SA RAIL NEWS This would not have been possible however if there were no power at Rosebank. Train services north of Marlboro and on the airport branch were said to be running, but subject to delay. It is understood that Metrorail was not affected. Gautrain Management Agency chief executive Jack van der Merwe was quoted recently explaining that the trains could still operate during power outages, but the stations “would be affected negatively”. •For instance at Sandton, where load shedding would presumably disable the lifts to the platforms, 45 metres below ground.
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LOAD SHEDDING HALTS GAUTRAIN It was announced on the morning of 6 March that Gautrain rail services had been suspended south of Marlboro due to electricity load shedding. Bus shuttles were provided between Marlboro and Sandton and south of Sandton to Rosebank. There was no clarity on the situation south of Rosebank and whether one trainset continued shuttling on the single track to Park Station.
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