Gautrain Bragging Rights

Anybody taken some picks of the inside yet?
Nice hard plastic chairs or some decent seating like a luxury bus?
 
Albereth said:
I think that they were trying to discourage food and drinks - it keeps the trains cleaner.
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I hope they disallow eating/drinking completely. If you've seen the difference between Hong Kong's underground rail and, say, New York or London, you'll know why.
 
UPDATE:

Johannesburg -

The Gautrain will have carried between 9 000 and 11 000 passengers by the end of its first day of operation on Tuesday, said the Bombela Concession Company (BCC).

"I just want to thank Gautengers," said BCC chief executive officer Jerome Govender.

"They have shown overwhelming support for the Gautrain in putting their trust in it to get to their destinations on its first day."

Govender said everyone had wanted to be on the first train out of Sandton Station at 05:24, with some people there at 04:00.

This had caused congestion.

There had also been "teething problems" with ticket vending machines and signage.

However, the system would "prime" over the next two weeks, Govender said.

The Gautrain runs every 12 minutes in peak hour and 20 minutes in off-peak periods between Sandton and the OR Tambo International Airport, passing through stations in Marlboro and Rhodesfield along the way.

Even World Cup supporters used the train on Tuesday, said Govender.

There were Mexicans, Dutch and Germans.

"And these were only the ones I encountered," he said.
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- Sapa


http://www.fin24.com/Business/About-11-000-board-Gautrain-20100608

Yay !! :)
 
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