none Untitled none at Erstfeld, Switzerland by Georg Trüb
One of the most luxurious and expensive train worldwide is the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) which is running between London and Folkestone (with cars only for this leg of the journey) and then with this 17 cars trainset (including sleeping, dining, bar and service cars) from Calais via Paris-Basel-Gotthard or Arlberg-Brennero to Venice/Italy.
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11227, 11218 SBB Re 4/4 II at Wassen, Switzerland by Georg Trüb
Because of a disruption (planned haevy trackwork) on the Arlberg line (Austria), the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) was diverted via Gotthard-Milan to Venice. The very long (17 cars) and haevy train (about 880 tons) is passing the village of Wassen and crossing the middle Meienreuss bridge on the northern ascent to the Gotthard tunnel. The beautiful VSOE cars have always very clean white roofs!
Travelling from Zurich by train is the most scenic and efficient method of visiting the quintessential Swiss mountain town of Zermatt. The journey features views of rolling verdant hills punctuated by rustic lodges as the railway snakes the perimeter of the Zurichsee, Zugsee and Vierwaldstatersee lakes. After a long and gentle incline through vast glacial flood planes, the train punctually steams into Zermatt in time for you to make the most of the Matterhorn
Jungfraujoch is the high point of any Swiss holiday. The highest railway station in Europe is located 3,454 metres above sea level. The visitors gain access to a high-Alpine wonderland of ice, snow and rock, which they can admire from the viewing platforms on the Aletsch Glacier or in the Ice Palace. The railway journey to the Jungfraujoch is an experience which leads through the Eiger and the Mönch. At the Eismeer and Eigerwand intermediate stations, visitors can enjoy the wonderful view.
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