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After being withdrawn in 1942 in World War II, the service returned in 1946. [5] With the reintroduction of the train, the "blue train" nickname, a reference to the blue-painted steel carriages introduced in 1937, [2] was formally adopted as the new name. In 1955, it began to be hauled by 3E electric locomotives between Cape Town and Touws ...
Tito's Blue Train (Serbian: Плави воз, romanized: Plavi voz; Croatian: Plavi vlak; Slovene: Modri vlak; Macedonian: Синиот воз, romanized: Siniot voz) is the popular name [1] of the former state luxury train of Yugoslav Marshal Josip Broz Tito, president of the former Yugoslavia. [2] More than 60 statesmen and world leaders ...
From 1948 to 1963, it served as the Blue Train spare and during this time- in October 1957- it was renumbered no. 795. From 1961 to 1963, this car actually worked on the Trans-Karroo Express while remaining a spare Blue Train duty. In 1963, the Blue Train was provided with two new lounge cars, thus releasing the old ones including spare No. 795.
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Le Train Bleu (restaurant) or The Blue Train, a restaurant; Blue Train, a nickname for the U.S. Postal Service cycling team; The Mystery of the Blue Train, a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie set on Le Train Bleu; Blue Train, a 2010 Serbian film on life after the death of Tito
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A single "Royal Train" was only formed in 1977 as a response to the demands of the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. This train has been maintained since the privatisation of British Rail by DB Cargo UK at Wolverton Works, although the royal family has travelled on ordinary service trains more frequently in recent years to minimise costs. [24]
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