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  2. Blue Train (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Train is a luxury train that travels an approximately 1,600-kilometre (990 mi) journey in South Africa, between Pretoria and Cape Town. [1] It is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world.

  3. MetroBlitz - Wikipedia

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    They worked the Blue Train between Pretoria and Kimberley until about 2005, when that function was taken over by the dual voltage Classes 14E and 14E1. These were able to work the Blue Train over the full distance between Johannesburg and Cape Town across the 25 kV section between Kimberley and De Aar as well as on other electrified routes.

  4. South African Class 12E - Wikipedia

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    They worked the Blue Train between Pretoria and Kimberley until about 2005, when that function was taken over by the dual voltage Classes 14E and 14E1. These were able to work the Blue Train over the full distance between Johannesburg and Cape Town across the 25 kV section between Kimberley and De Aar as well as on other electrified routes. All ...

  5. Rail transport in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The reactivation of the service between Johannesburg and Musina is announced for 30 August 2024. [15] But the frequency will be very low, only one couple of trains per week is offered. The Blue Train is a luxurious passenger train and a popular tourist attraction for South Africa, [11] which runs from Cape Town to Pretoria. It was the winner of ...

  6. Pretoria railway station - Wikipedia

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    It is the terminus of various Metrorail commuter rail services in the northern part of Gauteng, and a stop on Shosholoza Meyl inter-city services from Johannesburg to Polokwane and Nelspruit. Pretoria is also the northern terminus of the luxury Blue Train service from Cape Town.

  7. List of named passenger trains of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Train name Railroad Train endpoints Operated Blue Train: Blue Train: Pretoria-Cape Town: 1937–present Trans Karoo Express: Transnet Freight Rail: PretoriaCape Town?–1997 Train-de-Luxe: Johannesburg–Victoria Falls

  8. Luxury train - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Train, covering about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) between Pretoria and Cape Town, is South Africa's oldest and best-known luxury train service. Transnet Freight Rail runs the Blue Train, also between Pretoria and Cape Town. Rovos Rail operates the Pride of Africa service, which runs between South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Tanzania.

  9. South African Class 14E - Wikipedia

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    On occasion, the Class 14E locomotives were employed to haul the Blue Train all the way along the Cape Town-Pretoria route across the 25 kV AC stretch between Beaufort West and Kimberley, but this task was usually performed by selected Class 14E1 locomotives. After two incidents, in 2013 with Class 14E1 no. 14-104 and in 2014 with Class 14E no ...

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