South Africa welcomes high-speed train

[gerajmar]

Congratulations South Africa!, in my country (Argentina) we still have 40 years old diesel trains and yesterday 9 people fall down from a train here because they were travelling in the step (of the train) because there was no room for all the people, embarrasing,it´s a shame this and also dangerous, i would like trains like the one in the video.Sorry for my english

[Rhed009]

@gerajmar Do not take it as a provocation, but on the contrary, I begin to miss the old trains. I prefer diesel trains that are just quietly move landscape speeds, say 100 km / h. I take the train journey as an experience, not only as a move from point A to point B.

[201186summer]

I'M PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN!!!!!! :)

[glitch4465]

I dont think this is a "high-speed" train. This is an Electorstar unit which is so typical on commuter routes around London, I went on one this morning ;)

[sadhaklal]

Not high speed...

[llewellleo]

Austrian trains are an absolute joy, love the service,honesty of the crew . Top class and no police standing around.

[sideslide23]

@okaaaiiiden the britain trains are lot better than american trains, the american trains are more shit than britain, the Eurostar are the fastest ttrain on britain tracks and the only HSR that croses oceans.

[brainysnaeha]

You have to change the title 160 km/h is only a medium speed train.

High speed train is at least 200 km/h.

But i'm glad we'll finally have a high speed rail up to at least 250 km/h.

[kloopieful]

What kind of fucked up language is that?

[RayKingsMD]

@kloopieful Sounds like some kind of middle eastern shit, maybe hebrew.

[vitalodion]

@RayKingsMD That was arabic you fucking idiot..

hebrew is much better

[soundseeker63]

It looks kind of similar to the "electrostar" family of trains we have here, but with different front ends.

[Chafford1]

The train is closely based on 100mph (160kmh) commuter trains that run in the UK. This is an outer suburban commuter railway rather than a high speed railway - a great achievement for South Africa.

[RobertsDigital]

@Chafford1 Its a shame that Americans dont have trains like this.

Western Europe is developing

So Is China & Asia

Africa is next on the line

America is declining

[blastingcap0]

@RobertsDigital The problem is not that Americans don't want high speed rail. It's that American railways are poorly suited for it. Remember, the U.S. is one of largest countries in the world in terms of size. Electrification is something that only the East Coast really embraced, and that's because cities are relatively close together. In the Midwest and West Coast. Major cities are separated by deserts, making Electrification rather difficult.

[darwincity]

@blastingcap0 Which means that the main other alternative is Aviation, and even there the infrastructure is behind. Well, some airports are getting better (SFX notably), but the rest are always suffering from some chronic delays. Which means that the US need not worry about its trains, but rather about its air system and airports...

[glitch4465]

@RobertsDigital We have trains like this one (Electrostars) in London, they go from my local station to Victoria. They're really nice :)

[maroonfox]

@RobertsDigital You haven't heard of the Acela then.

[geppegep]

@RobertsDigital just look at the infrastructure, the whole country is built around cars

[ImGonnaKillYou2nd]

@RobertsDigital america got one HS train

[graemephillips]

Can anyone give a transcription of the Arabic dialogue?

[themusicgalaxy]

Come on dudes, look its not that fast, I mean my mommas MPV has a higher top speed. But its a start, look at it this way, my nation is leading technological progress in Africa. We might upgrade to Maglev in a few decade or so, who knows?? Siyavaya! IM PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN!!

[Blokker1999]

@themusicgalaxy Depends what you call fast. Take the American Acela Express, while it can reach top speeds of 240 kph it only manages an average of 110 due to having to use old tracks.

[chaffeto]

Actually,this train looks like ordinary regional trains in Europe,Asia,America and so on

[sjnath]

Isn't this train built by a Canadian Company?

[chaffeto]

@sjnath Yes,Bombardier(don`t pronans the last word R,it`s french :) ) Bombardier is the biggest company for rail technic after buying Adtranz factoris in Europe

[sjnath]

it's people like 'chetirepyat' from the US who thinks they are being funny with their immature remarks...WHAT AN IDIOT !!

[chetirepyat]

Can black folks ride on the same train?

[themusicgalaxy]

@chetirepyat lol, we the ones who drive it. hehe

[Omithy]

This is pathetic compared to the TGV, ICE Velaro and CRH3/5.

180kph looks like the fastest this train can go from what I was able to see on the panel. That's NOTHING to say 320-350kph that European and Asian trains can travel at.

High-speed train in South Africa?? LOL

More like SLOW-SPEED train.

[G0IMB]

@Omithy Yes, but a standard gauge system will form the embyo of a future high speed network. Narrow gauge means 120km/h which is not enough

[billnyethe1742]

@simpletimes222 yeah i thought it had to be 200km a hour to be highspeed, like comeon Japan was going like 230km a hour in the 60's

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

@simpletimes222

Correct, it has to be 150mph + to be considered high speed rail.

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

Will Mandela try and blow this train up or is he out of the terrorism business now?

[GraffitiBombing247]

@Reichsfuhrer1979 will you stop sodomising children or is the pedo business getting boring?

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

@GraffitiBombing247

lol, what's a pedo? Something to do with soil? Stupid coon.

[GraffitiBombing247]

@Reichsfuhrer1979 Well the neighbourhood kids do SOIL their pants when they see your Pedo ass driving around, so yes, it involves ''soil''

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

@GraffitiBombing247

ha ha, nigger dumbass. Go catch aids or starve to death, whatever the fuck happens to you lousy monkeys.

[UniversalStar2000]

@Reichsfuhrer1979 ewww such ignorance coming from illiterate working class isn't surprising to me. you make me ashamed to be white! please my fellow african brothers and sisters don't respond to him or her! it isn't worth your time!

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

@UniversalStar2000

I am ashamed that you are white. Filthy wog-socket. Why do you associate such "negative" connotations to the working class though? While I am sure mummy and daddy paid for you to have the finest whites-only private education, do you not think your own prejudice is a little ripe? Or are you suffering guilt because of what happened on your family plantation in the past?

[rage4energy]

@Reichsfuhrer1979

you are a fucking racist fool

[Reichsfuhrer1979]

@rage4energy

"rage4energy

2 months ago

my freind shot the fuck up , if your family was brutally killed by this ignorant basted muslim in the north nigeria then you should understand the fuck why they have to be fucking executed like animals , cuz they are animals in humans fresh,  2twice i say they are animals in human flesh. so go get a better job to do that to fucking come to the internet 2 show your ugly face. go suck a dick nigga"

And you are clearly the voice of tolerance.

[emperor536]

@GraffitiBombing247 LMAO

[jakefender99]

I Want Revenge! bit . ly/jerku

[refresh967]

south africa can do and not america? dangit!

[BullsWaterboy]

@refresh967 whats u problem though?

[airhab]

USA USA USA!