The World's Great Railway Journeys

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This beautifully illustrated book features 26 of the world's great railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the trans-Canadian, to those of surpassing scenic beauty, such as Rovos Rail's Edwardian Safari.
THE WORLD'S GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS presents an ensemble of superlative journeys, each one selected for its individual appeal. The highest passenger route is here - from Puno to Cuzco in Peru - as is the steepest, Pakistan's Khyber Pass, and what may well be the most famous, the Venice Simplon-Orienf-Express.
Delving briefly into the history of the routes, these stories are primarily about the contemporary experience of the journey. All of the featured journeys - from those aboard luxury cruise trains such as Al Andolus, to heritage steam trains like the USA's surviving Denver & Rio Grande lines, or spartan passenger carriages in China - can be undertaken today.
The vivid, first-hand accounts of travelling the routes, authored by knowledgeable and enthusiastic... Tovább

Fülszöveg

This beautifully illustrated book features 26 of the world's great railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the trans-Canadian, to those of surpassing scenic beauty, such as Rovos Rail's Edwardian Safari.
THE WORLD'S GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS presents an ensemble of superlative journeys, each one selected for its individual appeal. The highest passenger route is here - from Puno to Cuzco in Peru - as is the steepest, Pakistan's Khyber Pass, and what may well be the most famous, the Venice Simplon-Orienf-Express.
Delving briefly into the history of the routes, these stories are primarily about the contemporary experience of the journey. All of the featured journeys - from those aboard luxury cruise trains such as Al Andolus, to heritage steam trains like the USA's surviving Denver & Rio Grande lines, or spartan passenger carriages in China - can be undertaken today.
The vivid, first-hand accounts of travelling the routes, authored by knowledgeable and enthusiastic railway and travel writers, are based on recent personal experience. So sit back and enjoy your very own magical mystery tour aboard some of the most romantic and exhilarating trains in the world.
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: The Pride of Africa traverses some of the most scenic landscape in southern Africa. (Courtesy of Rovos Rail)
BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: LEFT: Steam raises the echoes across the Hindu Kush OS a pair of HGS Class 2-8-Os power the Khyber train away from Jomrud, over the first viaduct towards the Pass. (Peter Lemmeyj
CENTRE: A Settle & Carlisle train runs through typically beautiful countryside at Keighley en route to Leeds, fjoiin Ticknerj
RIGHT: The stainless steel art deco cars of the Canadian twist through forest against the majestic backdrop of the snow-clad Rocky Mountains. (Tom Savioj
ISBN 1 85974 883 X Vissza