Communal coaches include 2 dining cars per train, lounges and one observation coach bringing up the rear. The observation coach has enlarged windows to allow for greater panoramic views of passing countryside and also has an outdoor platform. Old world grace and charm are the keywords for the dining cars with their wood panels, soft candle light dinners and exquisite local and international cuisine served with South African wines. During the year 1930 there were one engine which as on hype named as 'Ricardo' sleeve valve engine. Mirrlees the period introduced two Mirrleesengines represented this patent kind of the valve engine. Well the previous had bore close to 5.5 inches and made a stroke of almost 6.5 inches and produced 20BHP each cylinder at rate of 900 r.p.m. another had 17 inches bore and 21.5 inches stroke, giving 50BHP per cylinder at the rate of 200 r.p.m.