Luxury Trains

Splendour, Elegance & Extravagance

Simon Bertrand

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Accent Press
01 November 2023

Trains & railways: general interest; Travel & holiday

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.

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Over 25 trains featured with superb photography .

Including the Venice Simplon - Orient-Express, the British Royal Train, Le Train Bleu, the Pride of Africa, the Eastern and Orient Express & many more .

A book for the travel enthusiast and lovers of superb design

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A beautiful presentation and superb gift

233 colour illustrations

By: Simon Bertrand
Imprint: Accent Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 230mm,
Weight: 1.710kg
ISBN: 9781788842235
ISBN 10: 1788842235
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Reviews for Luxury Trains: Splendour, Elegance & Extravagance

"""The magnificent photos invite you to enjoy the luxurious ambience, the views and the very special flair and to let the constant rattling of the train wheels carry you to distant lands."" - Lovely Books ""This wonderful book evokes long-lost days of travel, where trains marked international railway history, from the Orient Express to the Train Bleu."" - Lovely Books ""Hopefully history's extravagant chariots serve as inspiration for the trains of the future. Newly published book Luxury Trains is full of elegant examples of how to travel in real style."" - Hoom Magazine ""Transports you back ot the golden age of travel, with pictures of 25 of the most elegant trains in the world."" - Good Housekeeping UK"