Passenger train options

Does anyone know the width of the gautrain cars compared to those of prasa and blue train?
 
B-1 said:
Its 2023 we have air planes now.
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Nothing beats the bullet trains (shinkansen) in Japan.

Sjooe when I went there I went to Kyoto for a day trip from Osaka in like 10 minutes lol

I went from shinjuku to osaka in like 2 and a half hours.

No nonsense check ins no waiting for bags. Was amazing
 
RiaX said:
Nothing beats the bullet trains (shinkansen) in Japan.

Sjooe when I went there I went to Kyoto for a day trip from Osaka in like 10 minutes lol

I went from shinjuku to osaka in like 2 and a half hours.

No nonsense check ins no waiting for bags. Was amazing
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I love the Japanese. There is order and they have very good manners
 
RiaX said:
Nothing beats the bullet trains (shinkansen) in Japan.

Sjooe when I went there I went to Kyoto for a day trip from Osaka in like 10 minutes lol

I went from shinjuku to osaka in like 2 and a half hours.

No nonsense check ins no waiting for bags. Was amazing
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I love bullet trains but I'm not really a speed type of person. I am more into slow comfort travel.
 
Roman avril said:
I love bullet trains but I'm not really a speed type of person. I am more into slow comfort travel.
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The bullet train is by far the most comfortable mode of transportation I have ever experienced.

It doesn't even vibrate. It's like sitting in a lounge. If there were no windows you would not be aware that you are moving.

It even has little smoking cubicles so on a long trip you can a cigarette.
 
Bangkok has an impressive ever expanding rail network. I wish every day we had something even a bit like that.
 
Roman avril said:
I would not know. We was born when apartheid ended. You older generations should write a book on your lives in apartheid. So much knowledge us young ones don't know
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OK, I'll bite:

I did a stint at working in the passenger service (late 80's, early 90's). It worked reasonably well, considering the limitations of the landscape. The speed of inter-province/inter-city service is limited to the width of the rails which is governed by the topography of the land (3'6" vs 4'8.5" international standard).

1. It was reliable;
2. it was trustworthy;
3. it was safe;
4. it kept to its schedules;
5. had competent staff;
6. was maintained properly;
7. had a culture of pride, from the "bedding boy", conductor, station staff, waiter, chef to engine driver and everyone in-between.

Was so reliable that a wide variety of cargo could be transported safely: postbags/parcels/dogs/cats/birds/snakes/milk/cheese and even day-old chicks

Security on board was adequate and relied upon civility of passengers, which resulted in very few incidents.

Commuter trains:
Even as a schoolkid I used the train to go to school every day, go to church on Sundays and even every Friday evening and on some weekends to attend Naval Cadets.

In my days of National Service it was the preferred formal mode of choice, the other being hitch-hiking, and it was not uncommon to see passengers alighting at one station to do their grocery-shopping and returning home via a later train (Cape Peninsula). Trains also ran till late at night, so we used to leave Simonstown in the morning for a day out, travelling to Claremont/Rondebosch/Newlands to sit in a bar/lounge drinking (Pig 'n Whistle/Foresters Arms) and then have lunch/movie at another station before returning to base.
 
MagNorthDigital said:
Then you don't know the Japanese :ROFL:
Go there and see for yourself. What you see on TV is what they want the world to think.

Why do you ask what to do with the old prasa carriages standing in the stations?
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Probably destined for scrap (uneconomical to repair, due to lack of expertise to do it in-house/tenderpreneurship)

Before PRASA, Spoornet used to run, maintain and manage all passenger rail services

- but no: let's create a new entity, staff it with cadres, fatcats and incompetents and get rid of those wypipo (that run, maintain and manage) without training anyone to take their place! :rolleyes:
 
MagNorthDigital said:
Then you don't know the Japanese :ROFL:
Go there and see for yourself. What you see on TV is what they want the world to think.

Why do you ask what to do with the old prasa carriages standing in the stations?
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Purchase for pleasure in 4 years in bulk
 
Supervan II said:
Probably destined for scrap (uneconomical to repair, due to lack of expertise to do it in-house/tenderpreneurship)

Before PRASA, Spoornet used to run, maintain and manage all passenger rail services

- but no: let's create a new entity, staff it with cadres, fatcats and incompetents and get rid of those wypipo (that run, maintain and manage) without training anyone to take their place! :rolleyes:
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Let's blackify everything when we know they not ready
 
MagNorthDigital said:
I my opinion not worth it. Honestly get some quotes on what it would take to fix them. Nevermind put them on rails and shunt them around between places.

Unless you intend on turning them into housing... airbnb style.
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Any ideas how much per coach? I'm thinking 90s affair with art deco wood design but more minimalist (to save cash). I'm aiming mid level, like premier class but more nice. Been working on the interior design for 2 years now and not even half done
 
Supervan II said:
Probably destined for scrap (uneconomical to repair, due to lack of expertise to do it in-house/tenderpreneurship)

Before PRASA, Spoornet used to run, maintain and manage all passenger rail services

- but no: let's create a new entity, staff it with cadres, fatcats and incompetents and get rid of those wypipo (that run, maintain and manage) without training anyone to take their place! :rolleyes:
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So buying the coaches means u have to repair to working order, and that's excessive? The bill?
 
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