You wait years for the arrival of a super new luxury train and then along come two. Or three. Oh very well, let’s make that four.
Yes, the golden age of rail travel – so often associated with the 1920s – seems to be repeating itself 100 years later. In the coming two years, a dazzling array of new trains and departures will launch that will have lovers of this form of transport (and is there anyone who isn’t?) in raptures. Orient Express La Dolce Vita launches in April 2025.
From the new kid on the block, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, to the more established players, Belmond (of Venice Simplon-Orient-Express fame) and the Golden Eagle (the former Trans-Siberian supremo), there will be new journeys in 2025 in Italy, England and Wales and further afield, Central Asia and China. In 2026, another expected newcomer, the Norient Express, is scheduled to open up the dramatic landscapes of Norway’s lakes, mountains and, for those pining for them, the fjords. That year may also see the long-awaited launch of Accor’s Orient Express, operating on the original routing between Paris and Istanbul.
The new age of luxury rail These new trains all play on the idealised view of this form of travel – the glittering, glamorous soirées in the piano bar, the exquisite attention to detail in the decor, the old-school flair of the dining car and the impeccable, unflappable service, all played out against a stunning backdrop of constantly changing, breathtaking scenery. But these new .
