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Inside the Orient Express

The legendary Orient Express train was on display at the Gare de l’Est railway station in Paris on Tuesday 26th April. France’s state-owned rail company SNCF opened the train, the set of the famous Agatha Christie’s novel, to the public for an unprecedented tour. The event marks the SNCF Thriller Prize finals, consisting in readers’ […]

May 03, 2011 | By AFPRelaxnews

Orient express wagon exterior

The legendary Orient Express train was on display at the Gare de l’Est railway station in Paris on Tuesday 26th April.

France’s state-owned rail company SNCF opened the train, the set of the famous Agatha Christie’s novel, to the public for an unprecedented tour.

The event marks the SNCF Thriller Prize finals, consisting in readers’ voting for their favorite detective novel of the year, along with an exhibition “Trains du mystere” showing the interlaces between rail and crime literature in the past 150 years.

Orient express coach

Coach

Orient express corridor

Corridor

Orient express dining express

Dining Car

Orient Express Exhibition view

Exhibition View

Orient express toilets

Toilets

Orient express wagon

Wagon Exterior

Orient express platform


 
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