Famous trains

There are some train-routes that became legendary during the past. In former times they were real means of transportation for long-distance travel. Nowadays their main purpose is tourism. In some countries (e.g. Russia) they still are important parts of their transport systems.

• 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 : Transsiberian
• 1900 : Riviera Express
• 1900 : Transatlantic Express
• 1904 : Oberland Leman Express
• 1908 : Brighton Belle (formerly the Southern Belle)
• 1908 : Rome Florence Cannes Express
• 1909 : Andalousie Express
• 1919 : Paris Prague Express
• 1919 : Simplon Orient Express
• 1921 : Transmanchourian Express
• 1922 : Blue Train
• 1926 : Golden Arrow
• 1927 : Northern Star
• 1927 : London Vichy Pullman Express
• 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
• 1931 : Golden Mountain Express
• 1940 : Maroc Express
• 1960's : Master Cutler
• Rossiya operated by Russian Railways on the Transsiberian Railway
• Nikolayevski Express operated by Russian Railways between Moscow and Saint Petersburg

• Zephyr