Travel by Train

The Best Train Journeys in the World

Franco Tanel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2023
White Star (Verlag)
978-88-544-1977-3 (ISBN)

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Travel by Train offers 40 unique itineraries across five continents. Bonuses include insightful tips and practical advice for first-time train travellers.

With upgraded trains and technology, well-thought- out experiences, and growing eco-consciousness, train travel is likely about to have a renaissance. Travel by Train offers those who are ready-to-go, 40 unique itineraries across five continents. Bonuses include insightful tips and practical advice for first-time train travellers. For those in need of dreaming, Travel by Train provides stimulating information about the historical and cultural significance of each route, as well as, the natural wonders one is likely to encounter. High quality photography evokes the imagination and stimulates the senses. Beyond being a common method of everyday commuting, travelling by train is increasingly becoming its own touristic experience – and with good reason!

Franco Tanel a journalist and photographer, started as a professional in 1979 with the D-Day Photo Agency. He is editor-in-chief of the Italian specialised trains periodical TuttoTreno. Since 2009 he has been producing reportages, in Italy and abroad, for the bimonthly Railway Engineering published by Wegh Group.

INTRODUCTION 4
AMERICA
Aurora Winter Train 6
Rocky Mountaineer 10
The Canadian 16
Empire Builder 22
California Zephyr 30
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad 36
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 40
Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico 44
Cusco – Agua Calientes and Cusco – Puno 50
La Trochita 56
EUROPE
Interrail Pass 60
The Orient Express 62
The Bergen Line (Bergensbanen) 68
Inlandsbanan 74
Belmond British Pullman 78
The Jacobite 82
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen – The Harz Narrow
Gauge Railways 90
Steam Trams on the Hoorn – Medemblik Heritage
Railroad 100
Rhaetian Railway – Bernina Express
and Glacier Express 104
El Transcantabrico 110
Linha Do Douro – The Douro Railroad Line 116
La Ligne des Cévennes 120
Corsica Railways 124
Circumetnea Railway 130
Trenino Verde, Sardinia 134
The Golden Eagle Danube Express 140
AFRICA
“Madaraka Express” 144
Tazara Railway 148
Fianarantsoa – Côte Est Railway 152
Pride of Africa 156
ASIA
The Trans-Siberian Railway 164
The Palace on Wheels 172
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway “Toy Train” 180
Qinghai-Tibet Railway 184
Reunification Express 190
Tiger Express 196
Tsugaru Railway 200
OCEANIA
The Ghan 204
Great Southern 210
Northern Explorer 216
PHOTO CREDITS 222
BIOGRAPHY 224

Erscheinungsdatum	28.04.2023
Reihe/Serie	Itineraries to Discover
Verlagsort	Vercelli
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 277 mm
Gewicht	1246 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Reisen ► Bildbände
	Reisen ► Reiseführer
ISBN-10	88-544-1977-X / 885441977X
ISBN-13	978-88-544-1977-3 / 9788854419773
Zustand	Neuware