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project<br />
milestones<br />
2007<br />
13 DECEMBER<br />
2008<br />
08 JULY<br />
2007<br />
04 FEBRUARY<br />
The implosion <strong>of</strong> four<br />
buildings which made<br />
way for the Gautrain<br />
Park Station Precinct<br />
took place.<br />
2008<br />
28 SEPTEMBER<br />
First tunnel break<br />
through signifying the<br />
meeting <strong>of</strong> Gautrain’s<br />
two twin-track tunnels<br />
which were excavated<br />
simultaneously<br />
towards each other<br />
from Mushroom<br />
Farm Park and from<br />
Marlboro Portal.<br />
Launch <strong>of</strong> Tunnel<br />
Boring Machine<br />
(TBM) at Rosebank<br />
Station and its naming<br />
ceremony. It was<br />
named Imbokodo in<br />
celebration <strong>of</strong> the role<br />
all women played in<br />
making South Africa a<br />
democratic society.<br />
2008<br />
OCTOBER<br />
First fully assembled<br />
train car left Derby in<br />
the United Kingdom.<br />
2009<br />
31 MARCH<br />
First train car assembled<br />
in South Africa arrived<br />
in Midrand from Nigel,<br />
Gauteng.<br />
Custom branded in<br />
Gautrain’s distinctive<br />
golden colour, the<br />
first four-car train set<br />
was proudly handed<br />
over to the Gauteng<br />
Provincial Government<br />
at Bombardier’s Derby<br />
assembly plant in the<br />
United Kingdom.<br />
2008<br />
01 DECEMBER<br />
The first shipment <strong>of</strong> two<br />
completed rail cars arrived<br />
in Durban. After carefully<br />
<strong>of</strong>f-loading each rail car,<br />
which measures 21 metres<br />
in length and weighs 46<br />
tonnes, they were transported<br />
as an abnormal load by<br />
road from Durban Harbour<br />
to Gautrain’s train depot in<br />
Midrand.<br />
2009<br />
29 MAY<br />
All trains to be<br />
ready for Operation<br />
Commencement<br />
Date I are in<br />
Midrand,<br />
Gauteng.<br />
2009<br />
30 JANUARY<br />
Gautrain’s Tunnel Boring<br />
Machine, Imbokodo,<br />
completed its last meter for<br />
the project before being<br />
powered down at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> January.<br />
2009<br />
11 SEPTEMBER<br />
Excavation <strong>of</strong> Gautrain’s<br />
15km tunnel is complete.<br />
This major milestone<br />
was achieved when<br />
construction teams<br />
detonated the final blast<br />
near Emergency Access<br />
Shaft 2, in The Wilds in<br />
Johannesburg.<br />
2009<br />
03 FEBRUARY<br />
Guests gathered at<br />
the Gautrain depot in<br />
Midrand for the <strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
welcome ceremony<br />
celebrating the first<br />
completed train set to it’s<br />
operational home.<br />
2010<br />
5 JUNE<br />
Commencement <strong>of</strong><br />
Operations Function<br />
The Gautrain celebrated its<br />
commencement <strong>of</strong> operations<br />
on 5 June 2010. It included<br />
an inaugural ride on Africa’s<br />
first rapid rail transport system<br />
and the cutting <strong>of</strong> ribbons at<br />
Sandton, Marlboro, Rhodesfield<br />
and OR Tambo International<br />
Airport stations. This historic<br />
moment celebrated the dawn <strong>of</strong><br />
a new legacy in public transport<br />
for South Africa. Phambili,<br />
Gautrain, Phambili!<br />
2010<br />
08 JUNE<br />
2011<br />
02 AUGUST<br />
During the first hour that<br />
Gautrain commence<br />
operations, nearly<br />
1 000 passengers used<br />
the service between<br />
Sandton and the OR<br />
Tambo International<br />
Airport. The first train<br />
departed at 5:30am.<br />
2012<br />
07 JUNE<br />
The remaining section<br />
from Rosebank south<br />
to Johannesburg Park<br />
Station opened.<br />
The route from Rosebank<br />
to Pretoria and Hatfield<br />
commenced operations.
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