Famous trains
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There are some train routes that became legendary during the past. In former times, before the democratisation of air transport they were real means of transportation for long-distance travel. Nowadays the main purpose of these trains is tourism. In some countries (e.g. Russia) they still are integral parts of their transport systems.
- 1848 : Barcelona-Mataró, (Barcelona)
- 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
- 1894 : Ostende Vienna Express
- 1896 : Vienna Nice Express
- 1898 : Cairo Luxor Express
- 1898 : Trans-Siberian Railway
- 1900 : Riviera Express
- 1900 : Transatlantic Express
- 1902 : 20th Century Limited
- 1904 : Oberland Leman Express
- 1904 : Ocean Limited
- 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
- 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
- 1937 : Super Chief
- 1940 : Maroc Express
- 1955 : The Canadian
- 1960s : Master Cutler
- 1970 : Indian Pacific
- Rossiya operated by Russian Railways on the Trans-Siberian railway
- Nikolayevski Express operated by Russian Railways between Moscow and Saint Petersburg
- Zephyr trains
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