HERITAGE -- HISTORY OF ORIENT EXPRESS
Introduction | Pioneers of Luxury Travel | Continental Travel | Mystery & Intrigue | Rebirth of a Legend
 
Bombed, shot at and marooned in snow drifts, the history of the Orient-Express is both legendary and colourful.

The carriages which today form the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express each have a history of their own, with long years of service criss-crossing the frontiers of Europe, operating for a variety of railway companies. The carriages have taken on characters of their own as intriguing as the characters of those who travelled within their cosy confines.