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In respect of 'Boat Trains" It doesn't come any more up market than the Venice Simplon Orient Express. This luxury train operated by P&O Sea Containers at the time was part of a luxury travel experience offered as a through package from London to Venice by train one way and fly back or vice versa.
From an enthusiast point of view the train was booked for some rare haulage in the shape of one of the Dover Train Ferry heavy shunters namely a class 33/2. The engine used to run light from Dover Town Yard to Folkestone East Junction to await the arrival of 1Y46 11.15 London Victoria to Folkestone Harbour VSOE service. The train would arrive from London behind a class 73 and on entering the Folkestone East Train Roads would stop for the class 33/2 to be attached to the rear for the reversal and descent of the 1/37 Folkestone Harbour branch. With the closure of the branch and cessation of ferry services from Folkestone VSOE passengers are now de-trained at Folkestone West and a luxury coach conveys them to Calais in France via the Eurotunnel vehicle shuttle.
33 203 is seen descending the incline with 1Y46 approaching the footbridge at Folly Road Level Crossing. 73 211 can just be seen attached to the rear for the return working. Passengers disembarking from the VSOE would catch the 14.30 ferry to Boulogne where their journey would continue on the 15 coach Wagon-Lits Pullman cars across Europe. (See next image in photostream)
Orient Express train, powered by Lego train motors and controlled by PFx Brick. It has steam function as well (BigZ31 , many thanks for inspiration). Soon I will present video how it works and runs on rails.
67021 / 67006 ‘Royal Sovereign’ at Acton Bridge on 5Z39 12:45 Liverpool South Parkway - Arpley Sidings via Crewe, ECS off 1Z39 07:50 London Victoria - Liverpool South Parkway Bellmond British Pullman for the Grand National at Aintree, on 13/04/24.
From a set of originally more than 200 negatives. Unfortunately many of them were exposed to moisture during the last 114 years and are irretrievable lost. I have not scanned and edited all the negatives yet, but I will upload the better ones from time to time. The amateur photographer certainly did not have the best camera, some pictures are only snapshots, but they still convey an interesting impression about an exotic journey at the very beginning of the 20th century.
The family who made this trip started from Lohr am Main heading to Vienna, where they probably visited friends before they boarded the Orient Express Wien - Budapest - Belgrad - Sofia - Constantinople. Part of the journey was made on a ship on the river Danube.
In Turkey, they made a trip to Eskisehir.
The terminal building of Sirkeci Train Station is one of the most famous examples of European Orientalism and is completed in 1890.
ÖBB 1042 657 with a rake of coaches from different companies working (what is left of) the famous and legendary 'Oriënt-express'.
The ÖBB engine hauls the coaches to Vienna/Wien since the stop at Hegyeshalom, a Hungarian station at the Austrian-Hungarian border. A part of the coaches are going as far as Paris. In the third, sixt and seventh position are SNCF coaches.
Himberg (Austria), 31-7-1990.
G21986.
a Milano, piazza Duomo nei pressi della Galleria, agosto 2015
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJxbdDM_CEY (Bob Cooper, Milano blues, 1959 )
The new category of SUITE has been announced for Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite is ranked between Grand Suite and the Historic Twin cabin.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite is bookable now, for departures from 15 June 2023.
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite offers all the grandeur of the established cabins with the added benefit of a private ensuite bathroom as well as double bed or twin beds, and a daytime configuration.
The new category of SUITE has been announced for Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite is ranked between Grand Suite and the Historic Twin cabin.
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite is bookable now, for departures from 15 June 2023.
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Suite offers all the grandeur of the established cabins with the added benefit of a private ensuite bathroom as well as double bed or twin beds, and a daytime configuration.
Vettura Pullman 1°classe n°4151 "Étoile du nord" del Pullman Orient Express (POE) di SNCF sul TS96102 da Roma Ostiense a Civitavecchia
"Alt trifft Neu"
Es ist ein Wagen, der auf keiner Fahrt des berühmten Venice Simplon Orient Expresses fehlen darf. Der im Jahr 1931 gebaute Barwagen (Bar Car / Voiture-Bar) No 3674.
In ihm können sich die gut betuchten Fahrgäste nach dem Kaviar-Dinner zu einem Drink einfinden. Sich auf gepolsterten, petrolfarbenen Sofas entspannen. Weiterhin befindet sich im Wagen ein Flügel, auf welchem der Pianist gefällige Musik spielt. Der Champagner wird in Kristallgläsern serviert, welche neben goldverzierten Lampen einen Platz auf den polierten Tischen aus Mahagoniholz finden.
Am 03. Juni 2017 fuhr der Orient Express einmalig im Jahr von Berlin nach Paris, wobei am Vormittag dieser Schnappschuss am Berliner Hauptbahnhof gemacht werden konnte. Noch ca. 25 Minuten bleiben bis zur Abfahrt als Uex 13452 nach Paris Est.