Rheingold Express
legendary
Rheingold-Express (Rhine Gold) was a train between
Basel, Switzerland and
Hoek van Holland near
Rotterdam. It went along River
Rhine via
Cologne, Germany and
Arnhem, Netherlands and had special luxury coaches. The trip took 11hrs when the train was introduced in
1928. Due to
World War II the train service had to be cancelled. After the war a TEE with the name "Rheingold" has been established again as a link between
Switzerland and the
Netherlands on the pre-war route. The train existed until
1987.
See Famous trains