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Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

In 1977 the collecting of withdrawn CIWL carriages was begun by James Sherwood, owner of Sea Containers. The inaugural ride took place on 25 May 1982, since then the basic offer consists trips between Venice and Paris (until 2024 Calais with connection from/to London). Some times a year also Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Istanbul (via Bucharest) is accessed, occeasionally several other destinations like Rome, Amsterdam, Berlin, Cracow and even Stockholm.

The original "Pennsylvania" (swan neck type) bogies were changed in 2006 to newly built ones, related to types the French Corail carriages, allowing the train to run with 160 kph (formerly 140).

The dining cars have got contemporary kitchens and air conditioning already in 1982. In 2017 sleeping cars were also fitted in with air conditoning, and shortly afterwards even with sockets and wi-fi. One year later the new comfort category "Grand Suite" was introduced, followed by "Suite" in 2023 - a private carriage "L'observatoire" is scheduled for 2025. All these higher categories were installed in vehicles of the fleet.

Sleeping car type "Lx"
Sleeping car type "S1"
Pullman "Étoile du Nord" dining car with kitchen
Pullman "Côte d'Azur" dining car with kitchen
Bar car
Staff sleeping car type "YTb"
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Sleeping car type "Lx"
For CIWL 90 carriages of this type were built.
The carriages originally had 10 sleeping compartments for single use. During the years four (Lx 14), later six (Lx 16), or every ten (Lx 20) compartments were fitted with two beds.
 
WL
61 87 06-70 473...544 3473...3544 1982 Ateliers de CIWL Oostende {10} 7 160 km/h
1929 Metropolitan Carriage Wagon and Finance Co Ltd. (3425-3483)
Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises (3525-3555)		    
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Interior design:
3773, 3482, 3483: Morrison
3525, 3539, 3543, 3544: René Prou
3552, 3553, 3555: Nelson

Compartment No. 1. was used to extend the lavatory in carriages 3525, 3543 a 3444, and in the other carriages rebuilt to service compartment.

Carriages 3552 were 3555 refitted to "Suite" in 2022–2023, carriage 3553 to private carriage „L'Observatoire“ in 2023–2025
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WL
61 87 76-70 552, 555 3552, 3555 1982
2022-2023		 Ateliers de CIWL Oostende
ACC Clermont-Ferrand		 <2> 2 160 km/h
1929 Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises    
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Two Lx sleeping cars were refitted by four "Suite" - with double bed (in "La Campagne" twin beds) convertible to seat and bathroom. Compartments' design is made by Wimberly Interiors, and inspired by the namesake landscapes "La Forêt" (The Forest), "La Campagne" (The Countryside), "Les Montagnes" (The Mountains), and "Les Lacs" (The Lakes).
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Sleeping car type "S1"
For CIWL 120 carriages of this type were built.
 
WL
61 87 76-70 309, 425 3309, 3425 1982
2017-2020		 Hansa Waggonbau Bremen
ACC Clermont-Ferrand		 <2> 2 160 km/h
1927
1929		 Métallurgiques de Nivelles
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company		    
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The S1 sleeping cars were refitted by three "Grand Suite" - sleeping area with double bed, lounge with sofa (also convertible to bed) and bathroom. Compartments' design is made by Wimberly Interiors, and they are decorated with the architectonic style of the namesake cities.
3309 - refitted 2019-2020, compartments "Budapest", "Vienna" und "Prague"
3425 - refitted 2017-2018, compartments "Istanbul", "Venice" und "Paris"
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Pullman "Étoile du Nord" dining car with kitchen
For CIWL 20 carriages of this type were built.
 
WPC
61 87 08-70 095, 110 4095, 4110 1982 Hansa Waggonbau Bremen {2} 2 160 km/h
1927 Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company    
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The carriages originally had fixed seats. Interior panels of carriage 4095 are from dining car No. 3583.
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Pullman "Côte d'Azur" dining car with kitchen
For CIWL 16 carriages of this type were built.
 
WPC
61 87 09-70 141 4141 1982 Hansa Waggonbau Bremen {1} 1 160 km/h
1929 Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises    
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Interior design by René Lalique. The carriage originally had only tables for two in the saloon and a compartment for four. After a fire in 1983 the kitchen was replaced a souvenir shop, which was followed by a champagne bar in 2015.
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Bar car
 
WR
61 87 09-70 674 3674 1982 Hansa Waggonbau Bremen {1} 1 160 km/h
1931 Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises    
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Interior design by Gérard Gallet. A former dining car, has even a piano.
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Staff sleeping car type "YTb"
For CIWL 60 carriages of this type were built.
 
WL
61 87 06-70 912, 915 3912, 3915 1982 Hansa Waggonbau Bremen {2} 2 160 km/h


1949 Ateliers Métallurgiques de Nivelles    
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Both carriages have sleeping compartments for staff, storerooms for luggages and dining cars, and even for coal of the sleeping cars' boilers.
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