The 100 Trains Project

Just found this fabulous site for train lovers – 100 Trains Project

The 100 Trains Project started as one man’s personal journey to travel over 50,000 kms on the 100 greatest railway journeys and trains on the planet.

The plan has changed slightly, from one long non-stop journey to a series of shorter journey, but still a fascinating insight into some of the most spectacular railway journeys on earth.

Here is a list of the journeys taken from The 100 Trains website. There must be at least a few that we’d all love to do!

AFRICA

South Africa.

• The Blue Train: Pretoria – Cape Town

Tanzania.

• Tanzania to Zambia. Dar es Salaam – Kapiri Mposhi (Mukuba Express)

Zambia.

• Zambia to Tanzania. Kapiri Mposhi – Dar es Salaam (Mukuba Express)

 

AMERICAS  

Canada.

• The Canadian, Toronto to Vancouver, Canada
• Canada. Jasper – Prince Rupert (formerly The Skeena)
• Canada. Montréal – Halifax (The Ocean)
• Canada. Toronto – Vancouver (The Canadian)
• Canada. Vancouver – Calgary (Rocky Mountaineer)
• Canada to US. Toronto – New York (Amtrak Maple Leaf)
• Canada to US. Vancouver – Portland (Amtrak Cascades)

Mexico.

• Mexico. Chihuahua – Los Mochis (Copper Canyon Railway)

Peru.

• Peru. Cusco – Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
• Peru. Cusco – Puno/Lake Titicaca (Andean Explorer)

United States of America.

• US. Chicago – San Francisco (Amtrak California Zephyr)
• US. Chicago – Washington DC (Amtrak Capitol Limited)
• US. Los Angeles – New Orleans (Amtrak Sunset Limited)
• US. Los Angeles – Portland (Amtrak Coast Starlight)
• US. New York – New Orleans (Amtrak Crescent))
• US to Canada. New York – Toronto (Amtrak Maple Leaf)
• US to Canada. Portland – Vancouver (Amtrak Cascades)

 

ASIA

China

• China. Hong Kong – Shanghai
• China. Hong Kong (Victoria Peak Funicular Railway)
• China. Shanghai – Shanghai Airport (Maglev Train)
• China to Tibet. Qinghai – Lhasa (Qinghai-Tibet Railway)

India.

• India. Kalka – Shimla (Himalayan Queen)
• India. Mumbai – Amritsar (Golden Temple Mail)
• India. New Delhi – Alwar (Fairy Queen)
• India. Metupulaiyam – Ooty (Nilgiri Mountain Railway)
• India. Pathankot – Joginder Nagar (Kangra Queen)

Japan

• Japan. Tokyo – Sapporo (Cassiopeia)

Malaysia

• Malaysia. Gemas – Wakaf Bharu (Jungle Line)

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka. Colombo – Kandy – Badulla

Thailand

• Thailand. Bangkok – Kanchanaburi – Nam Tok (The Death Railway – Bridge Over The River Kwai)

Vietnam

• Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) – Hanoi (Reunification Express)

 

AUSTRALSIA

Australia

• Australia. Adelaide – Darwin (The Ghan)
• Australia. Adelaide – Melbourne (The Overland)
•  Australia. Cairns – Kuranda (Kuranda Scenic Railway)
• Australia. Sydney – Perth (Indian Pacific)

New Zealand

• New Zealand. Auckland – Wellington (Northern Explorer)
• New Zealand. Christchurch – Greymouth (TranzAlpine)
• New Zealand. Christchurch – Picton (Coastal Pacific)

 

EUROPE

Austria

• Austria. Innsbruck – Klagenfurt (Austrian Tyrol)
• Austria. Klagenfurt – Vienna (via the Semmering Railway)
• Austria to Italy. Innsbruck – Verona (via the Brenner Pass)

Denmark

• Denmark to Germany. Copenhagen – Hamburg (Direct – by “Train Ferry)
• Denmark to Sweden. Copenhagen – Stockholm (via “The Bridge”)

England

• England. Carlisle – Settle (Settle-Carlisle Railway)
• England. Newcastle Upon Tyne – Carlisle (Hadrian’s Wall Country Line)
• England to France. London – Paris (Eurostar)

France

• France. Clermont-Ferrand – Le Puy-en-Velay
• France. Clermont-Ferrand – Nîmes (Le Cevenol)
• France. Nice – Digne-les-Bains (Le Train des Pignes – Provence)
• France. St.Gervais-le-Fayet – Le Nid d’Aigle (The Tramway du Mont-Blanc)
• France to England. Paris – London (Eurostar)
• France to Netherlands. Paris – Brussels – Amsterdam (Thalys)
• France to Switzerland. St.Gervais-le-Fayet – Chamonix – Martigny

Germany

• Germany. Brocken – Eisfelder Talmuhle (Brocken Railway [Brockenbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])
• Germany. Nordhausen – Wernigerode (Harz Mountain Railway [Harzerbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])
• Germany. Plauen – Gera (Elster Valley Railway – Elstertalbahn)
• Germany. Quedlinburg – Eisfelder Talmuhle (Selke Valley Railway [Selketalbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])
• Germany to Denmark. Hamburg – Copenhagen (Direct – by “Train Ferry)

Italy

• Italy. Tirano – Milan
• Italy to Austria. Verona – Innsbruck (via the Brenner Pass)
•  Italy to Switzerland. Domodossola – Locarno (The Centovalli Railway)

Netherlands

• Netherlands to France. Amsterdam – Brussels – Paris (Thalys)

Norway

• Norway. Bergen – Oslo (The Bergen Railway – Bergensbanen)
• Norway. Flåm – Myrdal (The Flåm Railway / Flåmsbana)
• Norway. Oslo – Stavanger (The Sørland Railway – Sørlandsbanen)
• Norway. Oslo – Trondheim (The Dovre Railway – Dovrebanen)
• Norway. Stavanger – Bergen (by bus!)
• Norway to Sweden. Trondheim – Östersund

Poland

• Poland to Ukraine. Warsaw – Kiev

Russia

• Russia. Moscow – Vladivostok (Trans-Siberian Railway)

Scotland

• Scotland. Fort William – Mallaig (Jacobite Steam Train)
• Scotland. Glasgow – Fort William (West Highland Railway)
• Scotland. Inverness – Edinburgh (Highland Main Line)
• Scotland. Kyle of Lochalsh – Inverness (The Kyle Line)
• Circuit. The Highlands of Scotland by Train.

Slovakia

• Slovakia. Bratislava – Kosice
• Slovakia. Poprad-Tatry – Strbske Pleso
• Slovakia. Strbske Pleso – Strba

Spain

• Spain (Mallorca). Palma to Sóller (El Tren de Sóller)

Sweden

• Sweden. Östersund – Gällivare (Inlandsbanan)
• Sweden to Denmark. Stockholm – Copenhagen (via “The Bridge”)
• Sweden to Norway. Östersund – Trondheim

Switzerland

• Switzerland. Zermatt – St.Moritz (The Glacier Express)
• Switzerland to Italy. Brig – Domodossola
• Switzerland to Italy. St.Moritz – Tirano (The Bernina Express)

Ukraine

• Ukraine to Russia. Kiev – Moscow

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