Companies that ran luxury trains and sleeping and dining cars, such as the Orient Express and the Pullman cars. An entry belongs here when the cited article names a luxury, sleeping-car or named train service company. It excludes ordinary railway operators. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members. It is one of the groups under the Luxury and Specialty Service Operators subcategory of the Transport atlas, which has its own browse page listing every group and member.
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Wikipedia: Orient Express
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The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009.
Wikipedia: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits
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Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL; French pronunciation: [kɔ̃paɲi ɛ̃tɛʁnɑsjɔnal de vaɡɔ̃ li]; lit.
Wikipedia: Pullman Company
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The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.
Journey Beyond (Wikipedia)
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Journey Beyond is the trading name and brand deployed since 2017 by a succession of companies providing experiential tourism in Australia, including luxury trains (The Ghan, the Indian Pacific, and the Great Southern) and The Overland interstate service.
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