{"id":153577,"date":"2017-06-11T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153577\/rsr-releases-findings-of-prelim-investigation\/"},"modified":"2017-06-11T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T10:27:28","slug":"rsr-releases-findings-of-prelim-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/11\/rsr-releases-findings-of-prelim-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"RSR releases findings of prelim investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The collision occurred on the morning of June 1 and resulted in a fatality, and injuries to 102 passengers.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The preliminary investigation revealed the following:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The train control officer authorised two trains into the same section of track at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>The train control personnel on duty failed to observe and implement the requirements of abnormal working as stipulated in the Train Working Rules.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>The handover between the night and day shift TCOs was not done properly.<\/li>\n<li>The authorisation of Train 0600 into the section was not done as per the requirements of the train working rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A further inquiry into the circumstances that led to this collision will be conducted to obtain detailed information.<\/p>\n<p>The RSR has, in the meantime, issued a Prohibition Directive barring Prasa from operating trains in the Prasa Gauteng Region under abnormal working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153426\/railway-safety-regulator-investigates-train-collision\/\">RSR issues prohibition directive to Prasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153044\/update-single-line-shuttle-service-introduced-elandsfontein-train-collision\/\">Update \u2013 Single line shuttle service introduced after Elandsfontein train collision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153023\/update-signalling-cable-theft-blamed-train-collision-elandsfontein-says-prasa\/\">Update \u2013 Signalling cable theft blamed for train collision in Elandsfontein \u2013 says Prasa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153001\/breaking-news-one-dead-100-injured-metrorail-collision-elandsfontein\/\">BREAKING NEWS \u2013 One dead and over 100 injured in Metrorail collision in Elandsfontein<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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