I need to travel on the Shosholosa Meyl sleeper train from Durban to Johannesburg and I am worried about safety on the train and the stations Could anyone advise me, if you have done a trip recently?

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The OP is from Pretoria.
(Rita, sorry, no idea what the answer is to your question. I do hope you get a response that helps.)
Edited: 1:49 pm, December 03, 2012Have you looked at the website, "the man in seat 61". Just google it and you will find your answer.
http://www.seat61.com/SouthAfrica.htm
Great advice Philippa