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railway
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It Seems The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Might Still Get Back On Track
10 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Tenders for the line have now been received, and it seems like it’s full steam ahead.
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South Africa Had Its Own High-Speed Rail Service 40 Years Ago [Video]
22 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The MetroBlitz ran the 69.4km route between Pretoria and Johannesburg via Germiston in roughly 42–44 minutes, with a top speed of 160km/h.
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The First Shosholoza Meyl Train Trip From Jozi To Cape Town Went Horribly Wrong
11 Dec 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Everyone was excited for the Shozoloza’s come-back, but then the theft of overhead wires in the Western Cape caused the train to stop in its tracks on the last leg of the journey.
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South Africans Are Getting Pretty Nostalgic About Trains These Days
25 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
You may recently have taken a trip down memory lane, and found inspiration in the railway of yesteryear. You’re not the only one, because train travel is cool again.
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Flying Is For The Birds – ROVOS Rail Presents The Golden Age Of Luxury Train Travel
12 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It sounds like one of those Indiana Jones movies, don’t you think? Indiana Jones and The Golden Age Of Luxury Train Travel! We weren’t too far off, to be honest – as The Muse and I (accompanied by the Hardimans!) journeyed across South Africa, from Pretoria to Cape Town, stopping off at Kimberley and Matjiesfontein […]
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Russia Is Building An Underwater Tunnel To Alaska
29 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Recession reschmesssion. Russia has unveiled an ambitious (read: $65 billion) plan to build the world’s longest tunnel under the Bering Strait – as part of a railway corridor linking North America to Europe, via Siberia. Because ships and planes just weren’t cutting it. Also, this sucker’s going to be entirely fueled by green energy, apparently.
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