Journey into the night with Prasa
Sunday Times journalist Hendrik Hancke describes the bittersweet experience of travelling on Prasa’s relaunched long-distance train from Johannesburg to Durban
17 December 2023 - 00:00
When the first long-distance train in three years left Joburg’s Park Station en route to Durban recently, little did I know it would be a full 30 hours before I’d be able to look back with a sense of pioneering pride on the journey just completed. ..
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