16 NOVEMBER 2010 SHOSHOLOZA MEYL TRAIN SERVICES RE-INSTATED

Shosholoza Meyl the long distance rail operator and a division of PRASA, announces the re- instatement of its train service and the reviewed schedule which will be fully implemented end of November 2010. This comes following the suspension of its services in some corridors over the previous weeks.

“In the past weeks we had to reduce a number of our trains due to, amongst others, the unreliability of locomotives which inconvenienced our passengers to a large extent. We managed to refocus our services in response to the identified customer demands. The reviewed schedule offers services to all corridors maximising capacity on all trains to ensure that no train runs empty. Our approach going forward is to offer a combination of services on one train where our passengers will now get a sleeper service on a traditional sitter class train and vice versa.” said by Mr Paul Zikhali, Head of Shosholoza Meyl.

All loyal rail customers will now be able to book and plan their December / January holiday in advance. Bookings for the chartered train services are open and will run based on the bookings for the specific service.

Shosholoza Meyl apologises for the inconvenience caused over the past weeks and would like to encourage all passengers to make their travelling bookings in advance to avoid disappointment since the festive season is approaching. As part of our continuous efforts to ensure that safety of our passengers is a priority and measures are put in place to curb overcrowding, no passengers will be allowed within our operational areas without a valid train ticket.

Ends ______Contact: Lillian Mofokeng Senior Manager: Marketing & Communications Prasa Rail Cell: 082 888 8362 Email: [email protected] Website: www.prasa.com REVIEWED SHOSHOLOZA MEYL SERVICE

NB: Services in black on the table below were re-instated in October 2010 already and services in * Blue will be re-instated in the next few weeks leading up to the end of November.

SITTER /SLEEPER CLASS SERVICE

Route Service Frequency From Johannesburg – East London Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays Johannesburg – Sitter Class Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays * (Daily from 01/12/2010 Johannesburg – Komatipoort Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays Johannesburg – Musina Sitter Class Daily except Saturdays * Johannesburg - Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays * Johannesburg – Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays * Johannesburg – Sitter Class Fridays * Johannesburg - Kimberley Sitter Class Fridays * Johannesburg – Bloemfontein Sitter Class Fridays and Sundays Sleeper Class - From Johannesburg Johannesburg – Durban Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays * Johannesburg – Port Elizabeth Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays * Johannesburg – Cape Town Sleeper Class Sunday, Wednesday and Fridays From Cape Town * Cape Town - Johannesburg Sleeper Class Sunday, Wednesday and Friday * Cape Town - Durban Sleeper Class Wednesdays From Durban Durban – Johannesburg Sleeper Class Daily except Tuesdays * Durban – Cape Town Sleeper Class Fridays From Port Elizabeth * Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg Sitter / Sleeper Class Daily Except Saturdays

PREMIER CLASSE SERVICE

Route Service Frequency From Johannesburg Johannesburg – Cape Town Premier Classe Thursdays and Sundays * Johannesburg - Durban Premier Classe Tuesdays and Fridays *Johannesburg - Hoedspruit Premier Classe Thursdays From Cape Town Cape Town – Johannesburg Premier Classe Tuesdays and Saturdays From Durban * Durban - Johannesburg Premier Classe Wednesdays and Sundays From Hoedspruit * Hoedspruit - Johannesburg Premier Classe Sundays From Port Elizabeth * Port Elizabeth - Johannesburg Premier Classe TBA