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Successful railway productions rely on more than a great-looking train.

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TRACES OF THE PAST

Heritage, History and Storytelling

For decades, Cape Rail’s heritage locomotives, coaches and railway environments have helped creative teams bring authentic railway stories to the screen.

Movies and Television

Authentic railway locations, locomotives and environments that bring cinematic stories and television productions to life.

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Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Warrior

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Moffie

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Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Lillies not for Me

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Dynamo Magician Impossible

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Dinge van ‘n kind

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Die Wanderlus

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

The Challenge: World Championship

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Franklin D Roosevelt

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Lincoln

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Fear Factor type shoot hamlet

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Goodbye Bafana

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Doomsday

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Advertisements and Commercials

Distinctive railway settings that give campaigns and commercials an authentic sense of place, character and visual impact.

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Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

BMW

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

3-Ships Whiskey

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Kookpunt Season 3 & 4

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Travel Channel

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Pasella

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Kwela

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Arbian cookie advert

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Old Mutual

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

State Street “Fire”

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Salesforce – “The Great Data Heist” :30

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Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Ask More of AI with Matthew McConaughey | Salesforce

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Photoshoots

Characterful railway locations offering striking backdrops for editorial, fashion, promotional and creative photography.

Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Foschini

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Rooi Rose

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Foschini

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Rooi Rose

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Other Productions

Flexible railway environments for creative projects, special productions and unique visual storytelling beyond traditional film and television.

Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

International Tourism Film Festival

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

InsiderSA

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

Neil Shaw: A day in the life… a steam train driver

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

International Tourism Film Festival

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.
Train on a curved track near a yellow flower field under a cloudy sky.

InsiderSA

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Red train on curved track with green fields and cloudy sky.
Field of yellow flowers with mountains and cloudy sky in background.

Neil Shaw: A day in the life… a steam train driver

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