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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.
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).
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
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.
The discovery of coal on the far east Rand at Springs and Boksburg, as well as the construction of the Rand Steam Tram from the colliery to the gold fields and into Johannesburg facilitated the growth of the industry in its early years. [8] Soon, too, the railway arrived from the coast: in September 1892 the Cape railway reached the Rand.
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).
The M43 continues north as Atlas Road, intersecting with the M44 (North Rand Road; Lakefield Avenue) before forming an interchange with the N12 freeway. [ 1 ] It continues northwards, separating the suburbs of Impala Park to the west and Atlasville to the east before entering the city of Kempton Park , bypassing O. R. Tambo International ...