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  1. @mattbenic :) only a pleasure! Yes, consortium do their own subcontracting. Yet there are minimum targets for local skills, materials, etc
  2. @mattbenic yes, the entire PPP project commissioning went through a tender process http://bit.ly/4Vnp08 and http://bit.ly/5xtmMi
  3. @mattbenic we used a French subcontractor for the hardware and software of the train sim
  4. http://twitpic.com/rte2y - Training room for new drivers with lecturer & computer simulated driver cab
  5. http://twitpic.com/rtdw2 - Central control room from where entire bus & train system is monitored, including CCTV safety cameras
  6. http://twitpic.com/rtdqw - Computer simulator of Gautrain driver cab to train new drivers
  7. @ derekgardiner twitpics at http://bit.ly/37cvYd RT @derekgardiner: @TheGautrain is it possible to get some twitpics of these updates
  8. A 8 level parkade is being built at Hatfield station of which 4 levels have been completed
  9. @tominbonn: thanks for the tweets on your blog :) RT @tominbonn: @TheGautrain Did a post on your tweets. See here: http://bit.ly/6t712F
  10. Gautrain supports World Aids Day http://bit.ly/4XHhqx
  11. In total, Gautrain excavated 16km of tunnelling in 2.5 years
  12. All blasting and excavation of the 15km underground tunnel from Jhb to Marlboro was completed in September.
  13. Landscaping and rehabilitation of community park Mushroom Farm Park, Sandton, almost complete following construction shaft closure
  14. Track laying and signaling installations are in progress in the tunnel between Sandton and Marlboro
  15. Driver training includes emergency scenarios on a computer simulator
  16. The first 50 train drivers have been trained using computer simulation of driver cab & route. Practical training on test track followed
  17. RT @gauteng_: gauteng BUSINESS NEWS 'Gautrain to be on time' - iAfrica.com http://ow.ly/165jGD
  18. RT @gauteng_: gauteng Gautrain kickoff talks back on track - Times LIVE http://ow.ly/1652PJ
  19. RT @EngNewsZA: Gautrain on track - Mokonyane http://tinyurl.com/ycs8b3t
  20. RT @RailwaysAfrica: New blog post: GAUTRAIN HYDROSEEDING http://gatorurl.com/mbgwef