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=Tshwane's Metrorail management team suspended=


 * IOL, January 21 2008 at 08:53PM**

Metrorail's management team in Tshwane has been suspended following the torching of commuter trains, the South African Rail Commuter Corporation (SARCC) said on Monday.

"I have arrived at a decision to immediately suspend the Tshwane Regional Manager and the entire regional executive management team," said SARCC Chief Executive Officer Lucky Montana.

"It would appear from the information received that management failed to act swiftly to implement contingency plans."

Montana said the management team had been suspended pending the outcome of an independent inquiry.

Six Metrorail motor coaches and 18 trailer coaches were destroyed on Friday after angry commuters torched trains at four stations when they were kept waiting for two hours during a power failure.

On Sunday, the SARCC met Tshwane Metro and agreed to establish a task team to find interim and working solutions following the suspension of train services in the area.

The task team will ascertain whether all necessary precautions were taken to avoid the incident.

Meanwhile, the SARCC announced on Monday that it was offering a reward of R100 000 to whoever might have information.


 * From: http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=nw20080121200617692C289044**

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