The Orient Express

limey · 07-17-2013, 12:15 PM

Here are some pictures for your delectation.
Two exterior shots and detail from the Oriental restaurant car.
There are three restaurant cars and a bar car for 95 passengers. Two sittings each for lunch and dinner.

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limey · 07-17-2013, 12:19 PM

There are eleven sleeping cars. All the cars are original 1920s build and were rescued from around Europe in the 1970s.
Each car has unique decorations.

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orthodoc · 07-17-2013, 07:43 PM

Thank you, Limey! Sooo envious! Please continue to post pics. For some reason I am fascinated by trains. I'd love to do a cross-country train trip here, with proper dining car, sleeping cars, etc. I guess I have to add that one to the bucket list, although I don't know anyone who likes trains enough to go with me.

ZenGum · 07-17-2013, 08:00 PM

Wow.

It's all vandal proof melamine and steel, nowadays.

limey · 07-18-2013, 02:19 AM

Some fabric details. Upholstery in the Oriental dining car, in our cabin, and lace cushion covers in our cabin.
Each cabin has its own washbasin in a cupboard in the corner, too. This was ours.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 02:22 AM

Each car has a little plaque briefly explaining its history. One was used as a brothel before being "rescued"!
And each has a loo at each end -this was our nearest.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 02:29 AM

Details from two of the dining cars. Sorry for the reflections, the wooden panels are highly polished.
The glass panels are reproductions of the original Lalique because, even on this train, some things get stolen.

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BigV · 07-18-2013, 11:03 AM

Glorious!

Thank you for these lovely pictures and the stories that go with them, this is fascinating.

limey · 07-18-2013, 03:08 PM

Some metalwork details from our cabin.
Luggage rack, ventilation grill between the ceiling lights, catch for the security chain, washbasin cabinet doorknob (about one-and-a-half by one inch).

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glatt · 07-18-2013, 03:15 PM

This thread is awesome.

limey · 07-18-2013, 03:22 PM

Thanks Glatt

There were (I disembarked this afternoon at 2pm) three restaurant cars, each with a very different decor. We ate one meal in each. I didn't get many pics of the Oriental. They're in this thread already.
My favourite was the Cote d'Azur.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 03:25 PM

Brunch today was in the Etoile du Nord restaurant.
All of the seats in the restaurant cars were proper chairs.
More shiny marquetry.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 03:29 PM

The bar car.
Yes, that's a baby grand piano. Played non-stop all day and night.
And a post box just at the entrance to the bar.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 03:46 PM

I've saved the best til last. Our cabin was lined with mahogany panels decorated with white bakelite inlays. There were 17 round ones, all different, abd two rectangular ones. The line-and-spots panels were in the corridor.

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limey · 07-18-2013, 03:50 PM

Just four roundels to finish.
Many thanks UT for giving me this opportunity to share. Sorry it's been such a picture-heavy thread.

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07-17-2013, 12:15 PM	#1
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The Orient Express Here are some pictures for your delectation. Two exterior shots and detail from the Oriental restaurant car. There are three restaurant cars and a bar car for 95 passengers. Two sittings each for lunch and dinner. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-17-2013, 12:19 PM	#2
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	There are eleven sleeping cars. All the cars are original 1920s build and were rescued from around Europe in the 1970s. Each car has unique decorations. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-17-2013, 07:43 PM	#3
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Thank you, Limey! Sooo envious! Please continue to post pics. For some reason I am fascinated by trains. I'd love to do a cross-country train trip here, with proper dining car, sleeping cars, etc. I guess I have to add that one to the bucket list, although I don't know anyone who likes trains enough to go with me. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-17-2013, 08:00 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Wow. It's all vandal proof melamine and steel, nowadays. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-18-2013, 02:19 AM	#5
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Some fabric details. Upholstery in the Oriental dining car, in our cabin, and lace cushion covers in our cabin. Each cabin has its own washbasin in a cupboard in the corner, too. This was ours. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 02:22 AM	#6
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Each car has a little plaque briefly explaining its history. One was used as a brothel before being "rescued"! And each has a loo at each end -this was our nearest. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 02:29 AM	#7
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Details from two of the dining cars. Sorry for the reflections, the wooden panels are highly polished. The glass panels are reproductions of the original Lalique because, even on this train, some things get stolen. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 11:03 AM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Glorious! Thank you for these lovely pictures and the stories that go with them, this is fascinating. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-18-2013, 03:08 PM	#9
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Some metalwork details from our cabin. Luggage rack, ventilation grill between the ceiling lights, catch for the security chain, washbasin cabinet doorknob (about one-and-a-half by one inch). Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 03:15 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This thread is awesome.

07-18-2013, 03:22 PM	#11
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Thanks Glatt There were (I disembarked this afternoon at 2pm) three restaurant cars, each with a very different decor. We ate one meal in each. I didn't get many pics of the Oriental. They're in this thread already. My favourite was the Cote d'Azur. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 03:25 PM	#12
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Brunch today was in the Etoile du Nord restaurant. All of the seats in the restaurant cars were proper chairs. More shiny marquetry. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 03:29 PM	#13
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	The bar car. Yes, that's a baby grand piano. Played non-stop all day and night. And a post box just at the entrance to the bar. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 03:46 PM	#14
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I've saved the best til last. Our cabin was lined with mahogany panels decorated with white bakelite inlays. There were 17 round ones, all different, abd two rectangular ones. The line-and-spots panels were in the corridor. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-18-2013, 03:50 PM	#15
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Just four roundels to finish. Many thanks UT for giving me this opportunity to share. Sorry it's been such a picture-heavy thread. Sent by thought transference Attached Images __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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