World's Best Luxury Trains

Each year, the International Rail Traveller Society comes out with ranking of the best trains in the world. These luxury train recreate a bygone age of elegant traveling. Journeys lasting for weeks where arrival doesn't matter but the exclusive experience on board and tastefully selected destinations fuse together to create a saga of romance, elegance and adventure.

In addition, we give a list of all tourist trains in the world:

Europe

• Danube Express  (From Budapest, Hungary, to Istanbul, Turkey, and Frankfurt, Germany)

• British Pullman  (London to various places in the UK)

• The Trascantábrico  (From Ferrol to Leon and San Sebastian)

• Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express  (Moscow-Vladivostok, Russia)

• Venice Simplon-Orient Express  (London-Paris-Venice, with extensions to Rome, Vienna, Prague, Budapest and Istanbul)

• Glacier Express  (Zermatt, St Moritz, Davos, Switzerland)

• Bernina Express  (Chur and St Moritz, Davos, Switzerland, Tirano, Italy)

• Royal Scotsman  (From Edinburgh north of Scotland)

• Flam Railway  (Flam River valley, Norway)

• Railway Bergen  (Bergen, Oslo, Norway)

America

• The Canadian  (Toronto-Vancouver, Canada)

• Royal Canadian Pacific  (Calgary, Canada)

• Rocky Mountaineer  (Vancouver to Calgary and Jasper, Canada)

• Explorer Andino / Andean Explorer  (Cuzco-Lake Titicaca, Peru)

• The Hiram Bingham  (Cuzco-Machu Picchu, Peru)

Africa

• Blue Train  (Cape Town-Johannesburg, South Africa)

• Pride of Africa / Rovos Rail  (Cape Town, Pretoria, South Africa, and extensions to Victoria Falls, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Dar el Salaam, Tanzania)

Asia 

• Palace on Wheels  (Delhi and Rajasthan, India)

• Eastern & Oriental Express  (Singapore-Bangkok, Thailand, to Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Vientiane, Laos)

• Shangri-La Express  (Beijing-Lhasa, China)

• Toy Train  (Darjeeling and Indian Himalayas, India)

• Deccan Odyssey  (Mumbai-Goa, India)

Australia

• The Ghan  (Darwin to Adelaide)

• Indian Pacific  (Perth-Sydney)

• Sunlander  (Cairns-Brisbaine)

However, we believe that IRT Society has missed out on Maharajas' Express, the latest Maharaja Train in India which was recently voted World's Leading Luxury Train at the World Travel Awards.

Original List At :  http://www.irtsociety.com/