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The world's top 25 iconic rail adventures
Thursday, 24 January 2008
The US-based Society of International Railway Travelers has published a list of the world's top 25 iconic rail adventures in a special edition of its magazine to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
The list includes a variety of trains from the first-class Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express, which crosses eight time zones from Europe to Asia, to India's wheezing 125-year-old steam Toy Train.
Other rail journeys included the Shangri-La Express of China and Tibet, Switzerland's Glacier Express and South Africa's Pride of Africa (Rovos Rail).
Australian trains to receive a nod are The Sunlander (Brisbane to Cairns), The Ghan (Adelaide to Darwin), and The Indian Pacific, which travels from Perth to Sydney, stopping in Adelaide.
Society of International Railway Travelers president Eleanor Hardy said the 25 trains chosen represented the group's best-loved railway journeys.
"The World's Top 25 Trains are based on our own experience and that of our writers, editors, members and staff," she said in a statement.
"The trains met stringent standards for service, accommodation, scenery, itinerary, off-train experiences and passenger enjoyment."
The world's top 25 trains as named by the Society of International Railway Travellers:
North America:
- Canadian (Canada)
- Royal Canadian Pacific (Canada)
- Canadian Rockies Steam Express (Canada)
- Rocky Mountaineer (Canada)
- GrandLuxe Express (US)
- Sierra Madre Express (Mexico)
South America:
- Andean Explorer (Peru)
- Hiram Bingham (Peru)
Africa:
- Blue Train (South Africa)
- Pride of Africa (Rovos Rail) (South Africa)
Asia/Indian Subcontinent:
- Palace on Wheels (India)
- Eastern & Oriental Express (SE Asia)
- Shangri-La Express (China/Tibet)
- Toy Train (India)
- Deccan Odyssey (India)
Europe:
- Danube Express (Central Europe, Turkey)
- Al Andalus Express (Spain)
- El Transcantabrico (Spain)
- Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express (Russia)
- Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (Europe)
- Glacier Express (Switzerland)
- Royal Scotsman (Scotland)
Australia:
- The Ghan
- The Indian Pacific
- The Sunlander
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