Prasa’s ‘too tall’ locomotives to go under the knife

Lofty engines back on track to help out depleted rail fleet

06 September 2020 - 00:00 By paul ash

As Prasa’s Shosholoza Meyl long-distance trains get ready to start running this month, the agency is also planning to refurbish some of the “too tall” Spanish locomotives that were banned from operating shortly after they arrived in SA...

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