World Class Trains

World Class Trains Season 1

TV Show

Season 1 Episodes

1. Train de Luxe

May 1st, 2000

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.

2. South Orient Express

June 3rd, 2000

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.

3. American Orient Express

June 3rd, 2000

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.

4. Rocky Mountaineer

June 3rd, 2000

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

5. Great South Pacific Express

June 3rd, 2000

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

6. Eastern & Oriental Express

June 3rd, 2000

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.

7. Palace on Wheels

June 3rd, 2000

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

8. Rovos Rail

June 3rd, 2000

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

9. Venice Simplon Orient Express

June 3rd, 2000

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.

10. Royal Scotsman

June 3rd, 2000

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

11. Imperial Express

June 3rd, 2000

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

12. Al Andalus Expreso

June 3rd, 2000

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.

13. The Royal Orient Express

June 3rd, 2000