Finally! Kuils River Shuttle!

FINALLY! The unthinkable happened! Metrorail put Kuils River back on the map!

This morning, for the first time I've been a Metrorail Commuter, a train actually left Kuils River station, destination Cape Town at 06h30. And wonder by wonder, it was an EXPRESS train exclusively for Metro Plus ticket holders... * Smiles-all-around * Read article here...

I must say... for the first time that this service ran... the train was QUITE full. Okay, maybe its expected with  the way Metrorail has operated their services over the last couple of months. But I guess that the Business Express has opened their eyes - noticing the amount of people requesting access to a train from the Kuils River station as base! All you need do is look around and see how the area has evolved over the years. Also if you look at how full / empty certain trains go once the train passed Kuils River station!

The train also runs in the afternoon, at 16h15 from Cape Town station, Platform 21. Unfortunately the train was not announced on the "normal" boards and the train was a tad empty. But all in all I think it was memorable for a first run.

For once I want to say: Well done Metrorail... We appreciate it!  (^ ^,)

Jumping to conclusions

So yesterday, Thursday, 06 September 2012, I meet up with my regular travelling buddies at Cape Town station - Platform 11, 2nd carriage... can't say which train or the time now can I? LOL! The conversation was all over the place, just as I like it - when on-no... #METROFAIL... the train stops for no apparent reason. And it did so more than once on my journey that should have been complete within 40 minutes!

Boy did I have a change in attitude when we neared Kuils River station. Apparently 2 people were run over close to the station. Typically the reports I heard was confusing (2 men, a man and a woman, a mother and child) - so I can't say exactly. But my heart goes out to them, whoever they may have been - a loved one, a friend, a companion, a mother, a father, a parent, a child... It really affected me.

Which got me wondering... Why do we JUMP TO OUR OWN CONCLUSIONS?

Especially if we don't have all the facts? Its a case of immediately responding to something that's affecting me somehow, but not taking into account all the evidence. I was quick to say: #METROFAIL! But after some time and coming across the accident it was clear it was not Metrorails fault... due to an unforeseen accident.

Question is: Can we change? Can we just for once set aside our personal needs and look at the bigger picture. It isn't easy... but let's be fair... should it?