trains

  1. Luis

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October The Gautrain is launching an e-hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt, which will be integrated into the existing mobile app. It will be called “Gau Express”, and customers will be able to hail its branded vehicles to...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Progress update on the return of the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

    Progress update on the return of the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe One of South Africa's oldest steam train services, the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe in the Western Cape, is set for a highly anticipated return over the next few years. The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was Africa's last regularly scheduled passenger steam...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lesufi lists Gautrain station locations

    Lesufi lists Gautrain station locations Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has revealed which areas in the province will be the first to receive new Gautrain stations as part of the local government’s 15-year expansion project of the rail network. In a speech during the opening of the ongoing...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Lesufi punts Gautrain expansion plan

    Lesufi punts Gautrain expansion plan Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that the project to expand the Gautrain’s network will resume this year after the current concessionaire hands the asset over to the province. “The new Gautrain will go to Soweto, Mamelodi, Springs...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gautrain in decline

    Gautrain in decline The most recently available Gautrain figures show that passenger numbers are still down almost 50% compared to the pre-pandemic period. Modelling, forecasting, and reporting firm Codera Analytics recently published a chart summarising the Gautrain’s passenger figures since...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gautrain vs Metrorail prices

    Gautrain vs Metrorail prices An analysis by MyBroadband shows that Gautrain's new discounted products for lower-income households cost about twice the most expensive fares on the country's biggest commuter rail service. For many years, the Automobile Association of South Africa has criticised...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gautrain's plan to fix decline

    Gautrain's plan to fix decline The Gautrain plans to address its declining ridership by identifying underserved customer groups and adapting its products and services to make its offering accessible to more travellers. This new plan follows the revelation that the Gautrain has lost over five...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Gautrain planning more affordable tickets for certain groups

    Gautrain planning more affordable tickets for certain groups Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) chief operating officer Victor Shange said that the Gautrain could soon be offering more affordable tickets for specific users. MyBroadband recently spoke to Shange for more details about the Phase 2...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African train operators driving "blind"

    South African train operators driving "blind" Rampant cable theft has damaged South Africa's railway signalling systems to the extent that train operators are effectively forced to operate "blindly", necessitating frequent stops at railway transfer stations and manual phone-ins to avoid train...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    South African government has plan for private companies to take over Transnet mess

    South African government has plan for private companies to take over Transnet mess The South African presidency has a plan to reverse the collapse of a state-run ports and freight-rail sector that’s cost the economy at least $26.7 billion (R502.33 billion) since 2010: hand over most of the...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Police arrest three suspected railway thieves

    Police arrest three suspected railway thieves Three suspects were arrested on Tuesday on the N4 freeway in Middelburg after being found in possession of a truck transporting allegedly stolen railway track valued at about R3 million. The suspects, aged between 41 and 51, are expected to appear...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Construction of key World Bank-funded coal rail line to Majuba disrupted by severe theft

    Construction of key World Bank-funded coal rail line to Majuba disrupted by severe theft A World Bank Group-funded effort to increase train access to a power plant in South Africa’s coal-rich region has started to significantly backslide as criminals target the country’s rail system...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    R130 million wasted on trains that have to run on damaged rails

    R130 million wasted on trains that have to run on damaged rails The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) signed a R130-million deal to lease locomotives for long-distance trips on its Shosholoza Meyl trains despite warnings that the railway infrastructure on which they would run was...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    SA rail on the brink of complete collapse

    SA rail on the brink of complete collapse South Africa's railway system is approaching total collapse due to the theft of electrical cables, vandalising of tracks and signalling equipment, and the complete stripping down of station buildings. That is according to a new report titled "Why there...
  16. jes

    Transport department considers high-speed inter-city trains

    Transport department considers high-speed inter-city trains The transport department will commission an independent study into the cost and feasibility of high-speed trains between major cities
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  17. LazyLion

    Train Crash at Brakpan Station - Four Injured

    http://ewn.co.za/2013/05/21/Trains-collide-in-Brakpan
  18. LazyLion

    Man Dies in Durban Train Accident

    A man died and another was injured when they were hit by a train in the Durban CBD on Tuesday morning, paramedics said. ER24 spokesman Derrick Banks said paramedics found the two lying alongside the tracks. They were walking on the tracks when they were hit. One died at the scene and the...
  19. LazyLion

    Train Avoids Hitting Puppy Tied to California Rail Track

    Officials say a 78-year-old man tied a puppy to train tracks in the California desert, and an engineer had to use emergency brakes to keep from crushing it. Riverside County animal control said in a statement Tuesday that Banjo, a 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix, is fine and up for adoption...
  20. LazyLion

    Protestors Want Toilets in Trains

    A group of protesters gathered outside the Bosman Railway Station in Pretoria on Wednesday demanding improved service from Metrorail. A leader of the protesters, Reuben Rathelele, said relying on the train service had been a frustrating experience for thousands of commuters. "We want them...
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