Eerste Fabrieke (H 8)

Name: Eerste Fabrieke

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Manager and developer of State-owned property Intersite is generating millions of rands in income for the local rail and construction industries.

Since its inception in 1992, the company has created some 80 000 direct and indirect jobs and has made an overall financial impact on the economy of some R2,9-billion, according to a report released earlier this year.

One of Intersite’s primary tasks has been the refurbishment, expansion and development of existing and new rail commuter stations.

Already completed in Gauteng are the Bosman street station in Pretoria at a cost of R2,5-million; the Eerste Fabrieke station in Northern Gauteng at R4-million; the Pretoria station at R6-million; the Soshanguve station at R6,4-million and a similar-sized station for Mamelodi, MD Paul Gange reports.

read more: http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/station-upgrades-uplift-economy-1999-05-28

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The Railway Safety Regulator has noted the closure of the
portion of the line between Pienaarspoort and Eerste-Fabrieke by
the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) earlier in the
week.

The blatant criminal behaviour of some commuters on this line
related to reported incidents of train hijackings where unruly
crowds would force the train driver to take the train from
Eerste-Fabrieke to Pienaarspoort resulting in the running of
unscheduled services, is unacceptable. This conduct coupled with
other acts of violence, intimidation, vandalism and malicious
damage to Metrorail's assets had become a daily occurrence and
undermined the operator's ability to provide a safe services.
These incidents, which took place over the past few months, have
posed a serious threat to railway safety on a massive scale.

It is on this basis that the RSR supports PRASA's decision to
suspend a portion of the operations on this line as further
operations before the situation is remedied would have resulted in
a direct violation of our safety standards and requirements.

The Regulator has similarly noted that the infrastructure in
this area is not suitable for modern commuter rail services and
needs to be upgraded. The infrastructure deficiencies would have
had further safety implications if rail services continued in this
area. The RSR is pleased to note that PRASA is putting in place a
number of measures to remedy the situation. The RSR is monitoring
progress thereto quite closely. An amount of R230 million for the
upgrade of this infrastructure has been set aside by PRASA.

The RSR wishes to remind the affected communities and relevant
organs of civil society in the area that we are enjoined in our
obligation to ensure that all citizens are safe and secure in the
railway environment. It is a tragedy when we allow criminal
elements within our communities to hold innocent people to ransom
in order to achieve their narrow selfish interests. We must all
take firm, immediate and decisive action against these elements in
order to allow the operator to restore the services that are
desperately needed by the community. It is our intention to
urgently engage with both PRASA and the Railway Police in order to
ensure that all our interventions lead to a sustainable solution.

Issued by
Railway Safety Regulator
PO Box 655
BRUMA
2026
Oct 29, 2009 at 07:51 PM
Issued by: RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR

Attention:News Editors

For immediate release:

29 October 2009


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