FACTSHEET
Date
: 22 June 2015
Subject: Gautrain Midrand Depot and Workshop
The Gautrain Depot in Midrand is the central location in relation to the operations of the
Gautrain system. It is the operational hub of the system. All train movements are controlled
from the Operations Control Centre (OCC) housed at the depot and the entire train fleet is
also staged and maintained there. The bus operations control centre and maintenance
facilities for the buses is also housed at the nearby Bus depot at the Midrand Depot.
Depot Maintenance Building
The maintenance building in the Depot houses five maintenance tracks capable of
accommodating five 4-car trains simultaneously. One of the five maintenance tracks is
designated for heavy maintenance (overhaul) and typical maintenance tasks such as repairs,
bodywork and repainting. In addition the maintenance building is used for maintenance work
on rail-borne wayside maintenance vehicles. There is a 10 ton overhead crane that moves
large sub-assemblies, e.g. bogies, motors, couplers, to and from the respective repair areas.
The maintenance building also contains facilities for inventory storage, workshops, staff offices
and amenities.
Storage & By- Pass Tracks
There are four storage tracks for the storage of trains not intended for the maintenance
building. The four storage tracks provides space capacity of 96 Gautrain rail-cars. Interior
cleaning, minor troubleshooting and vehicle diagnostics is carried out in the storage lanes. An
exterior car wash facility and a sanding facility, that is used to refill the sandbox onboard the
train, are located on a separate track. This track is adjacent to the storage backs and is
referred to as the by-pass track.
The by-pass track facilitates movement of trains and equipment within the Depot when the
storage tracks are occupied. It is suited for vehicle testing after repairs when verification is
required. In addition, it will serve as staging track storage when any other storage track is
closed for maintenance purposes.
Specialised Work Areas
Designated repair shops and open work areas are provided within the maintenance building
for specialised maintenance activities such as:
Bogie Replacement Area
A maintenance track is dedicated to bogie replacement and is fitted with an in-floor
cantilever lift system capable of lifting a 4-car train set and dropping one or more bogies. The
track has a turntable at the North end of the track to facilitate bogie transfer to and from the
bottom of the train.
General Mechanical Area
The general mechanical area is equipped to perform second line maintenance to vehicle
subsystems.
Electronics Shop
The electronics shop is equipped to perform second line maintenance activities for system wide electronic subsystems. The electronic systems include:
o
vehicle and wayside radio,
o
public address,
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o
closed circuit television, and
o
telephone.
Wayside Equipment Repair Area and Shop
The wayside mechanical shop is equipped to perform second line maintenance activities on
wayside systems.
Small Parts Paint Shop
The small parts paint shop is equipped to perform protective painting on small mechanical
items
Battery Shop
The shop is equipped with a battery charging system.
BrakelPneumatic/HVAC shop
The Brake/Pneumatic/HVAC (Heating, ventilation and Air-Conditioning) shop is equipped to
perform second line maintenance on these subsystems.
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Stores
The stores accommodate spares, utilising standard modular storage racks and bins of the
appropriate capacity. The stores area is enclosed, with aisle spaces between racks and bins.
There is provision for the 10t crane coverage for part of the stores area to facilitate transfer of
goods to/from the shipping and receiving area. Large items not requiring protection from the
elements (running rails, sleepers) will be stored in the outdoor storage area, located at the
South end of the Depot.
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