Christel Fouche Experiences The Gautrain
On Wednesday the 7th of July Christel Fouche, the managing director of Advantage ACT, took her family to experience the groundbreaking technology of the Gautrain project.
Advantage ACT has been involved in training some of the contractors responsible for the Gautrain and would like to congratulate these companies and individuals on a job well done!
Christel gets ready for the trip to Rhodesfield.
One of the Gautrain Rules - You may not chew gum.
Stations are a pleasure to walk in. The toilets are clean and well located. The security on the train and at the stations are exemplary and the help of the administrative staff when purchasing tickets are a pleasure to experience. You can sense that the employees are proud of the Gautrain and are proud to be associated with this South African icon.
“We took a trip from Sandton to Rhodesfield that took 12 minutes in total to complete. What a pity it ended so quickly.” said Christel.
The train was clean and well designed inside and the ride on the track was smooth and very fast. “We would have liked to stay longer and will certainly go back to experience it again”.
On the return trip to Sandon, our compartment was full of South Africans and World Cup visitors. It was nice to see so many people already using the service. One could sense that everyone was impressed with what was accomplished. “It makes one feel proud to be a South African.”
The platform on a lazy winter afternoon.
The Gautrain at Rhodesfield station.
