Orient express
The 1940s saw the Orient Express at its most popular, with three parallel companies providing services, the Orient Express, the Simplon Orient Express, and also the Arlberg Orient Express, During this time, these trains acquired a reputation for comfort and luxury, with sleeping accommodation and restaurant cars known for the high quality of their cuisine. Royalty, nobles, diplomats, business people, and the bourgeoisie in general patronized them. Orient Express companies served most of Europes most important cities and provided first class travel from one end of continental Europe to the other.
( thanks to Jef Wharton for happy travellers photo and Bing images for other detail. )
Orient express
The 1940s saw the Orient Express at its most popular, with three parallel companies providing services, the Orient Express, the Simplon Orient Express, and also the Arlberg Orient Express, During this time, these trains acquired a reputation for comfort and luxury, with sleeping accommodation and restaurant cars known for the high quality of their cuisine. Royalty, nobles, diplomats, business people, and the bourgeoisie in general patronized them. Orient Express companies served most of Europes most important cities and provided first class travel from one end of continental Europe to the other.
( thanks to Jef Wharton for happy travellers photo and Bing images for other detail. )