| Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
» Metro Rail (more..)
» Class 10M (more..) |
» Kaalfontein (more..)
» Kaalfontein, Gauteng Province, South Africa (more..)
» October 07, 2009 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 10M42019M (more..)
» 1883 (more..) |
» Col André Kritzinger (more..)
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| Remarks: It's sunset, and the Darwin Award candidates make their appearance again. This is the rear end of one of the new Class 10M Metro trains, but despite the diminished clingon possibilities these guys still manage to cling to the train like geckos, especially between coaches, in the (forced) open doors and even on the front and rear ends. I've watched officials on Kaalfontein station do all they can to prevent this end riding practice, but to no avail. The two clowns at left will have a problem when the train gets to the next platform unless they either get higher up or off. (Also see pictures 201572 and 302027.) |
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Posted by Rangachari Anand on October 28, 2009
Amazing! This kind of riding seems more like a sport -
not a necessity as in some other parts of the world. |
Posted by cmdrflake on October 28, 2009
This photo is the saddest I have ever seen on this site. People that do things like this should not be ridiculed, they deserve to be, but they will be punished by pain of injury or even death. There appear to have been no authorities willing to intervene and protect these people from themselves. All a decent person can do is wish they escaped without physical harm. |
Posted by Marty Bernard on November 1, 2009
This happens in a few other countries where the government can't provide enough space inside their trains. These people have someplace they need to go and this is their best choice to get there. They are not clowns. It is a failure of the government to provide sufficient services. |
Posted by on November 2, 2009
Marty, I have witnessed this 'sport' first hand, and the problem is that there IS space inside these trains. Not sure about geckos though... Lemmings perhaps? |
Posted by Ken Huard on November 2, 2009
They STILL haven't learned!! |
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