Famous trains
From TrainSpottingWorld, for Rail fans everywhere
The ensuing 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).
- 1848 : Barcelona-Mataró, (Barcelona)
- 1862 : Royal Scot
- 1862 : Flying Scotsman
- 1883 : Orient Express
- 1884 : Nord Express (Northern Express)
- 1887 : Sud Express (Southern Express)
- 1890 : Bombay Express
- 1890 : Peninsular and Oriental Express
- 1890 : Malle des Indes
- 1890 : Rome Express
- 1891 : Southern Crescent
- 1894 : Ostend Vienna Express
- 1896 : Vienna Nice Express
- 1898 : Cairo Luxor Express
- 1898 : Trans-Siberian Railway
- 1900 : Riviera Express
- 1900 : Transatlantic Express
- 1902 : 20th Century Limited
- 1903 : Yellow train
- 1904 : Oberland Leman Express
- 1904 : Ocean Limited
- 1905 : Kalka-Shimla Railway
- 1908 : Brighton Belle (formerly the Southern Belle)
- 1908 : Rome Florence Cannes Express
- 1909 : Andalousie Express
- 1912 : Broadway Limited
- 1919 : Paris Prague Express
- 1919 : Simplon Orient Express
- 1921 : Transmanchurian Express
- 1922 : Blue Train
- 1925 : Orange Blossom Special
- 1926 : Golden Arrow
- 1927 : Northern Star
- 1927 : London Vichy Pullman Express
- 1928 : Frontier Mail
- 1928 : Rheingold Express (Rhine Gold)
- 1929 : Oiseau Bleu
- 1929 : Côte d'Azur rapide
- 1929 : Star of Egypt
- 1929 : Taurus Express
- 1929 : Sunshine Pullman Express
- 1929 : The Ghan
- 1929 : The Grand Trunk Express
- 1929 : Empire Builder
- 1931 : Golden Mountain Express
- 1934 : Pioneer Zephyr
- 1937 : Super Chief
- 1940 : Maroc Express
- 1944 : Armored train Štefánik
- 1944 : Armored train Hurban
- 1947 : City of New Orleans
- 1947 : The Master Cutler
- 1949 : California Zephyr
- : Minnesota Zephyr
- : Nebraska Zephyr
- 1955 : The Canadian
- 1964 : Shinkansen
- 1970 : Indian Pacific
- 1982 : Palace on wheels
- 1982 : Venice-Simplon Orient Express
- 1987 : TranzAlpine
- 1993 : Metrolink
- 1900s : Himsagar Express
- 2000s : Eurostar
- 2000s : Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
- Russian Railways (Russia and the Soviet Union)
- Rossiya, operated on the Trans-Siberian railway
- Nikolayevski Express operated between Moscow and Saint Petersburg
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