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THE 50 GREATEST TRAIN JOURNEYS |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (6) |
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27 | (8) |
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35 | (6) |
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41 | (3) |
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The Esk Valley (Whitby--Pickering) |
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44 | (6) |
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Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways |
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50 | (6) |
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The Heart of Wales Line (Shrewsbury--Swansea) |
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56 | (5) |
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The Cambrian Coast (Shrewsbury--Aberystwyth/Pwllheli) |
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61 | (7) |
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68 | (8) |
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Belmond's trains (southern England) |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (4) |
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82 | (4) |
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The Harz Mountains (Germany) |
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86 | (5) |
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Cologne--Frankfurt via Koblenz or Neuwied (Germany) |
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91 | (4) |
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Nimes--Clermont-Ferrand (France) |
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95 | (4) |
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Through the Drac Gorge to La Mure (France) |
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99 | (2) |
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To Istanbul by Orient Express (France--Turkey) |
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101 | (8) |
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To the roof of Europe (Switzerland) |
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109 | (3) |
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The Glacier Express (Switzerland) |
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112 | (6) |
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Spiez--Brig via Kandersteg (Switzerland) |
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118 | (4) |
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The Bernina Express (Switzerland--Italy) |
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122 | (4) |
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Centovalli (Switzerland--Italy) |
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126 | (5) |
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Bastia--Ajaccio (Corsica) |
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131 | (3) |
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El Transcantabrico (Spain) |
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134 | (5) |
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139 | (3) |
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Golden Eagle Danube Express (Balkans and Eastern Europe) |
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142 | (2) |
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Rovos Rail (Pretoria--Cape Town) |
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144 | (5) |
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Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express (Russia) |
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149 | (8) |
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The world's highest passenger service (China) |
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157 | (3) |
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New Jalpaiguri--Darjeeling (India) |
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160 | (5) |
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The Maharajas' Express (India) |
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165 | (4) |
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The Eastern & Oriental Express (Singapore--Thailand) |
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169 | (4) |
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Tokyo--Nagano--Yudanaka (Japan) |
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173 | (3) |
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Alishan Forest Railway (Taiwan) |
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176 | (2) |
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The Ghan (Adelaide--Darwin) |
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178 | (5) |
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Zig Zag Railway (Blue Mountains, NSW) |
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183 | (2) |
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The Indian Pacific (Sydney--Perth) |
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185 | (7) |
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TranzAlpine (Christchurch--Greymouth) |
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192 | (4) |
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The Canadian (Toronto--Vancouver) |
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196 | (6) |
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Alaska Railroad (Anchorage--Fairbanks) |
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202 | (4) |
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Rocky Mountaineer (Vancouver--Jasper/Banff) |
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206 | (5) |
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Coast Starlight (Seattle--Los Angeles) |
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211 | (4) |
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California Zephyr (Chicago--San Francisco) |
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215 | (7) |
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222 | (4) |
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Sunset Limited (Orlando--Los Angeles) |
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226 | (4) |
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230 | (4) |
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234 | (6) |
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240 | (6) |
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Train to the Clouds (Argentina--Chile) |
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246 | (4) |
| Appendix: Tickets and Information |
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