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The factory
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Supplier park:
• centre of train manufacturing excellence
• 78ha site
• R1 billion investment
• maximum capacity end 2019:
• two cars per day
• 1 500 workers employed on site
Training centre:
• 4 000m2
• to train 19 500 people
Testing centre:
• static test buildings
• 1.2 km test track
Manufacturing buildings
• 31 500m2
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Key construction milestones
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May
Building construction
starts
October
Training Centre
buildings ready to be
equipped
March
First manufacturing
building completed
September
Construction ends
Second Quarter
Train production
starts
2016 2017
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Construction milestones
Overall construction programme will last approximately 18 months
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Note: Main construction Milestones for P0+1+2: black dot =complete, orange dot = planned.
Work package 2016 2017
Dec
2015
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan
2018
Plant rescue, clearance, earthworks, infrastructure
RS site buildings
Rail infrastructure
Electrical reticulation and equipment
Electrical reticulation and equipment (traction)
Mechanical (HVAC, gas, air, water)
Cranes
Transborder and turn table
Non-statutory signage (Gibela visual identity)
Bulk electrical supply
Bulk roads and rails
Bulk potable water, sewerage pipelines
Bulk stormwater
Start of construction
Plant removal complete
Start of building package
CBS Portion 1 Beneficial occupation
M07 Beneficial occupation
Permanent power supply
Progress: 67%
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Special thanks
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To the Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni
and the EMM Executive Committee
and officials for their ongoing
support of the project
“This project means that Ekurhuleni is no longer
the historic leader in manufacturing – it affirms us
as the future leader and puts us at the cutting
edge of technology.”