{"id":44474,"date":"2024-10-29T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/prasa-adds-security-at-retreat-station-after-repeated-train-fires-spark-community-outrage-20241029\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:04:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:04:20","slug":"prasa-adds-security-at-retreat-station-after-repeated-train-fires-spark-community-outrage-20241029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/prasa-adds-security-at-retreat-station-after-repeated-train-fires-spark-community-outrage-20241029\/","title":{"rendered":"Prasa adds security at Retreat Station after repeated train fires spark community outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prasa has increased security at Retreat Station after three train carriages were burned. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ward councillor Kevin Southgate warns of persistent vandalism and community concerns over privacy and safety. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A local resident noted that trespassers on the damaged trains now have visibility into nearby homes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is beefing up security at the Retreat Train Station after the vandalism and destruction of three carriages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The carriages were allegedly set alight in the early hours of Saturday 19 October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 72 councillor Kevin Southgate informed the <span>People\u2019s Post<\/span> that it was not the first time carriages had been set alight at the station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe situation at Retreat train station is not the first. We have over an extended period of time reported incidents to Prasa,\u201d he said. \u201cThe trains have been set alight before and this after it was reported that people were sleeping in the trains parked off at the junction and more recently it was reported that people illegally entered the trains.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Southgate, he receives regular complaints regarding illegal activities occurring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the past week, the trains were once again set alight and this really raised the ire of the local community who had to contend with these illegal activities around the junction,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe situation has now exposed residents to increased criminal activities as people have now started stripping the carriages for items to sell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-guards-threatened\">Guards threatened<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After reporting complaints to Prasa, Southgate says it was worrying that even security guards were being threatened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey assured me that they were going to increase security but what was of greater concern was that Prasa told me their security was coming under threat from people wanting to strip the trains,\u201d he shared. \u201cI would suggest that since the trains are not in commission on the southern line, they be removed to a more secure parking garage.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a complaint to Southgate, a resident said they noticed several pieces of metal had been removed, leaving cables bare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe burnt out train carriages seem to be attracting even more people looking for scrap. 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