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First run of the Orient Express.

Historical image related to First run of the Orient Express. from October 4, 1883

Orient Express

Luxury passenger train service in Europe

The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train traveled the length of continental Europe, with terminal stations in Paris in the…
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