Tom Savio Livres

This beautifully illustrated book features 26 of the world's greatest railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the Trans-Siberian, Australia's Indian Pacific and The Canadian - to those of great scenic beauty, such as the UK's Settle & Carlisle and Switzerland's Glacier Express. Steam-powered journeys include France's Vivarais Line and the USA's Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. These superlative journeys include the incredibly high - from Puno to Cuzco in Peru - the dramatically steep - the Khyber Pass - and what may well be the most famous, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Luxury cruise trains are well represented, including India's Royal Orient Express, Africa's Blue Train and Spain's Al Andalus - as are more adventurous routes such as Beijing to Hanoi. Each trip is evocatively written up by a knowledgeable and enthusiastic railway travel writer who has recently travelled the route (or travelled it anew). All the journeys can be made today, and practical information and contact details are given for those who want to undertake the journeys themselves. This stunning book is a must for travel romantics as well as train-spotters, and for anyone for whom the journey is

This superbly illustrated book features 24 of the most exceptional railway journeys in the world, from the superlative Venice Simplon-Orient Express, which has provided luxury transport across Europe to priviledged travellers since 1883 to the Savannahlander that crosses the hot and dusty track between Cairns and Forsayth in Queensland, Australia. All the excursions can be made today, and practical information and contact details are given at the back of the book for those who want to undertake them. Star through the Alaskan wilderness to the frigid reaches of the Arctic Circle in Norway; from the Vistadome that takes travellers to the mysterious Machu Picchu in Peru to the Jitong Line, which is plied by one of China's last steam trains. This select portfolio of stories is presented by respected travel and railway writers from around the globe, each of whom has recent first-hand experience of the journeys they have written about. Authoritative and precise, the text also clearly conveys the authors' passion for the lines, locomotives and carriages, and their deep respect for the men who planned and built them.

This beautifully illustrated and fully updated book features 26 of the world's greatest railway journeys, from those of epic scope, such as the Trans-Siberian, Australia's Indian Pacific and The Canadian - to those of great scenic beauty, such as the UK's Settle to Carlisle and Switzerland's Glacier Express. Steam-powered journeys include France's Vivarais Line and the USA's Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. These superlative journeys include the incredibly high (from Puno to Cuzco in Peru), the dramatically steep (the Khyber Pass), and what may well be the most famous, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Luxury cruise trains are well represented, including India's Royal Orient Express, Africa's Blue Train and Spain's Al Andalus - as are more adventurous routes such as Beijing to Hanoi. Each trip is evocatively written up by a knowledgeable and enthusiastic railway travel writer. All the journeys can still be made, and practical information and contact details are given for those who want to undertake the journeys themselves.

Dieser Titel enthält 24 faszinierende Eisenbahnreisen rund um den Globus. Die Kapitel beschreiben Eisenbahnstrecken auf sechs Kontinenten und über zwanzig Regionen von Alaska bis Queensland und zur Wüste Namibias, jede mit einer handgezeichneten Karte und eindrucksvollen Bildern ausgestattet. Ein Lesebuch und Bildband, der die attraktivsten Schienenverbindungen der Welt beschreibt und mit Fotos veranschaulicht. Die Reise geht von Nordamerika über Peru nach Europa und schließlich nach Asien, Afrika und Australien. Ein Buch, das nicht nur bei Eisenbahnliebhabern Sehnsüchte weckt, sondern auch Reisebegeisterte in seinen Bann zieht. Der Erfolgstitel ist jetzt endlich wieder lieferbar.