South Africa
No damage to prototype train unveiled by Ramaphosa─── 06:27 Mon, 22 Apr 2019
The prototype of a planned new fleet for Metrorail, which President Cyril Ramaphosa recently attended the launch of, was not damaged during a blaze on Sunday at Cape Town train station.
The blue and white prototypes of trains, expected to replace the ageing sets, stood undamaged near the entrance to the station where two trains went up in flames.
Fire services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said a total of 8 carriages were destroyed - four carriages on platform 13 and another four on platform 14.
