Official launch of the European Research Project SHERPA (Shared and coHerent European Railway Protection Approach), 13 November 2018, Paris, UIC HQ UIC, coordinator of SHERPA, officially lau... Read more
A man, believed to be in his 40s, was killed after he was hit by a train at a railway crossing in Heathfield in Cape Town this evening. When ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene shortly befo... Read more
Personal injury claims against organs of state don’t follow the same processes as those against private companies or individuals. For example, special rules apply for claims against state-ow... Read more
Two major train accidents marked the start of 2018 in South Africa. On 4 January, a collision between a train, truck and car in Kroonstad saw 18 dead and over 200 injured. Just five days lat... Read more
92nd General Assembly of UIC, the worldwide organisation of railways, was held on 4 July in Madrid Mr François DAVENNE appointed new Director General of UIC from mid-2019 General Assembly Th... Read more
A 46-year-old woman was left critically injured this morning when she was hit by a train at the Woodstock Train Platform in Woodstock, Western Cape. ER24 paramedics, along with Life Healthca... Read more
15 Year old Mckaylen Ramsamy, a grade 8 student at Temple Valley Secondary School was declared deceased after he was knocked down by a train in Verulam – KwaZulu-Natal this morning. Re... Read more
The South African Police Service in Limpopo are harshly condemning the public violence that keeps on re-occurring in a number of Clusters whenever community members are not satisfied with ce... Read more
Mfuleni police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident between a light delivery vehicle with seven male occupants and a train at the Buttskop level crossing in Black... Read more
The 1st UIC TopRail Forum, jointly organised by UIC (International Union of Railways) and FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) under the theme “The Business of Rail Tourism”, wa... Read more