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At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton. In 1922 the line introduced its Round Africa service, a nine-week voyage calling at twenty ports en route. Alternate sailings travelled out via the Suez Canal and out via West Africa. [1] The combined line was sold to the Royal Mail Line in 1911, but ...
In 1957, Golden Arrow Bus Services, which at the time had 85 buses and 400 employees, completed a take-over of the larger, listed Cape Tramways Limited, which had 500 buses and 2000 employees. In 1982, the company built its Arrowgate depot in the suburb of Montana, in Cape Town. At the time it was the largest and most modern depot in Southern ...
1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in) 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. It offers butler service, two lounge cars (smoking and non-smoking), an observation car, and carriages with gold ...
The V&A Waterfront is a mixed-use destination located in the oldest working harbour in the Southern Hemisphere. [1] With Table Mountain as its backdrop, [2] the 123-hectare neighbourhood is located within the Cape Town, South Africa, where millions of people visit each year. [3]
1926–1940, 35 miles. First, a 25-mile stretch of narrow-gauge line was authorised at a cost of R130,000 between Fort Beaufort and Seymour. This line was later extended from Balfour 12 miles to Seymour.: 160 The line was re-gauged to Cape gauge between 1939 and 1940. Locomotives used. NG6; NG G12; NG G14; Stations Fort Beaufort–Balfour–Seymour
011. Springs is a former independent city that is now part of the City of Ekurhuleni, based in the east of Johannesburg ( East Rand ), in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies 50 km (31 mi) east of Johannesburg and 72 km (45 mi) southeast from Pretoria. Its name derives from the large number of springs in the area, and its estimated ...
The line runs on "Cape gauge" 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track, and is electrified with 3,000 V DC overhead catenary. Service on the line is provided by Electric Multiple Units of X'Trapolis Mega as of February 2023. Previously, the South African Class 5M2 and South African Class 10M3 were used with the X'Trapolis Mega.
RMMV Capetown Castle. As built, 292 1st class, 499 cabin class. RMMV Capetown Castle was a British passenger liner built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast for the Union-Castle Line 's mail service from Southampton to South Africa. She was launched in September 1937 and sailed on her maiden voyage on 29 April 1938.