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Mytrain.co.za has just been launched by the Gautrain. What is Mytrain? Let me fill you in.

Mytrain is a site that tries to explain to the youth what the Gautrain is, why it’s being built, who it will help and how they are doing it all. In a nutshell.

The site is fairly easy to navigate and personally I am very impressed with the initiative. One thing I have been saying for a while now is that there is not enough information out there about Gautrain. This site sort of puts that out the window.

Browse the site and learn about this incredible project.

From the Gauteng MEC for Public Transport, Roads and Works, Mr Ignatius Jacobs:

“The MyTrain.co.za website aims to cultivate a culture of learning, especially in scares skills like maths, science and engineering. Gautrain is a real-life, practical example of how a variety of careers come together to build the biggest and first ever rapid rail link project in Africa.”

Some of the topics that Mytrain covers include:

– Cut-and-cover excavations
– Drilling and blasting
– Tunnel Boring Machines – automated tunnelling technology
– Gautrain’s brand new Tunnel Boring Machine
– Who else uses Tunnel Boring Machines in South Africa?
– Caring for our environment during construction
– Stop the terrible traffic jams
– You have to be really tough to survive in the car jungle
– Move up… make space for public transport
– Public transport is low on moolah
– The story of Gautrain
– View the video “Phambili Gauteng”
– The route Gautrain will follow
– Stations where Gautrain will stop

To be honest I actually think that this site is helpful for adults possibly even moreso than the youth. I honestly didn’t know most of the stuff that this site is talking about!

Get there now.

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