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===Kranzberg balloon loop NA1=== | |||
[https://rovos.com/ ''Rovos Rail''] cruise trains on the Windhoek ⇔ Walvis Bay sector use the Kranzberg loop at least once on both outward and return trips - to keep the observation car at the rear of the train for most daytime running and to avoid reversal at Kranzberg - as well as for the side trip Kranzberg ⇔ Tsumeb. ''Report updated: September 2023''. | |||
===TransNamib passenger services: Walvis Bay ⇔ Windhoek; Windhoek ⇔ Keetmanshoop; Walvis Bay and Windhoek ⇔ Oshikango NA2=== | |||
Limited TransNamib Starline passenger services resumed 9 December 2022 but apparently only at Christmas/New Year "Festive Season", as advertised (apparently only) on their [https://www.facebook.com/transnamib/ Facebook] site. Windhoek portion of trains ⇔ Oshikango use the Kranzberg balloon loop. The section Tsumeb ⇔ Oshikango is not used by ''Rovos Rail'' and the TransNamib Oshikango services appear to turn on a triangle at Tsumeb. ''Reported: December 2023.'' | |||
Revision as of 15:28, 20 September 2024
Country Details
See Wikipedia
Timetable
- Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be out of date.
- Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services
Kranzberg balloon loop NA1
Rovos Rail cruise trains on the Windhoek ⇔ Walvis Bay sector use the Kranzberg loop at least once on both outward and return trips - to keep the observation car at the rear of the train for most daytime running and to avoid reversal at Kranzberg - as well as for the side trip Kranzberg ⇔ Tsumeb. Report updated: September 2023.
TransNamib passenger services: Walvis Bay ⇔ Windhoek; Windhoek ⇔ Keetmanshoop; Walvis Bay and Windhoek ⇔ Oshikango NA2
Limited TransNamib Starline passenger services resumed 9 December 2022 but apparently only at Christmas/New Year "Festive Season", as advertised (apparently only) on their Facebook site. Windhoek portion of trains ⇔ Oshikango use the Kranzberg balloon loop. The section Tsumeb ⇔ Oshikango is not used by Rovos Rail and the TransNamib Oshikango services appear to turn on a triangle at Tsumeb. Reported: December 2023.
