Plans are afoot to introduce custom-built 'green' trains - either solar or liquefied petroleum gas-powered - which will run daily along the iconic Apple Express railway line between the city's beachfront and the R1.7bn Baywest Mall. The non-profit organisation (NPO) behind the move, Apple Express Rail, is also lobbying Transnet to be allowed the full use of the 285-km line on concession, with plans to not only fully rehabilitate the train track using private funding, but in the process boost … [Read more...] about Iconic Apple Express revival could see shoppers transported by train to mega mall

