RSR releases findings of prelim investigation
The Railway Safety Regulator has determined a number of things with regard to the Elandsfontein train collision.
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has concluded its preliminary investigation into the Elandsfontein collision in which a Metro Express train travelling from Pretoria to Johannesburg collided with another Prasa train which was moving out of the Elandsfontein yard.
The collision occurred on the morning of June 1 and resulted in a fatality, and injuries to 102 passengers.
The preliminary inquiry was conducted to determine the facts of the occurrence; the immediate cause of the occurrence and to assess whether the occurrence warrants further investigation.
The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
- The train control officer authorised two trains into the same section of track at the same time.
- The train control personnel on duty failed to observe and implement the requirements of abnormal working as stipulated in the Train Working Rules.
- Prasa Elandsfontein train control personnel embarked on an abnormal working process littered with numerous poor safety defences/uncontrolled risks, routine violations and lacking several key safety procedures.
- The handover between the night and day shift TCOs was not done properly.
- The authorisation of Train 0600 into the section was not done as per the requirements of the train working rules.
A further inquiry into the circumstances that led to this collision will be conducted to obtain detailed information.
The RSR has, in the meantime, issued a Prohibition Directive barring Prasa from operating trains in the Prasa Gauteng Region under abnormal working conditions.
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