No Train to nowhere...

<p>I need to get about 200kg's of blacksmithing tools down to Cape Town from Joburg.</p> <p>After sending out a bunch of quote requests to various removal companies, all of whom rep**** to me within 24hrs, I suddenly thought TRAIN... surely that'll be cheaper? Phoned the number in the directory ( ********** ) and was told to call ********** , which rings once then goes to engaged; phoned the original number again, was told sorry - nothing we can do; insisted (minor rant - you are a huge organisation there must be someone who can help me etc) and was told to phone ********** - same one-ring-engaged vibe; went online to the Transnet site, then called the Joburg number listed there; very bored lady told me to phone 0 ********** , the Shosholoza number, which rings (yay) but then goes to engaged (boo).</p> <p>Against the backdrop of daily rail commuters losing their jobs for constantly being late for work, due to the inefficiency of the train system, I know that my gripe about no-one wanting to talk to me about getting a few miserable lumps of metal across the country is pretty trivial. But I suppose this just goes to show that the rot runs all the way through. </p>