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An early (1888) example of integrated transport planning! This is the timetable for the Orient Express for Winter 1888-1889 from the South Eastern and London-Chatam-Dover (sic) Railways, and the Chemins de Fer du Nord and de L'Est of France. | ||
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This is almost a tour of Imperial Europe, starting in Britain, passing through France and the Austro-Hungarian (Habsburg) Empire to the heart of the Ottoman. The service ran from London to Constantinople (now Istanbul) via Paris. The London-Vienna service ran daily from Victoria (LC&DR terminus) via Calais and Charing Cross (SER) via Boulogne, thence via Paris and Munich. Journey time was some 36 hours or so. Paris-Constantinople ran weekly on Wednesday via Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade, taking three days. A further Paris-Bucharest service ran on Thursday and Sunday via Vienna and Budapest. | ||||
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Keywords: Orient Express; timetable; 1888; 1889; Southern Railway; poster; advert; London Chatham & Dover Railway; South Eastern Railway; Chemin de fer du Nord; de l'Est; Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits; London; Londres; Paris; Munich; Vienna; Budapest; Belgrade; Bucharest; Constantinople; Calais; Boulogne; Victoria; Charing Cross; Gare du Nord; Gare de l'Est | ||
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