Gautrain on the rails?

[LandyMan]

Snapped a shot yesterday in Midrand ... is this the Gautrain?

http://mybroadband.co.za/photos/showphoto.php/photo/12405/ppuser/8225

 

[Nerfherder]

Yes, they are doing test rides at the moment... It has to do like a million runs before they can go live.

 

[RustyPrincess]

oooooooooo...
thats cool

 

[Shake&Bake]

Nice to see it up and running - surely seems to be the Gautrain.

 

[Keeper]

what - that looks damn ugly on that pic

I need a bigger pic to judge more accurately though....

 

[ponder]

We need bullet train routes across the country which in theory should be more economical and faster than flying.

I wonder if they will attempt to break the SA speed record (245km/h) in the gautrain just out of interest sake although it's max rated speed is not quite close enough.

 

[LandyMan]

what - that looks damn ugly on that pic

I need a bigger pic to judge more accurately though....

Will try my best Keeper ... was taking it at 80km/h with my cellphone

 

[ponder]

I need a bigger pic to judge more accurately though....

It's a Bombardier Elctrostar, used in the UK as well although slightly different looks..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostar#Gautrain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautrain#Rolling_stock

 

[JK8]

They been testing for a few months now, a friend of mine whos an engineer for them had to find out why parts of the track broke a wheel of the train.... seemed some parts were not welded together properly...

 

[Bizkit87]

yeah, its been driving up and down midrand, you probably took the pic there close to Gallagher estate?

 

[Keeper]

It's a Bombardier Elctrostar, used in the UK as well although slightly different looks..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostar#Gautrain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautrain#Rolling_stock

cool looking train that - but the colors on ours - yugghh!

 

[Shake&Bake]

We need bullet train routes across the country which in theory should be more economical and faster than flying.I wonder if they will attempt to break the SA speed record (245km/h) in the gautrain just out of interest sake although it's max rated speed is not quite close enough.

That would be ORSM!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fazda]

WOW! I cannot wait for it to be painted matt grey with matt orange stripes!

 

[Rosaudio]

Bullet train - Guateng -> Cape Town -> Durban -> Guateng

 

[ponder]

Bullet train - Guateng -> Cape Town -> Durban -> Guateng

DBN-CPT, DBN-FS, FS-CPT, FS-JHB, FS-EL, FS-PE

The FS could provided a nice hub and spoke arrangement unless we just say feckit and build direct routes