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“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.”<\/em> — Lovely Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

“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.”<\/em> — Hoom Magazine<\/strong>
\n“Transports you back ot the golden age of travel, with pictures of 25 of the most elegant trains in the world.”<\/em> — Good Housekeeping UK<\/strong>
\nLuxury 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discover opulent carriages, beautiful routes, great decorators and the technical details of the most decadent trains from around the globe.
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\n99 British Royal Train
\n109 British Pullman
\n125 Grand Hibernian
\n137 Train Bleu
\n147 Côte d’Azur Pullman-Express
\n159 Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express
\n167 Pride of Africa
\n175 Eastern & Oriental Express
\n185 Seven Stars in Kyushu
\n189 Twilight Express Mizukaze
\n197 Royal Express
\n205 Shiki-Shima Train Suite
\n215 20th Century Limited
\n221 American Orient Express
\n227 ‘Virginia City’
\n231 Hiram Bingham
\n241 Andean Explorer
\n250 Select Bibliography
\n251 Picture Credits
\n253 Acknowledgements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":43328,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5595,5597],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43327","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cars-transport","7":"product_cat-design","8":"author-by-author-simon-bertrand","9":"publisher-acc-art-books","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLuxury Trains - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: Luxury Trains, Pages: 256 Pages, Publish Date: 1st Sep 2023, Author: Simon Bertrand, ISBN: 9781788842235. 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