Ndebele calls for rolling stock manufacturers' Metrorail proposals

"These are modern trains that will be built in South Africa with the aim of revitalising our rail engineering industry [...], promoting local manufacturing, creating an estimated 65000 jobs and developing a new generation of railway workers," Ndebele said. With a fleet with an average age of 36 years and more than 80% of the signalling system being moribund, Business Day says, Metrorail battles to provide safe and reliable train services. The commuter rail company therefore welcomes the fleet renewal programme.

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