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PRIDE OF AFRICA · DAY 2

Next: Game reserve siding

01:24:30

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Live position from the manager's device GPS on the MapsForDevs MFD Rail basemap — same map engine as the guest in-room app. Allow location access when prompted.

EN ROUTE DAY 2 OF 4 · SUN 13 SEP

Currently · Botswana plains, brunch service wrapping up

Next: Game reserve siding

ARRIVES IN

01:24:30

ETA 15:00 · game drive

Pretoria62 km/h · 412 km to Victoria FallsVic Falls

Guest requests & service queue

0 open

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On time

ServiceBrunch · Shangani car

Covers42 · single sitting

Crew on dutyExec chef + 6 stewards

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ExcursionGame drive · 3 hr

Capacity8 vehicles · 48 pax

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Chobe cruise — split sitting

42 booked vs 36 cap. Confirm two sittings before 17:00.

Crew on duty

Train ManagerAnika Botha · Command

Exec ChefThemba Nkosi · Galley

HospitalitySarah Wepener · Cars 3–6

EngineerJohan Pretorius · Loco

Resting · next shift 14:004 stewards

Incident & maintenance

${ICO.warn} Car 5 · AC fault — fan onlyEngineer en route

${ICO.warn} Obs car · loose table fixingLogged

${ICO.chk} Cabin D2 · plumbingFixed 11:05

Next stop & border control

Plumtree · Zimbabwe — Day 3

Passports collected42 / 42

Visas outstanding4 · Botswana grp

Customs / manifestReady on board

Guests booked

42 / 48

88% of capacity · 6 berths open

Suites allocated

18 / 21

3 suites on courtesy hold

Itinerary

5 stops

4 days · 2 border crossings · 1,650 km

Projected revenue

R7.14m

avg R170k / guest · 92% margin target

Readiness checklist

5 of 8 complete

${CHK(true)} Route & pathing approved (Transnet / NRZ slots)Confirmed

${CHK(true)} Locomotive & consist assignedConfirmed

${CHK(true)} Cabin inventory loadedConfirmed

${CHK(false)} Excursion vendors contracted (2 pending)In progress

${CHK(false)} Crew roster finalisedIn progress

${CHK(false)} Provisioning & cellar order placedNot started

Needs attention

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Botswana visas — 4 guests

Passport details outstanding for the Pullman group. Due 14 Aug.

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Excursion capacity

Chobe sunset cruise capped at 36 — 42 guests booked. Split into two sittings.

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Dietary

3 kosher + 2 halaal meals to confirm with executive chef.

Route at a glance

Pretoria${ARR}Mahalapye${ARR}Francistown${ARR}Plumtree${ARR}Victoria Falls

Northbound on the Pride of Africa: depart the private Rovos Rail station at Capital Park, run via Botswana with a game-reserve stop, cross into Zimbabwe at Plumtree, and arrive Victoria Falls in time for the bridge and Falls tour. Open the Itinerary tab to edit legs, dwell times, and excursions.

Itinerary

Day-by-day legs, dwell times and on-route excursions.

Train Consist

The rake for this departure — front to rear. Drag to reorder (mock).

9 cars · 247 tLength 287 mMax 48 guestsGenerator + 2 staff cars

Suite cars

4

Royal · Deluxe · Pullman

Public cars

3

2 dining · 1 observation lounge

Service cars

2

Kitchen/scullery + generator

Cabins & Guests

Suite inventory and guest allocation. Click a suite to assign.

Booked Held Open

Royal Suite · car 3 — full-length suite, private lounge & Victorian bath

Deluxe Suite · cars 4–5

Pullman Suite · car 6

Dining & Service

Per-day service plan across the two dining cars.

Day	Service	Car	Menu theme	Covers	Sittings	Status

Dietary flags

9

3 vegetarian · 2 halaal · 2 gluten-free · 2 other

Cellar lines

38

All-inclusive South African selection

Dress nights

2

Formal dinner · Day 1 & Day 3

Excursions

Off-train experiences — vendor, capacity and contract status.

Crew Roster

On-board team assigned to this departure.

Name	Role	Car / Station	Boarding	Status

Budget & Occupancy

Revenue, cost lines and margin for the departure.

Revenue (projected)

R7.14m

42 guests booked

Direct cost

R2.61m

crew, fuel, provisioning, excursions

Contribution

R4.53m

63% contribution margin

Break-even

29 guests

cleared — 13 above break-even

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