Alternative road based public transport between Johannesburg and Pretoria

“While branded by some as unrealistic, the project that has captured the imagination of the public is the proposed R7-billion high speed train between Pretoria and Johannesburg. One of the most significant projects South Africa has seen in the last few years, the train will provide more than 42 000 jobs during the construction phase alone, while the train link is expected to lead to a 0,4 % to 0,5% increase in Gauteng’s GDP” (Engineering News 2001)