Famous trains
From Academic Kids
There are some train routes that became legendary during the past. In former times, before the democratisation of air transport they were real means of transportation for long-distance travel. Nowadays the main purpose of these trains is tourism. In some countries (e.g. Russia) they still are integral parts of their transport systems.
- 1848 : Barcelona-Mataró, (Barcelona)
- 1862 : Flying Scotsman
- 1883 : Orient Express
- 1884 : Nord Express (Northern Express)
- 1887 : Sud Express (Southern Express)
- 1890 : Bombay Express
- 1890 : Peninsular and Oriental Express
- 1890 : Malle des Indes
- 1890 : Rome Express
- 1894 : Ostende Vienna Express
- 1896 : Vienna Nice Express
- 1898 : Cairo Luxor Express
- 1898 : Trans-Siberian Railway
- 1900 : Riviera Express
- 1900 : Transatlantic Express
- 1902 : 20th Century Limited
- 1904 : Oberland Leman Express
- 1904 : Ocean Limited
- 1908 : Brighton Belle (formerly the Southern Belle)
- 1908 : Rome Florence Cannes Express
- 1909 : Andalousie Express
- 1912 : Broadway Limited
- 1919 : Paris Prague Express
- 1919 : Simplon Orient Express
- 1921 : Transmanchurian Express
- 1922 : Blue Train
- 1926 : Golden Arrow
- 1927 : Northern Star
- 1927 : London Vichy Pullman Express
- 1928 : Frontier Mail
- 1928 : Rheingold Express (Rhine Gold)
- 1929 : Oiseau Bleu
- 1929 : Côte d'Azur rapide
- 1929 : Star of Egypt
- 1929 : Taurus Express
- 1929 : Sunshine Pullman Express
- 1929 : The Ghan
- 1929 : The Grand Trunk Express
- 1929 : Empire Builder
- 1931 : Golden Mountain Express
- 1937 : Super Chief
- 1940 : Maroc Express
- 1955 : The Canadian
- 1960s : Master Cutler
- 1970 : Indian Pacific
- Rossiya operated by Russian Railways on the Trans-Siberian railway
- Nikolayevski Express operated by Russian Railways between Moscow and Saint Petersburg
- Zephyr trains
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