{"id":172,"date":"2014-03-17T15:57:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2014-12-07T20:00:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T20:00:56","slug":"the-100-trains-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/the-100-trains-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The 100 Trains Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Just found this fabulous site for train lovers \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.100trains.com\/\">100 Trains Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-173\" alt=\"4749076_s\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4749076_s.jpg\" width=\"258\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4749076_s.jpg 323w, http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/4749076_s-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>The 100 Trains Project started as one man\u2019s personal journey to travel over 50,000 kms on the 100 greatest railway journeys and trains on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of the journeys taken from The 100 Trains website. There must be at least a few that we\u2019d all love to do!<\/p>\n<p><b>AFRICA<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>South Africa.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Blue Train: Pretoria &#8211; Cape Town<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tanzania.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tanzania to Zambia. Dar es Salaam &#8211; Kapiri Mposhi (Mukuba Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Zambia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zambia to Tanzania. Kapiri Mposhi &#8211; Dar es Salaam (Mukuba Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-175\" alt=\"24301747_s\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24301747_s.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24301747_s.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/24301747_s-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>AMERICAS<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 <b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Canadian, Toronto to Vancouver, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Canada. Jasper &#8211; Prince Rupert (formerly The Skeena)<\/li>\n<li>Canada. Montr\u00e9al &#8211; Halifax (The Ocean)<\/li>\n<li>Canada. Toronto &#8211; Vancouver (The Canadian)<\/li>\n<li>Canada. Vancouver &#8211; Calgary (Rocky Mountaineer)<\/li>\n<li>Canada to US. Toronto &#8211; New York (Amtrak Maple Leaf)<\/li>\n<li>Canada to US. Vancouver &#8211; Portland (Amtrak Cascades)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mexico.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexico. Chihuahua &#8211; Los Mochis (Copper Canyon Railway)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peru.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peru. Cusco &#8211; Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)<\/li>\n<li>Peru. Cusco &#8211; Puno\/Lake Titicaca (Andean Explorer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>United States of America.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US. Chicago &#8211; San Francisco (Amtrak California Zephyr)<\/li>\n<li>US. Chicago &#8211; Washington DC (Amtrak Capitol Limited)<\/li>\n<li>US. Los Angeles &#8211; New Orleans (Amtrak Sunset Limited)<\/li>\n<li>US. Los Angeles &#8211; Portland (Amtrak Coast Starlight)<\/li>\n<li>US. New York &#8211; New Orleans (Amtrak Crescent))<\/li>\n<li>US to Canada. New York &#8211; Toronto (Amtrak Maple Leaf)<\/li>\n<li>US to Canada. Portland &#8211; Vancouver (Amtrak Cascades)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/21503290_s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-174\" alt=\"21503290_s\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/21503290_s.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/21503290_s.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.whiteknight.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/21503290_s-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>ASIA<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>China. Hong Kong \u2013 Shanghai<\/li>\n<li>China. Hong Kong (Victoria Peak Funicular Railway)<\/li>\n<li>China. Shanghai &#8211; Shanghai Airport (Maglev Train)<\/li>\n<li>China to Tibet. Qinghai &#8211; Lhasa (Qinghai-Tibet Railway)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India. Kalka &#8211; Shimla (Himalayan Queen)<\/li>\n<li>India. Mumbai &#8211; Amritsar (Golden Temple Mail)<\/li>\n<li>India. New Delhi &#8211; Alwar (Fairy Queen)<\/li>\n<li>India. Metupulaiyam &#8211; Ooty (Nilgiri Mountain Railway)<\/li>\n<li>India. Pathankot &#8211; Joginder Nagar (Kangra Queen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Japan. Tokyo &#8211; Sapporo (Cassiopeia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Malaysia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Malaysia. Gemas &#8211; Wakaf Bharu (Jungle Line)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sri Lanka. Colombo &#8211; Kandy &#8211; Badulla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thailand<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thailand. Bangkok &#8211; Kanchanaburi &#8211; Nam Tok (The Death Railway &#8211; Bridge Over The River Kwai)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vietnam<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) &#8211; Hanoi (Reunification Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>AUSTRALSIA<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Australia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australia. Adelaide &#8211; Darwin (The Ghan)<\/li>\n<li>Australia. Adelaide &#8211; Melbourne (The Overland)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Australia. Cairns &#8211; Kuranda (Kuranda Scenic Railway)<\/li>\n<li>Australia. Sydney &#8211; Perth (Indian Pacific)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New Zealand. Auckland &#8211; Wellington (Northern Explorer)<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand. Christchurch &#8211; Greymouth (TranzAlpine)<\/li>\n<li>New Zealand. Christchurch &#8211; Picton (Coastal Pacific)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>EUROPE<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Austria<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austria. Innsbruck &#8211; Klagenfurt (Austrian Tyrol)<\/li>\n<li>Austria. Klagenfurt &#8211; Vienna (via the Semmering Railway)<\/li>\n<li>Austria to Italy. Innsbruck &#8211; Verona (via the Brenner Pass)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Denmark<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denmark to Germany. Copenhagen &#8211; Hamburg (Direct &#8211; by &#8220;Train Ferry)<\/li>\n<li>Denmark to Sweden. Copenhagen &#8211; Stockholm (via &#8220;The Bridge&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>England. Carlisle &#8211; Settle (Settle-Carlisle Railway)<\/li>\n<li>England. Newcastle Upon Tyne &#8211; Carlisle (Hadrian&#8217;s Wall Country Line)<\/li>\n<li>England to France. London &#8211; Paris (Eurostar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>France<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>France. Clermont-Ferrand &#8211; Le Puy-en-Velay<\/li>\n<li>France. Clermont-Ferrand &#8211; N\u00eemes (Le Cevenol)<\/li>\n<li>France. Nice &#8211; Digne-les-Bains (Le Train des Pignes &#8211; Provence)<\/li>\n<li>France. St.Gervais-le-Fayet &#8211; Le Nid d&#8217;Aigle (The Tramway du Mont-Blanc)<\/li>\n<li>France to England. Paris &#8211; London (Eurostar)<\/li>\n<li>France to Netherlands. Paris &#8211; Brussels &#8211; Amsterdam (Thalys)<\/li>\n<li>France to Switzerland. St.Gervais-le-Fayet &#8211; Chamonix &#8211; Martigny<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germany<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Germany. Brocken &#8211; Eisfelder Talmuhle (Brocken Railway [Brockenbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])<\/li>\n<li>Germany. Nordhausen &#8211; Wernigerode (Harz Mountain Railway [Harzerbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])<\/li>\n<li>Germany. Plauen &#8211; Gera (Elster Valley Railway &#8211; Elstertalbahn)<\/li>\n<li>Germany. Quedlinburg &#8211; Eisfelder Talmuhle (Selke Valley Railway [Selketalbahn], HSB [HarzerSchmalspurbahnen])<\/li>\n<li>Germany to Denmark. Hamburg &#8211; Copenhagen (Direct &#8211; by &#8220;Train Ferry)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Italy. Tirano \u2013 Milan<\/li>\n<li>Italy to Austria. Verona &#8211; Innsbruck (via the Brenner Pass)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Italy to Switzerland. Domodossola &#8211; Locarno (The Centovalli Railway)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netherlands<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Netherlands to France. Amsterdam &#8211; Brussels &#8211; Paris (Thalys)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Norway<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Norway. Bergen &#8211; Oslo (The Bergen Railway &#8211; Bergensbanen)<\/li>\n<li>Norway. Fl\u00e5m &#8211; Myrdal (The Fl\u00e5m Railway \/ Fl\u00e5msbana)<\/li>\n<li>Norway. Oslo &#8211; Stavanger (The S\u00f8rland Railway &#8211; S\u00f8rlandsbanen)<\/li>\n<li>Norway. Oslo &#8211; Trondheim (The Dovre Railway &#8211; Dovrebanen)<\/li>\n<li>Norway. Stavanger &#8211; Bergen (by bus!)<\/li>\n<li>Norway to Sweden. Trondheim &#8211; \u00d6stersund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Poland<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poland to Ukraine. Warsaw &#8211; Kiev<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Russia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia. Moscow &#8211; Vladivostok (Trans-Siberian Railway)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scotland<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scotland. Fort William &#8211; Mallaig (Jacobite Steam Train)<\/li>\n<li>Scotland. Glasgow &#8211; Fort William (West Highland Railway)<\/li>\n<li>Scotland. Inverness &#8211; Edinburgh (Highland Main Line)<\/li>\n<li>Scotland. Kyle of Lochalsh &#8211; Inverness (The Kyle Line)<\/li>\n<li>Circuit. The Highlands of Scotland by Train.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Slovakia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slovakia. Bratislava \u2013 Kosice<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia. Poprad-Tatry &#8211; Strbske Pleso<\/li>\n<li>Slovakia. Strbske Pleso &#8211; Strba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spain<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spain (Mallorca). Palma to S\u00f3ller (El Tren de S\u00f3ller)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sweden. \u00d6stersund &#8211; G\u00e4llivare (Inlandsbanan)<\/li>\n<li>Sweden to Denmark. Stockholm &#8211; Copenhagen (via &#8220;The Bridge&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Sweden to Norway. \u00d6stersund &#8211; Trondheim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Switzerland<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switzerland. Zermatt &#8211; St.Moritz (The Glacier Express)<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland to Italy. Brig \u2013 Domodossola<\/li>\n<li>Switzerland to Italy. St.Moritz &#8211; Tirano (The Bernina Express)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ukraine<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukraine to Russia. 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