Gautrain History Blog

Gautrain Trip

I took my first proper Gautrain trip to the airport a week ago. It was a really great experience. In 15 min I got from Sandton to OR Tambo International. This included loading money onto my card, and waiting for the train. The way back took a bit longer because a train had just left [...]

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Day 42 – 19th July 2010 (SOUTH AFRICA-SINGAPORE)

I was up early to ensure I’d packed everything. I said goodbye to the family I’d been staying with for the past six weeks, and then Shane picked me up in order to get to the Gautrain in Sandton. The Gautrain goes straight to the airport, and it was convenient that both Shane and Jade work [...]

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On assumptions and expectations

How foolish could I have been? To arrive in a country and not know it had skyscrapers in lieu of straw huts, or the high-speed Gautrain instead of an elephant chauffeur. Would you come to a country thinking you had to survive off a gallon of water you stuffed in your luggage, when all along [...]

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Nice work, Us.

Five Unexpected Highlights of the World Cup: 1.  Shakira’s ‘African’ Outfit. Part Honolulu, part Native American, part 80′s lumo, part six-pack.  And who knew ‘Waka Waka’ could be such compelling lyrics?  Ameezing. 2.  The Gautrain.  Months of dust and construction sadness melted away as soon as we could get to the airport in fifteen minutes. [...]

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The Gautrain, is it capable? Here’s how I found it.

On a recent trip to Johannesburg, I was very excited to take a trip on the Gautrain, the new high-speed rail link which currently connects OR Tambo Airport to the Northern suburb of Sandton. It will in future connect as far as the old Joburg city centre and Brooklyn in Pretoria. There’s been a lot [...]

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We went on the Gautrain and to the airport on Saturday …

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South Africa – reasons to be proud

South Africa, July 2010, is the place to be..  Right here right now.. South Africa, officially known as the Republic of South Africa (RSA) that country at the bottom of Africa, that everyone in Europe thinks is still undeveloped – with lions and elephants roaming the streets..  If you are not here, you are seriously [...]

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IT IS HERE!

So we finally land safely at ORT and my ears happily tune in to that long awaited : ” Ladies and Gentlemen …”. I’m just happy to be home. “…Thank you for flying South African Airways. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride. Your seat cushions [...]

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