Named passenger trains

The Blue Train travels in South Africa between Pretoria and Cape Town. It is one of the most luxurious train journeys in the world. It boasts gold tinted picture windows, in sound proofed, full carpeted compartments. Since 1923, the Blue Train has been synonymous with opulence of First Class rail travel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue Train (South Africa)"

The Cambrian Coast Express was a named passenger train of the Great Western Railway that ran from Paddington Station ( London) to Aberystwyth over the Cambrian Line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cambrian Coast Express"

The Cheltenham Flyer was a 1930s British named passenger service claimed by the Great Western Railway to be the world's fastest train. It ran the 77 miles from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa in 65 minutes, at a top speed of 80 miles per hour. It used the GWR 4073 Class (also called Castle Class) 4-6-0 engines designed by Charles Collett. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cheltenham Flyer"

The Coronation Scot was a named express passenger train of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway inaugurated in 1937 for the Coronation of King George VI which ran until the start of the war in 1939. It ran non-stop between London ( Euston station)and Glasgow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coronation Scot"

Enterprise is the cross-border train service between Dublin in the Republic of Ireland and Belfast in Northern Ireland. A number of IE 201 Class locomotives are used to haul the service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Enterprise (train)"

The foregoing list of Famous trains primarily includes those train routes that have come to be considered "legendary" both in recent times and during their past history. Before the post-World War II period with the advent of more democratised air transport, rail travel was the predominant means of transportation for long-distance travel--and was therefore most common only for the wealthy or those with an urgent personal or business need. Since the late 20th century, the main purpose of the majority of these trains is tourism. Nonetheless, certain routes are still integral parts of the transport systems of some countries (e.g. Russia). ...more on Wikipedia about "Famous trains"

The Flying Scotsman is a named passenger service operating in the United Kingdom. The 10.00 departure from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley and its counterpart from Edinburgh to London have traditionally been known by this name since June 1862. In 1862, the journey took 10½ hours; the time taken today is just under 4½ hours. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flying Scotsman (train)"

The Indian Pacific is a passenger rail service running between Perth and Sydney, Australia. It was started in 1970 after the railway line between Sydney and Perth had all been converted to standard gauge. It covers 4352 kilometres, passes through three states and travels along the world's longest straight stretch of railway track. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indian Pacific"

The InterCity Express or ICE is a type of high-speed train operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany and neighboring countries, for example to Zürich, Switzerland or Vienna, Austria. ICE-trains also run at lower speeds to Amsterdam, Netherlands and to Liège and Brussels, Belgium on the Belgian highspeed way. The Spanish railway operator RENFE also employs these trains, and the Russian state ordered 60 for new high-speed routes between Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The new management of the Russian railways is reviewing the order and apparently plans to reduce it to six trains. Another 60 trains were ordered for the Chinese Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail line. ...more on Wikipedia about "InterCity Express"

The following is a list of named passenger trains and some summary information about them. The trains are sorted alphabetically. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of named passenger trains"

For a list of named passenger trains that operated in areas other than North America, please see List of named passenger trains. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of North American named passenger trains (0-C)"

The "Nord Express" (Northern Express) was introduced in 1896 by CIWL, a Belgian night train company. It left Paris via Brussels, Cologne, Hanover, Berlin, Konigsberg (now Kaliningrad) and Daugavpils to Saint Petersburg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nord Express"

Orient Express is the name of a long-distance passenger train originally operated by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Its route has changed many times, and several routes have in the past concurrently used the name. Although the original Orient Express was simply a regular international railway service, the name has become synonymous with luxury travel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orient Express"

The Pines Express was a named passenger train that ran daily between Manchester and Bournemouth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pines Express"

The legendary Rheingold-Express (Rhine Gold) was a famous train riding between Hoek van Holland near Rotterdam and Basel, Switzerland, a distance of 662 km. It drove along the Rhine River via Arnhem, Netherlands and Cologne, Germany had special luxury coaches. It was named after Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold opera, which romanticized the Rhine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rheingold Express"

The Royal Scot is a named passenger train that runs between London Euston and Glasgow, the length of the WCML with previously a portion also going to Edinburgh. It has 10:00 departure (mirroring that of the Flying Scotsman on the ECML). It first ran in 1862. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Scot (train)"

Debuting in November 1993, this 1,300 km rail journey between Brisbane and Longreach. The Spirit of the Outback travels along the east coast of Queensland, from Brisbane to Rockhampton, where it heads west through Blackwater, Emerald and Barcaldine, to Longreach. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spirit of the Outback"

Sud Express is the name of a famous night train connection originally between Paris and Lisbon. The trip used to take two nights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sud Express"

The Ghan short for The Afghan is the 48-hour, 2,979-km passenger service on the Adelaide- Alice Springs- Darwin Central Australian Railway in Australia. The service's name is an abbreviated version of its previous nickname The Afghan Express, which in turn comes from the Afghan camel trains which trekked the same route before the advent of the railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Ghan"

The Overland is a passenger rail service running between Melbourne and Adelaide, Australia. It was started in 1887 as the "Adelaide Express" and given its current name in 1926. Now operated by private company Great Southern Railway, the train completes four return trips a week, travelling to Melbourne during the day, and back to Adelaide overnight. Two classes of accommodation are offered: "Red Kangaroo" seats and "Gold Kangaroo" sleepers. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Overland"

The Queen of Scots is a luxury touring train that ran exclusive tours around Scotland's scenic countryside. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Queen of Scots"

The Trans-Siberian Railway or Trans-Siberian Railroad (Транссибирская магистраль, Транссиб in Russian, or Transsibirskaya magistral', Transsib) is a network of railways connecting European Russia with Russian Far East provinces, Mongolia and China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trans-Siberian Railway" shortopedia, it's as simple as that!

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