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Information on the new and even more luxurious Blue Train
The history of the Blue Train
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The services available on board the Blue Train
Explore Southern Africa in luxury
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Luxurious Blue Train Facts
Various Trip Information and more
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1904 - Blue Train Menu, typed on a Remington TypeWriter
Cape Goverment Railways Ticket. In 1891 this, the "shortest route" still took 50 hours to complete because passengers could only travel as far as the Transvaal border by train. The rest of the way was by coach.
The Dining Express trains of the Cape Goverment Railways. Oh! for the days when one could dine for 'two and six'!
28 November 1911 - The CSAR Train de Luxe with two class 10 engines ready to depart from Pretoria for Johannesburg with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The brass coat of arms on the leading engine is preserved in the railway museum at George.

 

The Blue Train Routes

The Blue Train Routes and TimeTables


The Blue Train travels on four return routes:
Pretoria - Cape Town (1 day & 1 night);
Pretoria - Victoria Falls (2 days & 2 nights);
Pretoria - Hoedspruit (1 night); and
Cape Town - Port Elizabeth (1 day & 2 nights).

For many years The Blue Train's route was exclusively between Pretoria and Cape Town. Now an exciting route, the Zimbabwe Spectacular, has been added, on which the train travels between Pretoria and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

Off-the-train excursions are undertaken on the Cape Town, Garden Route and Victoria Falls routes. All four journeys offer travellers a unique opportunity to enjoy some of Southern Africa's most breathtaking scenery.

Pretoria to Capetown
Pretoria to Victoria Falls
Capetown to Port Elizabeth
Pretoria to Hoedspruit

 

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