Orient Express, the Life and Times of the World's Most Famous TrainTraces the history of the Orient Express, describing the train itself, its famous and infamous passengers, and the intrigue and adventure that made it the most famous train in history. |
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Page 71
... passengers were not believed to be serious , but several of them had been abducted by the bandits , estimated to ... passengers were crammed into the two cars of the rescue train , which steamed back to Adrianople . As soon as it arrived ...
... passengers were not believed to be serious , but several of them had been abducted by the bandits , estimated to ... passengers were crammed into the two cars of the rescue train , which steamed back to Adrianople . As soon as it arrived ...
Page 83
... passengers by road right through Sofia to Tatar Pazardzhik , a road distance of 175 miles , of which the first 44 ... passengers ' baggage moved even more slowly , and hours often elapsed at each overnight stop before the passengers ...
... passengers by road right through Sofia to Tatar Pazardzhik , a road distance of 175 miles , of which the first 44 ... passengers ' baggage moved even more slowly , and hours often elapsed at each overnight stop before the passengers ...
Page 154
... passengers preferred to take there rather than in their compartments . The attendants had to be immaculately dressed ... passengers . There was a saying among the personnel that in the first class the passengers abuse the staff , in the ...
... passengers preferred to take there rather than in their compartments . The attendants had to be immaculately dressed ... passengers . There was a saying among the personnel that in the first class the passengers abuse the staff , in the ...
Contents
One The Birth of an Idea | 3 |
Two The Man from Ohio | 19 |
Three Maiden Voyage of the Land Liner | 29 |
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