The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has issued the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) with a prohibition directive in terms of Section 36 of the National Railway Safety Regulator Act 16 of 2002 as amended (\u201cthe RSR Act\u201d), for operating under conditions which are a threat or might be a threat to safe railway operations, which led to the collision at the Geldenhuys Station, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
On June 19, last year, following the train collision at Elandsfontein, the RSR issued Prasa Rail with a prohibition directive.<\/p>
Prasa Rail was subsequently instructed to cease operating trains in the Prasa Gauteng Region under abnormal working conditions.<\/p>\n
In response to the directive, Prasa Rail issued correspondence to the RSR undertaking to ensure safe train operations during degraded conditions.<\/p>
However, on the morning of January 9, two Metrorail trains were involved in a rear-end collision at the Geldenhuys Station.<\/p>\n
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