East Coast to West Coast Train Trip - September 2010

Deon Mattheys provided the following for the Club Trip in September:

Day 1 Friday 17 Sept.
Depart JHB Station at 11h00 for Port Elizabeth on Train 73015 - Shosholoza Tourist Class
Overnight - Train

Day 2 Saturday 18 Sept
Ride from PE To Gamtoos Valley (Patensie), Humansdorp, Cape St. Francis (153 km)
Overnight - Cape St. Francis

Day 3 Sunday 19 Sept
Ride from Cape St. Francis to starting point of Route 62, Joubertina, Uniondale, George, Mossel Bay (355 km)
Overnight – Mossel Bay

Day 4 Monday 20 Sept
Ride from Mossel Bay on R328, via Oudtshoorn, Meiringspoort to Prince Albert (185 km)
Overnight – Prince Albert

Day 5 Tuesday 21 Sept
Ride from Prince Albert to Laingsburg, Matjiesfontein to Sutherland (273 km)
Overnight - Sutherland

Day 6 Wednesday 22 Sept
Ride from Sutherland to Lamberts Bay via Ceres, Piketberg, Clanwilliam (509 km)
Overnight – Lamberts Bay

Day 7 Thursday 23 Sept
Ride from Lamberts Bay to Darling via Piketberg, Velddrif and Paternoster (345 km)
Overnight – Darling

Day 8 Friday 24 Sept
Ride from Darling to Cape Town (75 km)
Load Bikes on Train 17011, leaving for JHB at 12h30
Overnight -Train

Total Distance = 1895 km (plus sundries)

PLEASE NOTE:
This is important!
We can load 15 Motorcycles on a Spoornet KP Transporter Carriage - First to confirm, first on the list!
There are only two KP Transporters per passenger train so we are limited to 30 Motorcycles.
We are starting the arrangements early as we need to reserve a KP Car from Cape Town to Jhb to transport our bikes.

Currently the price to transport a motorcycle bigger than 500 cc is R995-00 irrespective of the destination.
One fare to PE, another fare to JHB.
The current quoted price on the Shosholoza Tourist Class Train is R341-00 per person to Port Elizabeth from JHB.
The current quoted price on the Shosholoza Tourist Class Train is R 473-00 per person to JHB from Cape Town.
Reservations open 3 months in advance but we will receive a Group Discount.
Currently for more than 10 People a JHB - Cape Town ticket is R350-00.

Note Well!
There will be no back-up vehicle - Please prepare your Motorcycle accordingly!
All expenses like overnight accommodation, meals, drinks, train expenses, insurance and medical cover are carried by each individual.
We guarantee that you will have a fantastic holiday and ride some of the most scenic routes possible with like minded individuals.
Usually by September the Cape rain has passed but weather is out of our hands so please come prepared!

More details will be posted as we progress with the planning.

Dankie Dani dat jy vir ons die basiese informasie gepos het . Ek gaan almal op hoogte van sake hou ssos mense met my bevestig.

Onthou, plek vir 30 motorfietse .

Ons het vandag 8 persone bevestig en 5 motorfietse .

Groete

Deon

Sounds great - does anyone want to take over the Sabi ride from 24 - 26 Sept so that me and Dorothy can join on this one???

Deon

We are in !!!!!!!!! - do not want to miss out!!!!!!!!!! BUT - I will need help again with loading the LT. (Like day 6 distance)

Setember 09 Cape (train and bike tour) was great - thank you again

Louis and Maria
Middelburg, Mpum

What happened to the detailed trip planning documents that the trip planning committe members always compiled - at least it gave prospective members an overview of what to expect - wets the appetite so to speak - or has there been a decision about discontuing the use of it???????????

I think it's a bit early...?

dakardrix wrote:I think it's a bit early...?

Not really - could help people to decide to do it if they know what the plan it.

True

I see no problem with the basic tour information posted by Deon i.e.: Travel arrangements and daily schedule, basic cost for train, etc.

Budget of R1000.00 per day for 2 x persons should be ample, such to cover reasonable accommodation, food, drinks and fuel.

Sept 09 Cape Town train tour was a great success,. Detail planning and schedule for each day was finalized by the tour group i.e.: stop overs, places to visit, departure times, etc.

Deon this year I will bring with a "big broom" for sweeping

Dag almal

Ek kan van 1 Junie af besprekings begin maak by Spoornet vir die Trein Kaartjies en vragwa vir September. Ons gaan roetes en paaie ry wat nog nie gedoen is nie ( en n paar ou staatmaker paaie en passe ook ) . Kan ek asseblief vir lede vra om vir my aanduidings te gee van wie belanstel ?

Dankie Deon

Can I please come along ?
My new bike hasnt been on a train yet !

Deon, we will have to fix that! The list of confirmed participants is growing. I am going to start progressing the planning given that 4 months slips by very quickly and we will soon be on that train. Again!!!!!!!!!!!

Always glad to have you with us!

You passing through Plett on your way back?

.....to visit some friends.


I believe it is a good place to overnight. Can recommend a good backpacker.

Thanks Deon.
Count me in. Leave already booked.
Looking forward to another train trip !

Deon

We are in!!!!!!!!!!
Although we will pay/book for train trip from JHB we might ride down to P.E.

Regards
Louis / Maria

Hi Deon,

Ek sal ook saam gaan. 1 bike, 1 persoon.

Dankie
Tobie

Hey Deon
I'm in too

Shawn

Hello Everyone ,

By the time the World Cup is over we will have 10 weeks left before we get on the Train again. This is a quick update of where we stand right now . We have 10 confirmed partcipants , riding 7 bikes . This means we can take another 15 bikes before everything is full up. Over the next weeks I will be posting information on our overnight stops so that everyone can find a place to stay in good time . Please keep an eye on the forum but I will start e-mailing the confirmed participants individually. Shosholoza has given me the following pricing for the Tourist class trains for September 2010.

From JHB to PE one way - R350,00 per person
From Cape Town to JHB one way - R470,00 per person

This is not the discounted group price - as soon as we are 10 or more we will receive a significant discount - I will be asking everyone for their train fares by the 3 rd week of July but we will have more clarity on the discounted price by then .

More info to follow!

Regards,

Deon