World Class Trains

All Episodes 2000 - 2008
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  • 2000-05-01T04:00:00Z
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  • 12h (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
Eagle Media takes you around the world to explore the hidden nooks of the world with the World Class Trains series. Learn the history and the intricacies of these historic transports. Explore Europe, India, Africa, Mexico, and Western Canada from the inside of some of the most elegant and famous train tours in the world.

31 episodes

2004-03-09T05:00:00Z

Special 2 The Al Andalus

Special 2 The Al Andalus

  • 2004-03-09T05:00:00Z1h

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. A full seven days aboard this decadent train, through the wondrous vistas of Spain’s Andalucia, Granada, Seville and one of the seven wonders of the world, the spectacular Alhambra.

Following the classic route from Pretoria to Cape Town, the journey takes in a rainbow of landscapes from bustling city life to fertile valleys via mountain chains and some of the best safari adventures that the world has to offer. The pride of South African rail travel, The Blue Train combines traditional style with the latest of modern technological comforts, and provides the very best in service and attention to detail, all within an incredibly friendly atmosphere.

2008-11-18T05:00:00Z

Special 5 The Palace on Wheels

Special 5 The Palace on Wheels

  • 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z1h

Departing from Cantonment Station in Delhi, tour India in regal splendor aboard The Palace On Wheels. For the next seven days, travelers will explore India in luxury, while visiting the pink city of Jaipur, Udaipur, Rattan Bur National Park and the Taj Mahal. The Palace On Wheels allows for travelers to travel leisurely while taking in the historic and breath-taking scenery of the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The Great South Pacific Express motors along Australia’s eastern seaboard on this three-day, two-night journey, with stops in Proserpine (along the Great Barrier Reef) and Kuranda. Featuring some of the most ornately designed carriages, the Great South Pacific Express offers travelers an early twentieth century atmosphere with all the luxury afforded on a world class train.

2008-11-18T05:00:00Z

Special 8 The Rovos Rail

Special 8 The Rovos Rail

  • 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z1h

Founded by Rowan Vos, Rovos Rail has been a labor of love, with painstaking restoration of carriages that had been off the rails for years. Modeling the design of the coaches and the experience on other world class trains, Rovos Rail has quickly developed into one of the most luxurious trains in the world. This journey will take us from Cape Town to Knysna, along South Africa’s famous Garden Route. With the exquisite scenery and first class accommodations, there are few other ways to experience this adventure.

Special 9 The Royal Canadian Pacific

  • 2004-03-09T05:00:00Z1h

A journey on the Royal Canadian Pacific Express is not only an adventure through the spectacular and dramatic Canadian landscape, but also a nostalgic return to the elegance, style and sense of occasion once attached to the concept of rail travel. Passing through the awe inspiring surroundings of the Rocky Mountains, the labyrinthine Spiral Tunnels, and the vast expanse of Canadian prairie land, the journey presents a spectacular vista of changing environments.

Special 10 The Rocky Mountaineer

  • 2004-02-17T05:00:00Z1h

Eagle Media takes you around the world to explore the hidden nooks of the world with the releases of the World Class Trains series. Learn the history and the intricacies of these historic transports. Explore Europe, India, Africa, Mexico, and Western Canada from the inside of some of the most elegant trains.

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. The Northern Belle, also known as the British Orient Express because it offers the very same highest standards of excellence as its illustrious counterpart, follows a route through the beautiful countryside of mainland Britain. Travelers enjoy seven days of stylish and elegant living while experiencing a truly ‘First Class’ journey.

Special 12 The New Polar Express

  • 2004-03-09T05:00:00Z1h

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. Step aboard the Polar Express in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, and experience an unforgettable five-day round trip north to the Norwegian port of Narvik. Discover centuries of Scandinavian history as the Polar Express takes you across the Arctic Circle and further north into the land of the Midnight Sun, crossing into Norway before turning around at Narvik. Join spellbound passengers as they journey through a landscape of raw, unspoiled nature with all the comfort and high standards of a world class train service.

Special 13 The Ghan (of Australia)

  • 2004-03-09T05:00:00Z1h

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. Join the 1/4 mile long Ghan train in the showpiece city of Sydney and recapture the Australian Pioneer Age during a two-day journey deep into the continental outback. The travelers of the Ghan appreciate historic Australia en route to Adelaide before turning north into the lands of the old Frontier. Now Australia’s deep red center reveals itself as a huge expanse of ancient nature, a land of parched rivers, unique wildlife and ever-changing colors, before arrival at Alice Springs, where the majesty of nearby Ayers Rock serves as an unforgettable climax to an amazing journey.

Special 14 The Royal Orient Express

  • 2004-02-17T05:00:00Z1h

Eagle Media takes you around the world to explore the hidden nooks of the world with the releases of the World Class Trains series. Learn the history and the intricacies of these historic transports. Explore Europe, India, Africa, Mexico, and Western Canada from the inside of some of the most elegant and famous train tours in the world.

