The Blue Train chugs along with only two, each lasting no more than two nights.
In 1947 the Blue Train was the vehicle of choice for George VI and the royal family when they toured South Africa.
"The Blue Train is my competition and also my supplier, " he explains.
Not tourists alone but also businesspeople occasionally take the Blue Train.
Since it started up in 1989, Vos' venture has been blowing steam in the face of Spoornet's own luxury choo-choo, the Blue Train, whose pedigree is enviable.
Whereas the Blue Train is pulled by no-nonsense diesel and electric engines, Rovos offers passengers a retro whiff of steam, though only for the first hour into or out of Pretoria.
Campbell says she's not dropping the case until she finds out what happened to her machine -- and she wants ol' Blue to train its employees on privacy issues and revamp its warranty policy.
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The need to train skilled blue-collar workers something the country has neglected for generations presents a major challenge in places like Louisiana and Texas, where education levels remain below the national average, as well as the more literate but less populous Dakotas.
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The Navy said the Blue Angels will continue to train at their base in Pensacola, Florida, for when the budget crunch ends.
It was built in the 1920s as a modest holiday destination for blue-collar workers arriving by train from New York, but by the time of the jet age, the city had fallen into complete disrepair.
Others live in train stations and under the blue-sheet tents that are spreading through Tokyo's public parks.
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