The Eastern & Oriental Express carries passengers in luxury between Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The train travels through dense rainforests and towering mountains past golden temples, rubber plantations and remote towns and villages.
This luxury train was first built in Japan in 1972 and operated as the Silver Star in New Zealand. Then 24 of the 31 carriages were sold to Orient-Express Hotels, and regauged from New Zealand's 1067 mm gauge to 1000 mm gauge for Thai and Malaysian railway lines. An extensive internal rebuild and fit-out plus exterior painting and badging was undertaken by the new owners. The design of the remodelling was by Gérard Gallet, the man behind much of the design and refurbishment of other Orient-Express products such as the British Pullman, and the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
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