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Thanks to Covid-19, locals can finally afford South Africa's luxury train ride

The train is popular among tourists from countries like the United States, Britain and Japan. These days, however, locals take up most of the seats and cabins. — Photos: MARCO LONGARI/AFP
Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapés circle the private lounge at Cape Town’s main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air.
Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa.
But even in this cosseted world, 2021 intrudes, showing that nothing can escape the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. Passengers are discreetly ushered off in small groups to a fast-track coronavirus testing centre nearby.

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Escaping from Covid in South Africa's pricey, luxurious Blue Train

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Blue Train passengers enjoy drinks in the observation car as the train slowly makes its way through the outskirts of Cape Town on February 25. AFP
Escaping from Covid in South Africa’s pricey, luxurious Blue Train
Tue, 9 March 2021
Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapes circle the private lounge at Cape Town’s main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air.
Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa.
But even in this cosseted world, 2021 intrudes, showing that nothing can escape the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train' | Life

CAPE TOWN, Mar 7 — Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapés circle the private lounge at Cape Town’s main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air. Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious...

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Escape from COVID-19: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'

Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa.

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Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'

Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapés circle the private lounge at Cape Town's main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air. The 61-year-old started his career as a senior waiter on a smaller train in 1981.

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The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world

The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world
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By Gersende Rambourg
Cape Town - Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapÃ©s circle the private lounge at Cape Town's main train station and the tinkle of champagne glasses fills the air.
Timeless ease fills the room as passengers wait to embark on the fabled Blue Train for a luxurious two-night trek across South Africa.
But even in this cosseted world, 2021 intrudes, showing that nothing can escape the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.
Passengers are discreetly ushered off in small groups to a fast-track coronavirus testing centre nearby.

Cape-town , Western-cape , South-africa , Australia , Japan , United-kingdom , Pretoria , Gauteng , Klein-constantia , Free-state , Britain , South-africans

Escape from the pandemic: Board South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'

The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world.

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Escape from COVID: South Africa's luxury Blue Train

The Blue Train is a perfect escape from the cares of the world. Ironically, most South Africans could never have dreamed of affording its luxury before COVID appeared.

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Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'

Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'
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Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'

Escape from Covid: South Africa's luxury 'Blue Train'
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