Luxury Trains

Discover opulent carriages, beautiful routes, great decorators and the technical details of the most decadent trains from around the globe.

Luxury trains have always fascinated and excited our imaginations. A great source of style, romance and exoticism, they have long held starring roles in literature and in Hollywood movies. This wonderful book evokes long-lost days of travel, where trains marked international railway history, from the Orient Express to the Train Bleu. Today, train companies around the world are creating new palaces on rails and these pages offer a journey into that extravagant and luxurious world.

Whether comfortably seated in the restaurant car of the Venice Simplon - Orient-Express as you glide past the Venetian Lagoon, travelling through the Highlands of Scotland on the famed Royal Scotsman, or admiring the ancient splendours of Machu Picchu at the Hiram Bingham bar aboard the Andean Explorer, this book traverses the globe in celebration of these wonderful locomotives. A superb gift for the travel enthusiast and anyone interested in the decadent features of these trains.

Inhalt
13 The History of a Folly 31 Presidential Train 43 Al Ándalus Expreso 49 Orient Express 59 Venice Simplon Orient Express 71 Rheingold 77 Golden Eagle Danube Express 87 Royal Scotsman 99 British Royal Train 109 British Pullman 125 Grand Hibernian 137 Train Bleu 147 Côte d'Azur Pullman-Express 159 Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express 167 Pride of Africa 175 Eastern & Oriental Express 185 Seven Stars in Kyushu 189 Twilight Express Mizukaze 197 Royal Express 205 Shiki-Shima Train Suite 215 20th Century Limited 221 American Orient Express 227 'Virginia City' 231 Hiram Bingham 241 Andean Explorer 250 Select Bibliography 251 Picture Credits 253 Acknowledgements