Burning tyres on tracks delay Cape Town trains
28 August 2019
Metrorail's services to the central line in Cape Town were suspended on Wednesday morning because burning tyres were placed on the railway tracks between Langa and Bonteheuwel.
"Public order police and fire services are on site," said Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott.
"Metrorail is monitoring the situation and will dispatch technical crews to assess any possible damage to underlying and overhead infrastructure as soon as [the SA Police Service] declares the area safe."
This meant that commuters already struggling with services severely delayed by signal equipment theft, and vandalism, had to make other arrangements in the affected area, which includes Kapteinsklip, Bishop Lavis and Chris Hani.