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オリエント急行
From the
ORIEMT EXPRESS
to the
NOSTALGIE ISTANBUL ORIENT EXPRESS
On October4th,1883 the ORIEPIT EXPRESS started its first journey from the Parisian railway station "Gare del'Est",heading for Constantinopel（lstanbul）. Already around the turn of the Century countless legends surrounded this"Palace on Wheels".
Nearly one hundred years after its maiden voyage，the king of trains, the star of film and literature，left Paris for its orginal destination，Istanbul，for the last time.
Since 1976 the Swiss NOSTALGIE ISTANBUL ORIENT EXPRESS，Short"NIOE"，is again reliving the culture of luxurious travel on Europe's railway tracks.
Some highlights of its latest history：
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1976
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First trip to Istanbul with the main European TV stations broadcasting. |
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1983
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ig event in lstanbul on the occasion of the ORIENT EXPRESS centenary. |
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1985
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0n the occasion of German Railways’150 year jubilee the "NIOE"was chosen as the offcial train. |
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1987
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First offer of nostalgic trips combined with DC−3 nights by Classic Air. |
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1988
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NBC−TV broadcasts its"Today−Show" live out of the NIOE from Paris, Zurich, Munich, Vienna and Venice．
September 7th, departure for the longest train ride ever from Paris to Hongkong.
Entry in the Guinnes Book of Records. This is followed by a stay in Japan for several months. Daily reports by Fuji-TV． |
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1992
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Megastar Michael Jackson makes use of the NIOE for his '92 Europe tour. |
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1993
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Start of the star route Moscow-Peking, daily reports by Swiss-TV. |
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1994
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The group acquires a luxury train in the United States, Called the "AmericanOrient Express", a car of which was already starred in one of David Copperfield's shows. |
Guests from all over the world enjoy the fantastic atmosphere
On the legendary
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