Starboard - Issue 5

Page 78

The Year of Rail Winding their way through city and countryside, a host of new trains are reinventing the romance of rail travel for the 21st century.

Recent launches on the tracks include (left to right) Kyushu Railway Company’s 36+3, Rocky Mountaineer’s glass-domed coaches, and Anantara’s The Vietage

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Once a means of transport for only the wealthy,

has further committed to investing in expanding

train travel over the years has broadened its

its rolling stock, having recently acquired its first

scope; advances in engineering have resulted in

two state-of-the-art Bombardier TRAXX MS3

faster, more efficient commuters while, at the

multi-system locomotives.

other end of the spectrum, a growing desire for

In North America, Rocky Mountaineer has

leisurely experiences has seen a return to the

added a new route between Denver, Colorado, and

romance of rail.

Moab, Utah on board its glass-domed coaches.

In recent months, investment on the tracks

The luxury fleet was unveiled in 2019 and

has given rise to new carriages and experiences

expanded in 2020 due to popular demand, with

across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with both

the project marking the company’s largest capital

the business and leisure traveller in mind. In

investment in its 30-year history. With a focus on

Europe, RegioJet and Dutch start-up European

passenger comfort and experience, the coaches

Sleeper are planning a new night train connecting

were developed in collaboration with Stadler

Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels. Slated

and feature improved suspension, redesigned

to launch in 2022, the venture supports the

galley kitchens, and heated composite-leather

pan-European initiative for the development

seats that recline without impacting the guest

of an environmentally-friendly night train,

behind and can spin 180 degrees for a more

and is in line with the EU’s 2021 Year of Rail

social setting. The highlight however is the

enterprise, which highlights the benefits of rail as

domed windows that extend overhead on the

a sustainable, smart and safe means of transport.

upper level of the train, allowing for panoramic

RegioJet’s trains will offer seating as well as

views of the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies.

sleeping compartments, and the private carrier

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Final Call

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In the Spotlight

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pages 110-114

Cargo

8min
pages 115-121

Trend: Elevated Encounters

2min
pages 98-99

FEATURES

9min
pages 100-106

Jet Blue Mint Suites

1min
page 96

Aska

1min
pages 88-89

Crystal Cabin Awards

3min
pages 92-93

ZEROe by Airbus

1min
pages 94-95

InterContinental Khao Yai National Park

1min
pages 80-81

EHang Vertiports

1min
pages 90-91

Trend: The Year of Rail

4min
pages 78-79

Airo by Heatherwick Studio

2min
page 77

FEATURES

11min
pages 42-45

Sea Change

6min
pages 46-49

Virgin Hyperloop

3min
pages 74-76

Turning The Tide

7min
pages 56-61

MSC Seashore

1min
pages 40-41

Appetite for Change

9min
pages 50-55

Disney Wish

1min
pages 38-39

Heritage Line Anouvong

1min
pages 36-37

M/Y Njord

3min
pages 26-27

Norwegian Prima

5min
pages 22-25

Oceania Vista

2min
pages 28-29

Eco-Floating Hotel

1min
pages 16-17

Viking Aton

2min
pages 34-35

Celebrity Beyond

5min
pages 18-21

Seabourn Venture

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pages 30-31

Kivu Queen uBuranga

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