The company Gradski prijevoj in Osijek has prepared a real Christmas tram for its passengers.
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Surely we all agree that the Orient Express is the most famous train in the world. In its golden days, in the 20s and 30s of the last century, it transported passengers from Paris all the way to Istanbul. Today, however, it is synonymous with luxury travel for those who can afford it.
Traveling by train has its own charm. Sitting in a compartment with a slightly open window wafting through the smell of the wheels rubbing against the tracks, counting how many more stations there are, watching the scenery through which the train rushes... Time stops.
How to travel sustainably and environmentally friendly in 2020? Today, traveling is no longer a luxury that only a few can afford. Today, travel is accessible to just about everyone. And that is precisely why we must be responsible on our travels and behave in accordance with the principles of sustainability.
In Japan, during the summer months, we will be able to travel with a very special "shinkansen" or high-speed train. The main star on it will be one of the most famous "kawaii" characters, Hello Kitty.
It's not just the final destination that counts. If the journey is fun and adventurous, it might be even better than the destination. Traveling by train may sound exotic these days, something that is not 'comfortable', but clearly this is not the case. Everett Potter has been traveling the world by train for 30 years, and he's never tired of it. Let's see what his favorite rails are. But you may be tempted.
The Chinese are aiming for the title of 'first in the world' again, this time with the ART driverless train, which is a bus, tram and train in one. It does not drive on tracks, but on what will be white lines on the road.
The most luxurious Shiki-Shima train comes from the land of the rising sun – Japan. It was designed by Ferrari designer Ken Okuyama, the first non-Italian to ever design for the brand. This also makes it a real piece of art on rails. And officially the most luxurious form of transportation in the world. A few days ago, it did its christening ride and the first passengers were impressed.
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. This is a real train passing through a real apartment building. And on purpose. This is Chongqing Rail Transit No. 2, a railway line in China. It also passes through a 19-story residential building, where the train passes every day.
Germany is getting passenger trains powered by fuel cells. Even the first trains of this type were manufactured by the French company Alstom. Coradia iLint trains will transport the first passengers on German tracks in December 2017, namely on the Buxtehude–Bremervörde–Bremerhaven–Cuxhaven route, and until then the zero-emission trains will be rapidly tested.
Trainsurfing or train surfing used to be an extreme sport that was, of course, against the law. It experienced its greatest popularity in the 1980s in Germany. Fortunately, the dangerous sports phenomenon was forgotten for a while, but in recent times it has driven Russian teenagers crazy, and young men riding trains on the roof have become a common sight, especially in Moscow. One of them is Alex Nomernoy. You just have to see these clips. We got sweaty hands during the tour, and you will too!
Just when we think they have shown their best tricks and exhausted their acts, the Dunking Devils prove again and again that they do not lack creative and acrobatic inspiration, and more and more often also courage. This time they hammered on a traveling train on the Nova Gorica-Bohinj route, thus honoring the 110th anniversary of the existence of the Bohinj railway line. Among the scenes we also find such purely Hollywood or Bond-esque, as one of the members jumps from the bridge onto the moving train, while the other juggles on top of the wagon when the train crosses the Solkan bridge, as if it were the easiest thing in the world and one wrong move wouldn't cost him a 36-meter drop and sudden refreshments in Soča. Otherwise, jumping into the river, except Savo, Dunking Devils are used to it anyway.