Category:Hopping Off

How about a “tonnage guarantee”?
March 4, 2016

How about a “tonnage guarantee”?

South Africa’s famous Blue Train provides some ideas of what can be done to boost local rail transport.

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How about #FaresMustFall?
February 8, 2016

How about #FaresMustFall?

Observers are warning that, in 2016, the economy will either go into free-fall, or somehow start to claw back some of the ground lost...

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Please, enough eco-babble!
December 3, 2015

Please, enough eco-babble!

This month, this column writes itself. Those responsible for October Transport Month (OTM) usually churn out enough nonsense to fill two columns, leaving me...

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Lessons from (and for) London!
November 1, 2015

Lessons from (and for) London!

A recent visit to Great Britain’s capital city revealed that even a country with such an illustrious public transport past can sometimes miss the...

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All aboard the 235?
October 1, 2015

All aboard the 235?

Back in 1961, South African songwriter Jeremy Taylor put together a ditty called Ag Pleez Deddy, which became a local hit – outselling Elvis...

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More “advice” for Prasa
September 1, 2015

More “advice” for Prasa

In July, this column warned of problems ahead with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa’s) plans to buy 7 224 new coaches....

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What happened to Appendix F?
August 1, 2015

What happened to Appendix F?

Last month we pointed to the mysterious disappearance of Appendix F from the website of the Gauteng 25-year transport plan. It was criticised in...

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Today, Sepp Blatter. Tomorrow … ?
July 1, 2015

Today, Sepp Blatter. Tomorrow … ?

What does Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona have in common with transport union SATAWU? Maradona wanted Sepp Blatter out, while SATAWU wants the Passenger...

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Of Rhodes and rails!
June 1, 2015

Of Rhodes and rails!

Last month I made some suggestions for the Gautrain. A further development has been the withdrawal, due to lacking support, of the Nasrec Business...

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The story of the two “Gs”
May 1, 2015

The story of the two “Gs”

Let’s talk about two “Gs” this month. They are Go!George and the Gautrain. Both of them have crucial implications for public transport in South...

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