The regional court in George in the Western Cape has slapped a former museum employee with a 12-month prison sentence for stealing copper from locomotives displayed at the Outeniqua Transport Museum.
Saturday, 08 May 2021, 13:01 The 45-year-old suspect was employed by a cleaning company that was contracted by Transnet to clean the Outeniqua Transport Museum.
GEORGE NEWS - A cleaner at the Outeniqua Transport Museum in George has been summoned to appear in court for allegedly stealing various copper components from the steam locomotives on display inside the museum.
The 45-year-old suspect was employed by a cleaning company that was contracted by Transnet to clean the museum, according to a statement by the Hawks (directorate for priority crime investigation) issued this morning, Saturday 8 May.
The Hawks national priority violent crimes team in George in December 2020 received information from the South African Heritage Resources Agency (Sahra) regarding incidents of theft involving steam locomotives located inside the museum.
The route became impassable when 4 000 sleepers were damaged by the fires of 2018. Journalist Thursday, 10 December 2020, 10:02 The Power Van s unique experience on rail in the Outeniqua Mountains is now available again.
GEORGE NEWS - Repair work to the fire-damaged railway line in the Outeniqua Mountain has been completed and the Outeniqua Power Van (OPV) is resuming its popular excursions along the route from 14 December.
The route became impassable when 4 000 sleepers were damaged by the fires of 2018.
Power Van operator Nicol Marais is over the moon about the opening after two years of closure, especially after a lot of uncertainty about when the line would be repaired, and even speculation as to whether it would ever happen.