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Rovos rides rails across central Africa
Rovos Rail has survived Covid and near bankruptcy and is taking passengers across the heart of Africa
06 October 2022 - 05:00
On the third day of a recent trip across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rovos Rail’s luxury train ran a literal gauntlet of fire.
A problem with one of the locomotives had brought the Pride of Africa to a stop in the middle of nowhere. Some young men approached the train and asked for money...
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