSR that Prasa Rail does not have the means to prevent accidents from happening during degraded mode when manual authorisations are undertaken."
Failure to comply with the directive will result in criminal charges and/or a penalty being imposed.