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Luxury Trains
Splendour, Elegance & Extravagance
Buch von Simon Bertrand
Sprache: Englisch

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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.

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Schienenfahrzeuge
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781788842235
ISBN-10: 1788842235
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Bertrand, Simon
Hersteller: ACC Art Books
Maße: 288 x 235 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Bertrand
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2023
Gewicht: 1,702 kg
Artikel-ID: 126943339
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Schienenfahrzeuge
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9781788842235
ISBN-10: 1788842235
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Bertrand, Simon
Hersteller: ACC Art Books
Maße: 288 x 235 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Bertrand
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2023
Gewicht: 1,702 kg
Artikel-ID: 126943339
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