A previous blog this year alluded to the fact that the Edutrain, the unique classroom-on-wheels of Metrorail Western Cape, has been out of serve for the past three years. In another blog I made mentioned that “Blackie,’ the first locomotive to arrive in South Africa, has temporarily been removed from Cape Town Station.
With regard to the process to having the Edutrain undergo a complete general overhaul programme, and having it fully refurbished and returned to once again transport learners on educational excursions, indications are that the Edutrain will be fully operational by April 2012.
“Blackie’ was the first locomotive to arrive in South Africa and was used to construct the first railway line in the Western Cape. Due to the current refurbishment of Cape Town Station, Blackie was removed to a place of safekeeping. As in the case of the Edutrain, it is also anticipated that ‘Blackie’ will return by April 2012 to take up a new position in the Cape Town Station Forecourt.
It is with great anticipation that we look forward to the return of both the Edutrain and ‘Blackie’ respectively. 2012 holds much promise for learners as well as the tourists who will relisgh the opportunity to take photos of the first locomotive to arrive in South Africa in the late eighteen-fifties.
It is in this regard that we say: 'Watch this space …'
Photo of Blackie and Edutrain respectively.
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