Riding the Gautrain

[lekduka1mokgotho]

Check this Gautrain Sled

youtuDOTbe/PauIOPxfdP8 (replace DOT with .)

watch?v=PauIOPxfdP8

[zsifk]

Not very fast. About the average speed of a BMW on the Ben Schoeman ;-) Much slower than the president's motorgade.

Jokes aside. Looks impressive.

[Kethull]

@zsifk At least the train doesn't shoot people next to the track. Please don't arrest me.

[zsifk]

@Kethull

Point taken.

[ON3MR]

la vache, ça monte vite en vitesse, direct les 160 km/h cooolllll

[Kethull]

I am absolutely 100% sure the Afrikaans guy talking in the background is family of mine. How are you involved in the project?

Took the train the other day for the first time. It's weird seeing it only have this little bit of track to test.

[1gorsameth]

@Kethull - sorry cant help you - nearly 300 Bombela staff on the train that day.

I manage the programme and reporting for civils work , which has been a challenge to say the least!

Trains need to run 3000 km before thay can carry passengers , so have been running up and down test track for last 9 months.........

[Kethull]

@1gorsameth Thanks anyway.  Apparently it was him. Small world and all that.

[CapeKornkid]

Impressive..By time that my country has a high speed rail network albeit not the fastest but it's enough to make me smile

[AmersfoortTristan]

Veel geluk, jongens. Laat de wereld maar zien dat Zuid Afrika ook zulke trainen op de rails kan zetten.