2008-11-18T05:00:00Z

Special 15 The Royal Scotsman

Special 15 The Royal Scotsman

  • 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z1h

The Royal Scotsman takes us on a five-day, four-night excursion through some of Scotland’s history and beautiful scenery. Beginning in Edinburgh and rolling through the Scottish Highlands, we visit such historic towns as Oban, Kyle of Lochlash and Dingwall before returning to our starting point at Edinburgh’s Waverly Station.

Special 16 The South Orient Express

  • 2004-02-17T05:00:00Z1h

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveller and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. Eight vintage 40’s and 50’s era stainless steel Budd cars, restored in luxurious classical period style with dome dining, vista dome, parlor, and observation cars provide the finest rail excursions through the incomparable Copper Canyon area of Northern Mexico in the rugged Sierra Madre Mountains. Covering an area larger than the Grand Canyon, this area is rugged and remote; much only accessible by train. Visit the natural wonders, rustic villages and the Tarahumara Indians, the native inhabitants of the area.

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveller and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. A luxury train journey through Zimbabwe from Bulawayo to the natural wonder of the world, Victoria Falls. Reliving the golden age of the steam train, the rail route travels through some of the continent’s best game country. The railway was a central plank of a planned British colonization of the entire African continent by Cecil John Rhodes, and the route is rich in historical traditions. Rhodes’ private carriage is still used by the Train De Luxe on the journey.

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail.

2008-11-18T05:00:00Z

Special 19 Imperial Express

Special 19 Imperial Express

  • 2008-11-18T05:00:00Z1h

Passengers on The Imperial Express travel in luxury on this 52-hour excursion from Prague to Budapest. Originally used by the Hungarian President, the train retains the look and feel it had prior to the fall of Communism. As the train travels through the scenic towns in the Czech Republic, Bohemia, Slovakia and Romania, the appearance of The Imperial Express is an attraction to the townspeople as much as it is to its passengers. Though only a three-day journey, the opportunity to see Eastern Europe in the comfort of the west provides memories for a lifetime.

Series Premiere

2000-05-01T04:00:00Z

1x01 Train de Luxe

Series Premiere

1x01 Train de Luxe

  • 2000-05-01T04:00:00Z1h

Another luxury rail car train is restored for a journey of old fashioned classical opulence. The De Luxe takes us through Zimbabwe to Victoria Falls, through National Parks and on into the heart of Africa.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x02 South Orient Express

1x02 South Orient Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

A luxurious excursion through exotic locations, this time riding the classical style 'Budd' cars restored to their former glory for their journey into the near-wilderness of the Copper Canyon.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x03 American Orient Express

1x03 American Orient Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Discover the world’s most luxurious trains and relive a bygone era, when the journey itself was the most significant part of the experience; rather than simply getting there. A journey where the passenger becomes a real traveler and is able to experience the much more gracious way of travel - in a living recreation of the golden age of rail. The American Orient Express is a privately owned company and no relation to the British owned Orient Express. The train is a collection of cars that were purchased from museums and private collections throughout America. With nine exciting itineraries, the journeys trace jazz and blues to their origins in New Orleans, through the National Parks of the Pacific Coast, from hushed canyons to boiling mud pots, keeping the tradition of the golden age of rail with luxury and style.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x04 Rocky Mountaineer

1x04 Rocky Mountaineer

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Witness the crossing of the Canadian Rockies aboard the Rocky Mountaineer - a voyage where the journey becomes an experience in itself.

1x05 Great South Pacific Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Features Australia's 'The Great South Pacific Express' that travels from Brisbane to Kuranda.

1x06 Eastern & Oriental Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

This volume follows the Eastern Oriental Express on its journeys through southeast Asia: from the ancient and mysterious city of Bangkok, across the infamous bridge of the river Kwai, on through the lush jungles of Malaysia, and into the bustling modern city of Singapore.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x07 Palace on Wheels

1x07 Palace on Wheels

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Features 'The Royal Orient' that travels through India taking in Gujarat and Rajastan.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x08 Rovos Rail

1x08 Rovos Rail

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Features the African 'Rovos Rail' that travels from Cape Town to Knysna.

1x09 Venice Simplon Orient Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

A trip across Europe in the Edwardian grandeur of the old Empire. Experience the exquisite engineering and incomparable service of a rail journey that passes through London, Boulogne, Paris, The Alps and, finally, Venice.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x10 Royal Scotsman

1x10 Royal Scotsman

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

Experience the luxury of the train travel from a bygone era. Witness the mountains, lochs and forests of the Scottish scenery.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x11 Imperial Express

1x11 Imperial Express

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

The Imperial Express travels from Prague Central Station on a luxury journey across the land to Hungary.

2000-06-03T04:00:00Z

1x12 Al Andalus Expreso

1x12 Al Andalus Expreso

  • 2000-06-03T04:00:00Z1h

This volume follows the Al Andalus Express on its 7-day journey through the mythic landscapes of Spain's Andalucia, Granada, and Seville, as well as a stop at one of the seven wonders of the world, the spectacular Alhambra.

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