Project Aurora Rail is a ficticious carrier, with passenger and several freight contracts. 
its headquarters is in in mainland Europe, near to the channel tunnel, (this allows operations 
into the UK via the tunnel), operating 2 main types of locomotives. the 3E2 and the 2E2-0, 
The 2E2 range is the mainstay of passenger operatons of project Aurora Rail.<br>
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Seen here is Class 205 locomotove working the Silk Road Express.  The Silk Road is a service designed 
to rival the likes of the Venice-Simplon Orient Express, as a result the coaches are of the highest quality, 
they are also quite heavy compared to standard BMP-Z coaching stock as used else where by Aurora.  The Silk 
Road service operates between Europe and China, crossing through Turkey and Russia as it makes its way to Beijing, 
China.  <br>
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The Silk Road service consists of a 10-car rake, with no two cars being the same on one train, though some cars may 
look identical on the exterior, they are totally different on the inside.  Each sleeping car has its own team of 3 
attendants.<br>
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Mark Wilkes, (e-mail megazone23_uk@hotmail.com)