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This is how the Orient Express carriages, connecting East and West, were renewed
design

This is how the Orient Express carriages, connecting East and West, were renewed

The stunningly beautiful end result can only be seen at exhibitions for now, but as of 2025, the luxury carriages will be rolling down the rails. Once again, something impressive has been accomplished at Orient Express: 17 carriages were found abandoned in Poland in 2015, which had served on the
A single European railway network for a connected Europe?
strategy

A single European railway network for a connected Europe?

Everything indicates that the development of the railway network is the shared interest of everyone in Europe. Our continent already has an advanced rail transport system, but recent trends call for an even more complex network. As big cities started to push out cars for a more people-centered urban environment,
The most beautiful railway lines in Eastern Europe | TOP 5
east

The most beautiful railway lines in Eastern Europe | TOP 5

A train ride can evoke countless feelings in us: the rumbling train, the slowly passing landscape, and the experience of traveling can evoke nostalgic images of the memories of our childhood. We haven’t had many opportunities to travel in the past year, which is why we’re thirsty for
Rail Baltica: the next step for an interconnected Europe
tallinn

Rail Baltica: the next step for an interconnected Europe

The project of the century, the biggest shared investment in the Baltics so far, and the most important north-south rail link in Europe. All these headlines refer to one railway infrastructure project that cannot be underestimated. A new chapter in European infrastructure and trade is being built before our eyes:
Buffet cars, station eateries, vending machines | Utasellátó
architecture

Buffet cars, station eateries, vending machines | Utasellátó

Salami sandwich, Bambi in buckled bottles and the ominous chocolate bar “Utasellátó “ wrapped into cellophane. Only a few of the delicacies with which the passengers of the trains on the way to Balaton or Miskolc could satisfy their hunger. Join the nostalgia ride! Many of us, Hungarians, associate the history
Wes Anderson designed a train interior this time
design

Wes Anderson designed a train interior this time

The famous director is a huge fan of trains and likes to use them in his films, so the request from the luxury travel company, Belmond, was a natural fit for him: he had to redesign the interior of a 1950s British railway carriage. The meticulously crafted, original Cygnus carriage
China rolls out the world's fastest maglev train
news

China rolls out the world's fastest maglev train

China has unveiled its new maglev train transport system in Qingdao, Shandong province: the train is designed with a top speed of 600 kilometers per hour, making it the fastest ground vehicle ever built. Developed by the China railway rolling stock corporation CCRC, the scientific and technological achievement in the
The most beautiful railway lines in Eastern Europe | TOP 5
east

The most beautiful railway lines in Eastern Europe | TOP 5

A train ride can evoke countless feelings in us: the rumbling train, the slowly passing landscape, and the experience of traveling can evoke nostalgic images of the memories of our childhood. We haven’t had many opportunities to travel in the past year, which is why we’re thirsty for
Iconic Russian railway station restored
russia

Iconic Russian railway station restored

Avant-garde constructivism and Soviet modernism is combined in the building of the railway station in Ivanovo, Russia, built in the 1930s, which has now been complemented in a manner also catering to the needs of the 21st century. Russia’s largest train station built in constructivist style is located in
Buffet cars, station eateries, vending machines | Utasellátó
architecture

Buffet cars, station eateries, vending machines | Utasellátó

Salami sandwich, Bambi in buckled bottles and the ominous chocolate bar “Utasellátó “ wrapped into cellophane. Only a few of the delicacies with which the passengers of the trains on the way to Balaton or Miskolc could satisfy their hunger. Join the nostalgia ride! Many of us, Hungarians, associate the history