Thuthukani trip to Naledi then to Mabopane

[Jerome West]

To promote the 100 days to the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup, Metrorail took the Thuthukani train set from Park Station to New Canada to Naledi and back to Park Station. From here we went to Germiston to Oakmoor to Pretoria and ended up in Mabopane. I thought the vuvuselas would kill me but I was in the drivers cab all the way. One the one side of the set was the Thuthukani unit with its 12 cinema seats right behind the driver and behind that a lounge. On the other side of the 13 unit set was a 5M2A. Enjoy the photos.

Drivers seat of the Thuthukani

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Our driver at the controls

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Gauges at the center of the cab, a clear view for 12 people in the cinema style seats

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Switches

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Door release and close buttons

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View from the drivers seat of Braamfontein Station as someone runs across the tracks

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Our driver

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Entering New Canada Station

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The Thuthukani unit

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One of the new soccer stadiums

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Mud hole ahead

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5M2A controls

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Drivers seat

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Switches

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Open and Close door buttons

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Our driver in the 5M2A

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Rubbish dump

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Overhead cable unit

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Spikes

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Shunting sign

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Waiting for a Metrorail set from Leralla to switch lines

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Arriving in Oakmoor. Notice the spikes.

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Close up of the gauges

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General seating for the populas

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Mountain View Station

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Pass near Wonderboom

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Arriving at Mabopane Station

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General signage

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The team

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A better view Thuthukani

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View fro the top at Mabopane Station

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The lounge of the Thuthukani

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Warning sign

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View from my seat

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Our general speed

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Coming into Elias Park

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[Andreas Umnus]

Thank you very much for these interesting pictures and the view out of the drivers cab.

[allanroy]

Thanks for sharing, what a great picture story. Drivers cab gives the best view for sure

[John Ashworth]

The early British Rail DMUs used to give passengers a great view forward. Now in Europe it seems you can only get this on driverless trains such as London's Docklands Light Railway and parts of the Copenhagen metro. Nice to see it in South Africa.

[Marc Russell]

Great pics!! What is the general use of this set. I once saw a advert in the 'Carlton Centre' for chartering a Metro train, is this the set?

[Jerome West]

Marc, it is used for training drivers but I am sure that it can be hired for other uses.