A Ride On The Most Notorious Train In South Africa

[@nelsonchinasamy9857]

What you are seeing here is one of South Africas recently purchased trains. Those amber coloured trains are the bulk of our trains. Sadly most of them are parked off somewhere because most of South Africas rail infrastructure has been vandalized by criminal and cables and other mechanisms stolen.South Africa once had the largest rail network in Africa.

[@winco68]

And it was not only the best in Africa it was one of the best in the World. Efficient and on time.

[@nelsonchinasamy9857]

@@winco68 I used the train to work in the mid 70s, never was there a cancellation or was I late to work. It was a daily 60 km trip. . Then came 1994 and some other bright sparks took over. Since then the reversal began. The countries infrastructure started going back to the days of the Flintstones.

[@winco68]

@@nelsonchinasamy9857 Yes i remember too and you are correct my friend. SAR was also a large employer and people there were happy in their work now there are no jobs for them. I hope the criminals can be removed from power and the people of SA will have their railway back one day. Take care Nelson.

[@Afriqueleblanq]

@@nelsonchinasamy9857 Even until around 2012-ish, Metrorail was running about 90% on time.

[@nelsonchinasamy9857]

@@Afriqueleblanq so what happened after that? In my opinion the taxi gangsters have taken over and sabotaged the railway system. If we had a real government the taxi thugs would have been put in their place.

[@avrilandreucci2742]

This goes on for years! Where it is a brand new train or not , people act like animals in the wild, and burnt it out! Then complain, ther's no trains, just look who the people are, that not appreciate it!

[@elizabethlovett5130]

I wouldn't go on one of those if you paid me. It all went downhill from 1994 and no one can argue with that!!!!!!!

[@Afriqueleblanq]

It went backward well before 1994; the demise started in the 1970s after Diesel replaced steam. But, yes, since 1994, Govt disinvested from passenger rail.

[@andrewdutoit9571]

@@Afriqueleblanq I beg to differ. I often commuted on the rust coloured electric suburban train to Johannesburg. I caught the 06h00 shuttle between Pta and Jnb. Not once was the train late or a noshow. Also, I can't remember it ever being pulled by a diesel loco.

[@riyaanabrahams4061]

I miss taking the train, just the fact that there is no traffic

[@RodneyPolly-xb7kx]

Lawlessness is proudly south africa

[@Afriqueleblanq]

A legacy of the Godless idiot Karl Marx, who created apartheid and started the violence in South Africa 🇿🇦.

[@marthakagumbate5538]

Please l can't wait to board the train l am tired of taxi fares l used to use prasa as my mode of transport but now people destroyed everything we are struggling as we talk of khayelitsha line that was the superst line now they need over 30 billion to come back to action now they can't all prasa's property is stolen it's a pit to think that the train will come back on the line

[@Afriqueleblanq]

A train is a train. How can a train ever be notorious?? Rather, some passengers conduct themselves in a notorious way. The trains are okay; fix the people.

[@avrilandreucci2742]

The stations look like a tornado that passed through, how people vandalised it! You're afraid to go near

[@jameskonyane3641]

4:07 - THOSE are the most notorious trains in South Africa, it's just sad that not one train is work in the Johannesburg area 😢

[@ronniepillay9050]

Quite a sad reality nowaday,s,most of those trains and rail have become extinct

[@HYPEWRIGHT]

This train is no different than that of New York City, and I know because I worked for MTA for 30 years really this train is cleaner than most New York subways.

[@NokoFlow]

Thank you! Africa receives a lot of bad press, so it's common to think everything is better elsewhere.

[@isoboy1000]

What do you mean is not as bad? this is world class.

[@michaelgeral9397]

When i was working my assistant was forever late because of people killing themselves. Its a real same people ack the way they do. It's no joke.

[@Afriqueleblanq]

Act.

[@johndavid5618]

That is what happend for free. 🤷‍♀️

[@thokozanizulu4183]

Bengithi kuphelile ngezitimela indlela ebekoniwe ngayo ojantshi bezitmela lapha eThekwini kodwa nokho likhono ithemba iyalungiswa ojatshi ikakhulukazi izintambo zogesi

[@popliza_17]

There are no trains in South Africa since 2020 the start of covid19. Please let's be realistic😮😕🤷‍♀️

[@NokoFlow]

I don't know where you live but, in Pretoria trains have been operating just fine. Same with the Soweto to Johannesburg route

[@Afriqueleblanq]

Some woke nayhsayers never crawl from under their pet rock indeed. Bear with them.

[@andrewdutoit9571]

​@@NokoFlow How about between Pretoria and Johannesburg like it was before?

[@neilcombrink5231]

Wat train dud there are not running at the moment

[@Afriqueleblanq]

Crawl from under your rock, wake up to the smell of coffee and enjoy your reality check. Trains are running, just not all of them. South Africa 🇿🇦 can do with everyone's winning attitude; don't speak death.

[@neilcombrink5231]

@@Afriqueleblanq ya wen thay can find a track to ride on ya some trains are running funny that it mostly in the cape were we actually give a shit so as for coffie getting cold I don't let it cors like every thing else that's fucked up around here it's tooo expensive so il drink mine hot thank you

[@calvinpurdy2668]

First class???😂😂😂

[@johndavid5618]

"For free class. 👀😂😂😂🤣🤣🤪

[@susanjacobs4205]

Is this the only train?

[@NokoFlow]

No, it is just the most affordable option. There are other types available; High-speed bullet train (Gautrain) , long distance train (Shosholoza Meyl) and some Luxury trains (The Blue train & Rovos Rail)

[@Afriqueleblanq]

And Premier Classe