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We Dare you to "Do it Differently" this Year!
Take your company or social club on a "year-end" trip by Vintage Steam Train
 A Year-end corporate award or social function on a vintage steam train
is certainly very special and definately different. We promise that your group will really
enjoy the experience and remember it well into 2011. So, let Friends of the Rail take your Customers, your Staff and Families on an old-fashioned fun outing on our tain to Cullinan and
back. They all deserve it!
You can book a special meal at any of several venues and restaurants, or simply set up a braai or picnic. Interesting and fun activities, like a diamond mine tour, 9 holes of golf, horse riding, game viewing, kids games, etc, are also available.
Depending on your numbers and needs,
you have the choice of reserving seats on one of our specially-scheduled corporate trains, of reserving a private coach all to yourselves, or for the ultimate
exclusive experience, of chartering your very own exclusive private train where you get to choose a date and time that suits you.
These year-end trains are very popular and available dates sell out quickly. Contact Arno or Billy at our Marketing Office now to organise your function and book your place. Phone: 082 293 4616 or 012 548 4090 Email: sales@friendsoftherail.com
Click here to download detailed information: Year-end Functions 2010
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Monday, 9th August 2010 - Tshwane Xplorer |
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The popular "Tshwane Xplorer" ROUND TRIP
  This Womens' Day public holiday, join us on an afternoon steam train trip around the nation's capital. This 2.5 hour vintage train ride also goes
briefly out into the countryside whilst you relax, sit back and get an entirely different perspective of our diverse and interesting city. On the way, this trip on the national rail network passes through Pretoria Station and through a very large marshalling yard, so railway enthusiasts and the curious will get a rare inside glimpse inside the real world of railway operations. Also spot several city landmarks from the train: the Unisa buildings, Loftus Versfeld stadium, Union Building, Tukkies, Affies, etc (** see note).
Braai fires will be available at our station from about 11:00 and there is plenty of safe and secure parking. So, bring your picnic baskets, relax and braai with us before the train departs. Or else enjoy a late lunch while on the go! You may take your picnic lunch and drinks aboard the train. No cooler box? Hot and cold refreshments are available on the train before and throughout the trip.
Also come early and browse the souvenirs and other interesting railway memorabilia that are available in our shop at the station. Give the kids something remember this by, forever! Get thems their own special FOTR Trip Certificates at the shop and have them specially autographed by the driver and train crew!
** Please note that our advertised route is subject to last-minute change if engineering occupations require. Due to occasional weekend Gautrain work on the section between Pretoria Station and Hatfield, this track might be closed. If this should be the case, we regret that the southern "city" loop may have to be shortened or substituted.
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Monday, 9th August 2010 - Photogala |
Photographers... Join
Friends of the Rail for our second winter steam photographic event, and experience
the power and majesty of steam on a winter’s morning!
We
meet at the FOTR Capital
Park depot (NOT our Hermanstad Station) on Sunday 9 August, the Womens' Day public holiday, at
06h00. Enjoy coffee and rusks as one of our superb steam locomotives brews up
alongside. At sunrise we will begin the photography, with great steam and smoke
effects on offer. The locomotive will be positioned in various locations and
you will be able to photograph the human activity around her too while she is serviced
by the crew, who will be dressed in traditional railway footplate attire.
Opportunities
like this are becoming rarer by the day, so grab this chance while you can. The
fee for the morning shoot is R150, payable in advance to guarantee participation.
To ensure uncrowded participation and safety, places are strictly limited so book now to avoid disappointment!
Bookings
may be made by phoning Arno at our sales office on 012-548-4090 or
082-293-4616.
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