Hi

I was looking at the pages of Gautrain (see http://www.gautrain.co.za/index.php?...=3&click=0 ) and there is a vague map that shows that route and station. But do you know if a map has been made to show the actual route on e.g. an interactive Google map?

I understand that there has been some problems lately due to blackouts. How are they going to deal with this when the train gets operational?

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Gard
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Probably very badly, a complete white elephant if you ask me. Spending the money on providing housing and sanitation would be far better.

I won't be on a Google Earth Map now, it's a work in progress. With partial completion still more than two years away.

If you know where to look, you should be able to see the construction sites. There's certainly a lot of evidence of that "in the flesh". But of course not the progress underground.

"How are they going to deal with this when the train gets operational?"

To put this in perspective, the current planning for increase in electricity supply has a similar timeframe. That is, there should be sufficient available when it is first needed. Short-term supply is a different matter, if it should affect construction progress.

But if you ask as an a future repeat visitor, why are you concerned? Are you planning a trip for 2010 or later?

Hi

I was just wondering. I'm going there in March this year and maybe I will also go there in 2010

Regards
Gard
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Then perhaps in March you'll get stuck in a traffic jam that's caused by construction work!

BTW, at present I'd say that progress on the Gautrain is more at risk from labour strikes than power outages. And re the latter, I think I read that they have backup generators that will be able to handle everything except the huge TBM (tunnel boring machine, custom-designed in Germany for the project). But the latter is a vital component.