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The ''Blue Train'' travels an approximately journey in South Africa between Pretoria and Cape Town. It is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. It boasts butler service, two lounge cars (smoking and non-smoking), an observation car, and carriages with gold-tinted picture windows, in soundproofed, fully carpeted compartments, each featuring its own en-suite (many of which are equipped with a full-sized bathtub).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Train travel in South Africa )〕 The service is promoted as a "magnificent moving five-star hotel" by its operators, who note that kings and presidents have travelled on it.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Blue Train )〕 ==History== The ''Blue Trains origins date back to the ''Union Limited'' and ''Union Express'' trains which began in 1923, taking passengers from Johannesburg to the ships departing from Cape Town to England. The ''Union Express'' introduced luxury features such as a dining saloon in 1933 and air-conditioned carriages in 1939. After a break in service in World War II the service returned in 1946. With the reintroduction of the train, the colloquial "blue train" moniker, a reference to the blue-painted steel carriages introduced in 1937,〔 was formally adopted as the new name. In 1997 it was refurbished and relaunched. File:Logo of Blue Train.jpg|Logo on the train File:Blue Train bedroom.jpg|A bedroom File:The Blue Train.jpg|Interior of the dining File:Lounge area of the Blue Train.jpg|One of two lounges File:Blue Train suite bathroom.jpg|An en-suite bathroom 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blue Train (South Africa)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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