189:
were represented on the board of enquiry. An initial assessment of the cause of the accident was that the uncoupled carriages had insufficient braking power to prevent the runaway. It is reported that the handbrakes on the carriages had not been applied. As the train was not on level track, scotches
340:
255:
333:
592:
588:
326:
250:
161:. During the changeover, the carriages ran away out of control for 12 miles (19 km) until they derailed at Pretoria. The accident occurred outside the
300:
643:
623:
354:
186:
613:
450:
618:
633:
152:
486:
165:
depot. There were 59 passengers and thirty train staff on board the carriages. Three of the train crew were killed, and about
638:
628:
540:
477:
459:
387:
549:
513:
414:
405:
567:
531:
522:
162:
576:
495:
182:
441:
378:
350:
396:
181:
The South
African authorities opened an investigation into the accident. A board of enquiry was set up.
558:
148:
318:
166:
128:
504:
423:
468:
158:
127:
occurred on 21 April 2010 when a train of carriages ran away for 12 miles (19 km) from
170:
277:
227:
607:
52:
144:
62:
190:(wedges) were also required to be placed under the wheels of the carriages.
132:
42:
155:
251:"Britons unhurt as vintage safari train derails in South Africa"
322:
135:. Three people were killed and seven were seriously injured.
278:"South Africa probe into luxury Rovos Rail train crash"
212:
Jones, Robin (2010). "Three dead in steam trip crash".
143:
On 21 April 2010, a luxury tourist train operated by
228:"Rovos Rail train derails in South Africa: Two dead"
216:(137, 13 May – 9 June). Mortons Media Group Ltd: 6.
113:
105:
97:
89:
81:
76:
68:
58:
48:
38:
30:
25:
20:
249:
334:
301:"Rovos, Transnet get 'improvement directive'"
8:
460:Falls of Cruachan derailment, United Kingdom
388:Carrbridge train derailment, United Kingdom
299:Hosken, Graeme (and Sapa) (24 April 2010).
341:
327:
319:
17:
523:Little Cornard derailment, United Kingdom
532:Blackheath train accident, South Africa
207:
205:
203:
199:
173:) of damage was done to the carriages.
187:South African Railway Safety Regulator
433:Pretoria train accident, South Africa
7:
568:Petarukan train collision, Indonesia
147:was at Centurion Station where the
550:Bir El Bay train collision, Tunisia
478:Castelldefels train accident, Spain
487:Ústí nad Labem derailment, Czechia
451:Jnaneswari train derailment, India
254:. The Independent. 21 April 2010.
14:
644:April 2010 events in South Africa
577:Marhanets train accident, Ukraine
514:Circumvesuviana derailment, Italy
280:. BBC News Online. 22 April 2010
230:. BBC News Online. 21 April 2010
541:Badarwas train collision, India
496:Sainthia train collision, India
406:Sjursøya train accident, Norway
379:Bilecik train collision, Turkey
351:Railway accidents and incidents
258:from the original on 1 May 2022
624:2010 disasters in South Africa
505:Fiesch derailment, Switzerland
397:Halle train collision, Belgium
1:
415:Moscow Metro bombings, Russia
559:Skotterud derailment, Norway
21:2010 Pretoria train accident
614:Derailments in South Africa
660:
469:Yanga derailment, DR Congo
619:Railway accidents in 2010
586:
442:Jiangxi derailment, China
369:
424:Merano derailment, Italy
151:was being changed for a
634:Runaway train disasters
593:2011 ►
589:◄ 2009
125:Pretoria train accident
72:Runaway and derailment
639:Transport in Pretoria
629:2010 in South Africa
149:electric locomotive
599:
598:
129:Centurion Station
121:
120:
651:
574:
565:
556:
547:
538:
529:
520:
511:
502:
493:
484:
475:
466:
457:
448:
439:
430:
421:
412:
403:
394:
385:
376:
364:
362:
360:
343:
336:
329:
320:
313:
312:
310:
308:
296:
290:
289:
287:
285:
274:
268:
267:
265:
263:
253:
246:
240:
239:
237:
235:
224:
218:
217:
214:Heritage Railway
209:
159:steam locomotive
131:and derailed at
18:
659:
658:
654:
653:
652:
650:
649:
648:
604:
603:
600:
595:
582:
581:
572:
563:
554:
545:
536:
527:
518:
509:
500:
491:
482:
473:
464:
455:
446:
437:
428:
419:
410:
401:
392:
383:
374:
365:
358:
356:
349:
347:
317:
316:
306:
304:
298:
297:
293:
283:
281:
276:
275:
271:
261:
259:
248:
247:
243:
233:
231:
226:
225:
221:
211:
210:
201:
196:
179:
141:
12:
11:
5:
657:
655:
647:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
606:
605:
597:
596:
587:
584:
583:
580:
579:
570:
561:
552:
543:
534:
525:
516:
507:
498:
489:
480:
471:
462:
453:
444:
435:
426:
417:
408:
399:
390:
381:
371:
370:
367:
366:
348:
346:
345:
338:
331:
323:
315:
314:
291:
269:
241:
219:
198:
197:
195:
192:
178:
175:
140:
137:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
28:
27:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
656:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
611:
609:
602:
594:
590:
585:
578:
571:
569:
562:
560:
553:
551:
544:
542:
535:
533:
526:
524:
517:
515:
508:
506:
499:
497:
490:
488:
481:
479:
472:
470:
463:
461:
454:
452:
445:
443:
436:
434:
427:
425:
418:
416:
409:
407:
400:
398:
391:
389:
382:
380:
373:
372:
368:
363:
352:
344:
339:
337:
332:
330:
325:
324:
321:
302:
295:
292:
279:
273:
270:
257:
252:
245:
242:
229:
223:
220:
215:
208:
206:
204:
200:
193:
191:
188:
184:
177:Investigation
176:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
157:
154:
150:
146:
138:
136:
134:
130:
126:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
75:
71:
69:Incident type
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
34:21 April 2010
33:
29:
24:
19:
16:
601:
432:
305:. Retrieved
294:
282:. Retrieved
272:
260:. Retrieved
244:
232:. Retrieved
222:
213:
180:
142:
124:
122:
53:South Africa
15:
167:R15,000,000
117:R15,000,000
93:59 + 3 crew
608:Categories
194:References
171:£1,338,000
163:Blue Train
153:Class 25NC
145:Rovos Rail
90:Passengers
77:Statistics
63:Rovos Rail
183:Metrorail
256:Archived
185:and the
133:Pretoria
59:Operator
43:Pretoria
39:Location
591:
575:
566:
557:
548:
539:
530:
521:
512:
503:
494:
485:
476:
467:
458:
449:
440:
431:
422:
413:
404:
395:
386:
377:
357: (
139:History
106:Injured
49:Country
26:Details
573:Oct 12
564:Oct 2
555:Oct 1
546:Sep 24
537:Sep 20
528:Aug 25
519:Aug 17
510:Aug 6
501:Jul 23
492:Jul 19
483:Jun 28
474:Jun 23
465:Jun 21
456:Jun 6
447:May 28
438:May 23
429:Apr 21
420:Apr 12
411:Mar 29
402:Mar 24
393:Feb 15
384:Jan 4
375:Jan 3
307:16 May
284:16 May
262:16 May
234:15 May
114:Damage
98:Deaths
82:Trains
303:. IOL
156:4-8-4
359:2010
355:2010
309:2010
286:2010
264:2010
236:2010
123:The
31:Date
353:in
610::
202:^
361:)
342:e
335:t
328:v
311:.
288:.
266:.
238:.
169:(
109:7
101:3
85:1
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.