DA’s proposals to save SA’s railway service

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DA’s proposals to save SA’s railway service

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DA’s proposals to save SA’s railway service

It includes:
- The re-introduction of a specialised railway safety police to take over security operations, as current private security companies are clearly not fully equipped to combat crime, vandalism;
- Appointing a capable, qualified, full-time board and the removal of compromised acting executives and board members;
- An urgent update as to the progress made in upgrading the current signal system so that no manual signal is used and to, therefore, avoid unnecessary incidents of crashes, derailments and security issues;
- That PRASA cedes control of Metrorail services and the allocated budget, which is currently a national competency, to Metro councils in order to ensure an efficient and safe integrated transportation system is delivered to commuters.
Not sure what bullet point 3 implies. "Manual signalling" is only used when the existing signal system is out of action due to theft and vandalism.
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