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The Rand Tram (so named as to appease the transport riders) opened in 1890, between Johannesburg's Park station and Boksburg station. The line was subsequently extended to Brakpan and Springs, where large deposits of superior quality coal had been discovered.
The new power station was inadequate, and had to be expanded. Tram service also existed in Pretoria, Durban and Johannesburg (where the Rand Tram, the suburban railway to Boksburg, opened in 1890), but were replaced by petrol, diesel and trolleybus systems by the early 1960s.
By 1889/1890 the stop was now called Park Halt on the Boksburg/Braamfontein line. [4]: 6 The line was run by the De Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatschappy (NZASM) and was known as the Rand Steam Tram which transported coal from the collieries at Boksburg to the yards at Braamfontein.
Opened on 2 February 1891, the network was operated initially by horsecars. [1] From 14 February 1906, it was converted to electrical power. [2]Beginning on 26 August 1936, the trams were gradually supplemented by the Johannesburg trolleybus system, which was opened on that day.
Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, also called Metro Roads or Metro Routes are designated with the letter M, and are usually major routes around Johannesburg and some areas declared part of Greater Johannesburg (including the town of Krugersdorp and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality).
Here, the M44 turns to the south-east as Jet Park Road and proceeds to cross the N12 highway to enter the northern part of the city of Boksburg. Just after crossing the N12, at the North Rand Road junction in the suburb of Witfield, the M44 becomes North Rand Road eastwards by way of a left turn.
Metrorail Gauteng is a network of commuter rail services in Gauteng province in South Africa, serving the Johannesburg and Pretoria metro areas. It is operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
Rand Airport Rd, Power St, Linton-Jones St, Lower Boksburg Rd, Commissioner St, Rondebult Rd (R21), Leeuwpoort Rd, Jubilee Rd, Airport Rd, Athlone St, Hendrik Potgieter Rd, Van Der Walt Rd, Voortrekker Rd, Prince George Ave, Olympia Rd, South Main Reef Rd, 5th Ave, Colliery Rd, Driehoek Rd, Clydesdale Rd