I started like that, with a generous gift from Mike A of a class 31. But keeping it on a mantelpiece was not enough - be warned!

Nice section in https://t.co/QBXaydP1G9 on how Japan's new deluxe trains are attracting many overseas visitors. Also Japanese rail history very well documented by Professor Jeremy Black @amberleybooks in https://t.co/Iop5FLuBDt #RailwayHistory

When the #BlueTrain commenced operations in Dec 1922, PLM had already initiated a number of other deluxe trains for the Med including a #boattrain for Marseille based liners. Poster by Roger Broders promoting the destination. Discover more: https://t.co/DEmU53BSUO #LuxuryTravel

We were fast off the mark reporting #luxuryrailwaytravel planned La Dolce Vita train deve.lopments. As @luxury suggest the most exquisite Le Grand Soir evening dinner packages yours for a mere $25k: https://t.co/0sY9Wl5vMX #Railtravel #Sustainability #luxury reaches new heights!

The Atlantic Coast Express featured in the West Country Allure chapter in @penswordbooks #luxuryrailwaytravel @portilloandhen thinks its a good story whilst filming at @SwanRailway A damn good read! https://t.co/QBXaydP1G9

3) be in the offing with a new named train 'The Carolean'. There’s not much to celebrate about Britain’s railways at present but a new train heralding the Dawn of the Carolean Age might be the tonic we’re all after. Come on @LNER

2) of the train premier train on 29 June 1953. The Elizabethan was associated with fast running; at the time it served as the longest scheduled non-stop service in the world. The naming of modern fixed-formation expresses has largely gone out of fashion but a royal fillip could

1) British Railways decided to give a royal sense of approval to its premier King’s Cross - Edinburgh Waverley East Coast Main Line service. The Capitals Limited service was duly renamed The Elizabethan, to mark the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II with a first running

Love the @raffleshotels example. Currently undertaking brand heritage research work in #LuxuryTravel sector involving brand incorporation dates with the business school at @UniOfExeterESE & @BUHospitality @raffleshotels use the marketing strapline 'Legendary Service since 1887'.

This weekend marks the centenary of one of the world's most iconic #LuxuryTravel trains, the original celebrated #BlueTrain, steaming out of Calais bound for the #FrenchRiviera on 9 Dec 1922. A flurry of press activity ensured a 'who's who' of society from both sides of the pond.

Time to look at what’s new in the world of #LuxuryRailwayTravel. A new Accor #OrientExpress2 is coming repurposed from 17 historic Orient Express coaches including bar and dining cars. Art Deco designs fused by French architect Maxime d’Angeac capture a #deluxetravel style of old

Front cover finalised for @UnicornPubGroup #TheIrishRailwayJourney https://t.co/tC5JT0LCQH, published next year. Inspiration provided by Dublin & South Eastern Railway's travel guidebook 'Through the Garden of Ireland'. #RailwayHistory #RouteoftheWeek #railtourism #slowtravel

Just completed @christianwolmar’s magnificent tome on British Railways. Prior to sectorisation, didn’t quite appreciate the pervasive influence of the ‘Barons’ and the ‘Bishops’ & the levels of insipid government interference! excellent #holidayreading reflective #businesshistory

In 1905 the Great Northern set up its own steamship company with 2 liners of magnificent 1st-class passenger accommodation - Dakota & Minnesota - built in Connecticut yards. They were the largest ships of the Pacific region. Edwardian travellers had an alternativ to the Far East.

The Oriental Limited was a deluxe train with an exemplary culinary offer. Known for its afternoon tea service where promptly at 4.00pm, a dining car waiter served tea and a uniformed maid served platters of dainty cakes to passengers.

1/3 In 1893 the US Great Northern Railway was completed running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle. Like its Canadian Pacific Railroad competitor, it had visions of operating trans-Pacific steamers to Japan & China. It offered an alternative Seattle #luxuryrailwaytravel service

Same goes for good friends at Golden Eagle Luxury Trains. All those communities across that great geographical expanse no longer able to rely on visitor income. Fortunately GE also have their Danube Express.

And a similar approach @UnicornPubGroup publishing #TheIrishRailwayJourney https://t.co/tC5JT0LCQH how pre-grouping railway companies transformed Ireland's coasts into Victorian tourist resorts appealing to both British and American visitors. #RailwayHistory #DestinationMarketing

Love this Paul Nash interpretation of Swanage Bay during the inter-war years. How the Shell Guides dovetailed with an emerging managed tourism agenda detailed in #LuxuryRailwayTravel and several published blog pieces on Dorset in https://t.co/lAsDCSbXCK #tourism #railtoursm

Deffo heading in the right direction! Third book pre-sold into Amazon by @UnicornPubGroup https://t.co/u8C7Q4X52M #History #RailwayHistory #railtourism #RouteoftheWeek #traintravel #luxurytravel #LuxuryRailwayTravel #EuropebyRail #RailEurope #slowtravel #TravelByTrain #tourism