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- A train en route to Mabopane station experienced a technical fault outside Soshanguve.
- The train sets collided when a technical team disconnected them so that they could fix the problem.
- The estimated cost of the damaged new rolling stock is not yet known.
Metrorail had to close a line between Soshanguve and Mabopane stations in Tshwane on Monday morning after a train experienced a technical fault while en route to Mabopane station.
Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said the incident occurred outside Soshanguve at around 05:30.
"The technical team, upon attending to the fault by uncoupling the set, experienced a roll back of the set onto the other, causing a collision," she said.
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Mofokeng said the train was one of the new ones which Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula recently launched.
She said:
She added that there were eight staff members aboard the train but no other commuters.
The first Metrorail train from Mabopane to Pretoria was delayed by 30 minutes due to the incident but said all other trains were operating on schedule, Mofokeng said.
She said Metrorail train services were not affected and added that no further delays were expected.
Train services on the Mabopane-Pretoria line resumed last week after several months and missed deadlines.
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