the.com/orient express
a train that made getting there half as fast as arriving looking fabulous.
means a luxury passenger rail service, launched in 1883, that ran between paris and istanbul as the height of continental glamour.
from founded by belgian engineer georges nagelmackers, obsessed with american pullman cars, who wanted europe to have sleeper trains worthy of royalty and spies alike.
original routeparis to giurgiu, romania, via ferry.
top speedabout 60 mph, still felt cinematic.
agatha christiewrote its most famous murder in 1934.
final runthe original service ended in 2009.
for instance
agatha christie novel — 1934 murder mystery set entirely aboard the train.
venice simplon-orient-express — modern luxury revival relaunched in 1982 using vintage carriages.
istanbul terminus — sirkeci station built in 1890 just to receive it.