Fast train that links Johannesburg to Pretoria, South Africa, started operations Monday, August 1, 2011. With the existence of this pathway is expected to reduce the amount of traffic congestion by 20 percent.
Based on the statement in the Johannesburg city government sites, fast train going through this pathway is called the Gautrain. Minister of Highways and Transportation Gauteng province, Ismail Vida, said that this train will depart from the station towards Rosebang through Hatfield and Pretoria, stopping at eight stations, starting Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
For the convenience of passengers, also provided a bus to the fast train station from the settlements. Inauguration of this pathway should be faster. However, due to problems in the tunnel at the Rosebank station, the launch was postponed.
That problem is the presence of water leaks in the tunnel path. Vadi said the problem has been corrected and now the path is safe, but monitoring is still underway. As a result of this leakage, rapid railway construction became delayed the second phase, Vadi apologized for this.
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Train Crash in India
Recently train derailed in India, causing a severe crash and the victims at least 31 passengers. At present, rescuers are still trying to find victims who are still oppressed in many cars.
Quoted from page Associated Press, Sunday, July 10, 2011, the cause of the train off the rails is still unclear. However, the possibility of a train gets out of control when a driver pulled the emergency brake lever.
The train reportedly going to the town of Kalka, at the foot of the Himalayas, from Howrah, south India. While the accident occurred in the town of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh state. Very severe accident, 12 seats and the train engine reportedly thrown out of the car.
A spokesman for the police, Brij Lal, said that so far at least 31 people were killed and as many as 100 people were rescued from inside the car. But the predicted victim will still continue to grow as rescue efforts continue.
"We're trying to cut the bench and help those still trapped inside," said Lal.
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. India railway bureau said the family death toll will get compensation of 500,000 rupees.
India train crash often due to poor maintenance and human error. Though the railway network in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 14 million passengers per day.
Quoted from page Associated Press, Sunday, July 10, 2011, the cause of the train off the rails is still unclear. However, the possibility of a train gets out of control when a driver pulled the emergency brake lever.
The train reportedly going to the town of Kalka, at the foot of the Himalayas, from Howrah, south India. While the accident occurred in the town of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh state. Very severe accident, 12 seats and the train engine reportedly thrown out of the car.
A spokesman for the police, Brij Lal, said that so far at least 31 people were killed and as many as 100 people were rescued from inside the car. But the predicted victim will still continue to grow as rescue efforts continue.
"We're trying to cut the bench and help those still trapped inside," said Lal.
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. India railway bureau said the family death toll will get compensation of 500,000 rupees.
India train crash often due to poor maintenance and human error. Though the railway network in India is one of the largest in the world with more than 14 million passengers per day.
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Crew Cabin Hong Kong Airline Equipped Kung Fu
Chairman of the Hong Kong airline to equip the crew cabin in the form of Chinese martial arts, Kung Fu. Martial arts training is useful to deal with bad passengers who want to mess while flying in an airplane.
According to the newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) edition of Sunday, April 17, 2011, Kung Fu training was applied to the airline of Hong Kong Airlines. The cabin crew or flight attendant must learn wing chun moves, ie a stream of Kung Fu that is used for close combat. But the staff of other units may also practicing kung fu, though not mandatory.
A stewardess named Lumpy Tang pleaded not think that learning Kung Fu is now a part of her job. "We were initially surprised, but, after several sessions, we like wing chun," said 22-year woman to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
According to a spokesman for Hong Kong Airlines, Eva Chan, martial arts training was inspired by the incident that is often experienced by the crew cabin. They inconvenience the passengers who did not want to wait on set during the flight progresses, even the flight attendants had threatened the crew cabin.
"The case could be three times a week," said Eva Chan, who was quoted SCMP. Passengers brash that the average effect of liquor drunk. According to her, science kung fu is very useful for cabin crew, especially the women, when faced with large-bodied passengers.
"Usually, the flight attendant was not able to handle a large passenger, especially when drunk. However, thanks to training, she can handle it easily," continued Eva Chan.
According to the newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) edition of Sunday, April 17, 2011, Kung Fu training was applied to the airline of Hong Kong Airlines. The cabin crew or flight attendant must learn wing chun moves, ie a stream of Kung Fu that is used for close combat. But the staff of other units may also practicing kung fu, though not mandatory.
A stewardess named Lumpy Tang pleaded not think that learning Kung Fu is now a part of her job. "We were initially surprised, but, after several sessions, we like wing chun," said 22-year woman to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
According to a spokesman for Hong Kong Airlines, Eva Chan, martial arts training was inspired by the incident that is often experienced by the crew cabin. They inconvenience the passengers who did not want to wait on set during the flight progresses, even the flight attendants had threatened the crew cabin.
"The case could be three times a week," said Eva Chan, who was quoted SCMP. Passengers brash that the average effect of liquor drunk. According to her, science kung fu is very useful for cabin crew, especially the women, when faced with large-bodied passengers.
"Usually, the flight attendant was not able to handle a large passenger, especially when drunk. However, thanks to training, she can handle it easily," continued Eva Chan.
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