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 Posted - June 05 2008 : 2:26:47 PM
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Hi all,
today ist the 125th anniversary of the probably most famous train in the world, the Orient Express. On June, 5th 1883 it started its first trip from Paris to Constantinople (spelling o.k? Today it´s Istanbul, Turkey). It was the first european luxury train, operated by CIWL, the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits (International Sleeping Car Company).
The Pullman car consist ended operation in 1977, this train was eventually declassified to a normal express train terminating in Budapest, Hungary. Yet, the well known Pullman Cars are still in service, for special trains running occasionally all the way down to Turkey on the old Orient Express! Very expensive though...
One more reason to have a toast on this famous train!
Cheers,
Martin
http://mmiwakoh.de/Eigene%20Webs/lima-modellbahn/index.htm
Edited by - martin67 on June 05 2008 2:48:16 PM
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Posted - June 05 2008 : 2:33:05 PM
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yes this has got to be the most talked about service in the world second only to the flying scotsman,thats not to say that usa or indeed canada both have famous services,but its the books that made it so famous death on the nile being one,long live its name and the name of all railway ones,name yours ken
2 american that come to name century and super chief
Edited by - catfordken on June 05 2008 3:10:13 PM
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