Rovos Rail · Journey Planner

LIVE GPS

Next stop

Plumtree — Zim border

Arrives in

01:24:30

Acquiring GPS…

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: Plumtree — Zim border

ARRIVES IN

01:24:30

ETA 16:30 · immigration

Pretoria62 km/h · 412 km to Victoria FallsVic Falls

Guest requests & service queue

0 open

Happening now

On time

ServiceBrunch · Shangani car

Covers42 · single sitting

Crew on dutyExec chef + 6 stewards

Up next · in 1h 24

Action needed

ExcursionHwange game drive · Day 3

Capacity8 vehicles · 48 pax

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Hwange game drive — vehicles

Confirm open-vehicle count with The Hide before 17:00 for 42 guests.

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

Message centre

Control ↔ train manager · live, survives coverage gaps

connecting…

LIVE GPS acquiring position…

Current speed

— km/h

device GPS · live

Heading

—

direction of travel

Permitted speed

90 km/h

line limit · drops to 40 at km 412

Schedule

On time

+2 min · recoverable

Gradient now

+1.0% ↑

incline · 1 in 100 · next 6 km

Steep descent ahead · km 420–435

−2.5% decline. Reduce to 40 km/h and brake early — heavy train, long stopping distance.

MOVEMENT AUTHORITY · CONTROL

Cleared to Plumtree · km 438

Single line · cross northbound freight at Figtree loop · km 455

NEXT STOP ETA

01:24:30

Plumtree border · ~16:30

Route profile · speed & gradient

km 395–475 ahead

Route ahead · GIS

at km 398.2

Gradient+1.0% incline · next 6 km

Curvekm 420 · 20 km/h reverse

Distance to next stop38 km

Distance to border38 km · Plumtree

Track features ahead

${ICO.warn} Level crossing · km 401whistle · unprotected

Bridge · km 40915 km/h

Figtree loop · km 455crossing point

Water / fuelPlumtree yard

Speed restrictions (TSR)

2 active

${ICO.warn} km 412–418 · 40 km/h · track works

${ICO.warn} Plumtree yard · 25 km/h · points

Hazards & notices · control

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Cattle on line · km 430–434

Reported 14:05. Sound horn, reduce speed through the section.

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Washaway watch · km 470

Heavy rain overnight — inspect culvert on approach.

Locomotive status

live feed pending · sample

Diesel fuel

2 800 / 6 000 L

47%

refuel at Plumtree yard

Brake pipe500 kPa

Engine temp82°C

FaultsNone

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 & build 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 Build

The configuration 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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