President vows amid protest in Cape Town to make trains run on time and ensure they are safe
President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils and tests the new Prasa trains at the Cape Town station in the Western Cape on April 09, 2019, Photo: SUNDAY TIMES/ESA ALEXANDER
The journey was not entirely incident-free as protesters blockaded his exit from the station for nearly an hour. “I promise that we are going to make our trains run on time and most importantly make sure they are safe,” he said. The supplier is the Gibela consortium, which is 61% owned by French multinational Alstom; 30% by BEE consortium Umbambano Rail, which includes Prasa employees; and 9% by new entrant New Africa Rail.
The Gibela rolling stock fleet renewal is separate from Prasa’s disastrous attempt to buy new locomotives for long-distance trains. The contract for the locomotives, which were too tall to run on SA rail lines, has been set aside by a court. Cape Town’s central line, which services Khayelitsha and other neighbouring townships, was shut down for more than a month in 2018 due to the theft of infrastructure.
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