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Since the launch of its first bullet train in October 1964, Japan has been widely regarded as a frontrunner in high-quality rail travel. Over half a century later, the Shinkansen remains an icon of ...

Dream of the Desert, the first Saudi Arabia ultra-luxury train, blends heritage and comfort to elevate luxury tourism under ...

The maiden trip for a brand-new luxury sleeper train had been pushed back in order to carry out final operational fixes. The Britannic Explorer, the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales, ...

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(CNN) — It’s the train set to whisk people across the largest country in the Middle East — and to do so in style, according to the designs that have just been released. Saudi Arabia’s Dream of the ...