Trans-Karoo, noun

/ˌtrɑːnskəˈruː/
Origin:
EnglishShow more English prefix trans- across + Karoo sense 1 a.
In full Trans-Karoo Express: an express train which runs between Cape Town and Johannesburg five times a week. Also attributive.
1970 B. Zurnamer Locomotives of S. Afr. Railways 80Such famous trains as the Union Express, the Union Limited and the forerunner to the Trans-Karoo, the Cape-Johannesburg Express.
1979 S. Afr. Railways & Harbours Handbk 95The Trans-Karoo Express operates daily, except Mondays and Wednesdays, in both directions between Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. It covers a distance of 1 608 km in a total journey of 29½ hours (27½ to Johannesburg).
1987 E. Prov. Herald 13 Feb. 1A long story about the ballet teacher with 24 pieces of luggage who unexpectedly joined him and wife in their compartment in the TransKaroo as the train was about to pull out of Johannesburg.
1988 N. Patterson in Cape Times 11 Jan. 7A Trans-Karoo train ticket, one way is also R230 (first class) or R163 (second class)...When I travelled on the Trans-Karoo this month, there were many third-class carriages, packed with black people.
1990 Frontline Mar. 10When the Trans-Karoo trundles in at 9.20, the station is packed.
1990 Frontline Mar. 12I’m sharing a Trans-Karoo compartment with a prison warder, a soldier, a German tourist and a matric boy from De Aar.
1991 Best of S. Afr. Short Stories (Reader’s Digest Assoc.) 221Running on days when the Blue Train is not scheduled, the Trans Karoo Express follows the same route...It provides a comfortable and fairly fast link between Johannedburg and Cape Town.
In full Trans-Karoo Express:an express train which runs between Cape Town and Johannesburg five times a week. Also attributive.
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