South African train operators driving "blind"

[Hanno Labuschagne]

South African train operators driving "blind"

Rampant cable theft has damaged South Africa's railway signalling systems to the extent that train operators are effectively forced to operate "blindly", necessitating frequent stops at railway transfer stations and manual phone-ins to avoid train collisions.

That is according to a report from Sunday newspaper Rapport, which recently spoke to United National Transport Union deputy secretary John Pereira.

 

[DapperDanMan]

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

Yea because that's exactly what you want when several thousand tons of rolling metal are involved.

 

[Lukitz]

 

[longboy]

They have been doing this for a while now.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

They have been doing this for a while now.

this,
doubt train drivers care whats in front of them, probably high as a kite anyway.
driving a train is boring AF.

 

[Fuzzbox]

They could use WAZE

 

[lkswan747]

 

[PowerFactor]

They can fit the trains with starlink and GPS trackers.... Oh wait starlink is not beeeee

 

[Bliksis]

What trains?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

What trains?

maybe the trains from Wakanda,

 

[Jam Sandwich]

What became of that high speed rail link to the mega cities?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

What became of that high speed rail link to the mega cities?

same thing that became of "mini" hong kong to be built in Edenvale

 

[Quicks]

Blind drunk like the ANC .

 

[hackerjargon]

South African train operators driving "blind"

Rampant cable theft has damaged South Africa's railway signalling systems to the extent that train operators are effectively forced to operate "blindly", necessitating frequent stops at railway transfer stations and manual phone-ins to avoid train collisions.

That is according to a report from Sunday newspaper Rapport, which recently spoke to United National Transport Union deputy secretary John Pereira.

"..and call in to the CTC.."
"..provided the machinist has cellphone signal.."

Why don't they have 2 way/CB radios? Realy just going "oh we have cellphones now". Just another 'we dont want or care about old technology' and 'no one knows how to use them' etc.. probably dont want to pay for training and license to operate them either.

 

[paulgf]

They can fit the trains with starlink and GPS trackers.... Oh wait starlink is not beeeee

Stole my thunder

 

[UB40]

Train Operators Driving Blind?
Weird headline

 

[Nod]

Bring back Jack

 

[UB40]

Bring back Jack

Impossible, Ive never seen a baboon do a days work. Ever, lazy bunch that