Luxury Trains - Splendour, Elegance & Extravagance
Verlag | ACC Art Books |
Auflage | 2023 |
Format | 23,6 x 2,6 x 29,0 cm |
Gewicht | 1710 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781788842235 |
Bestell-Nr | 78884223UA |
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
13 The History of a Folly31 Presidential Train43 Al Ándalus Expreso49 Orient Express59 Venice Simplon - Orient Express71 Rheingold77 Golden Eagle Danube Express87 Royal Scotsman99 British Royal Train109 British Pullman125 Grand Hibernian137 Train Bleu147 Côte d'Azur Pullman-Express159 Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express167 Pride of Africa175 Eastern & Oriental Express185 Seven Stars in Kyushu189 Twilight Express Mizukaze197 Royal Express205 Shiki-Shima Train Suite215 20th Century Limited221 American Orient Express227 'Virginia City'231 Hiram Bingham241 Andean Explorer250 Select Bibliography251 Picture Credits253 Acknowledgements