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Pullman car 4080 DE (ex CIWL) in Wien Westbf, 2007-09-13. The inscription above the windows has been changed to "Train de luxe Nostalgie Istanbul Grand Express Train de luxe" - it used to be "... Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express ...". Perhaps this has to do with a lawsuit by VSOE and SNCF against NIOE concerning the use of the brand name "Orient Express". This is expected to be settled in 2008, and (according to Wikipedia) the NIOE rolling stock will be overhauled until then. (By the way, the 4080 is not really a car of the traditional Orient Express, it was built for European daytime trains such as the Flèche d'Or.) tobias b köhler

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Historic passenger car 4080 DE at Wien Südbahnhof on 30th Sept 2005. This picture was taken by Sybic - www.bahnnews-austria.at

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Pullman car No 4080. (Krefeld, Bahnbetriebswerk on 26th of June 2010.) Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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Still impressing. (Krefeld, Bahnbetriebswerk on 26th of June 2010.) Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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Manufacturer's plate by voiture salon pullman No 4080. (Krefeld, Bahnbetriebswerk on 26th of June 2010.) Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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CIWL Pullman No. 4032 D (ÖBB 80 81 973 2 928-3). Built 1927 by Compagnie Générale de Construction, Ateliers de Saint-Denis. 1964 sold to Jenny & Schindler, 1986 sold to ÖBB Nostalgie and restored for the 150 years celebrations in 1987. Wien Westbf, 2006-01-14 tobias b köhler

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CIWL Pullman No. 4032 D (ÖBB 80 81 973 2 928-3). The interior (piano, music system, bar with gas stove, coffee machine and fridges) is not original. The inscription above the windows has a grammatical error ("GRANDES EXPRESS") and should stretch over all 8 windows. The blue is probably too bright. Wien Westbf, 2006-01-14 tobias b köhler

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CIWL Pullman car type Flèche d'Or with kitchen, No. 4032D (80 81 973 2 928-3), operated by ÖBB ErlebnisBahn. Built 1927 by Ateliers Saint-Denis, used in Flèche d'Or Paris - Boulogne, rebuilt 1934 into dining-car and used on the line Paris - Cherbourg, then after 1955 between Brussels and Amsterdam, 1957 between München and Bolzano/Bozen, 1964 sold to Jenny & Schindler (Telfs), 1986 sold to ÖBB and refurbished for the 150-year jubilee. Here seen on a siding in Wien Südbahnhof (taken from a platform on the southern part of the station). 2003-10-25 tobias b köhler

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Pullman N°4032D abgestellt in Wien West Photo v. Michael Katai, 17.06.2007

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31 December 1998, station: München Hbf (Munich central station), Germany Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express, Pullman car 4080 DE 31. Dezember 1998, Bf. München Hbf, Deutschland Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express, Pullmanwagen 4080 DE Photo by Sven Manias (sven.manias@gmx.de)

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Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express in Dresden Hbf. Pullman car ex CIWL No. 4080 (51 85 09-70 002-8). This car is of the Flèche d'Or type, 1st class with 8 windows on each side, as it was first used in the Flèche d'Or Paris - Calais (connecting to a ferry and to the Golden Arrow of the British Pullman company, onwards to London). 2001-11-03. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express in Dresden Hbf. Pullman car ex CIWL No. 4080 (51 85 09-70 002-8). Close-up on the details typical for CIWL Pullman cars: the oval ornamental toilet window and the wooden door with oval window, opening to the inside. Above the door is a light; below is the builder's plate. The 4080 has received extra (non-historic) lines and ornaments when it was restored. 2001-11-03. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express in Dresden Hbf. Pullman car ex CIWL No. 4080 (51 85 09-70 002-8). This one was originally painted cream/brown, later repainted to cream/blue, and restored in the cream/blue livery but with the extra ornaments and arrows of the old brown livery. Originally this was a car without kitchen, as can be seen from the window arrangement; a kitchen was added later. The coal heating is smoking in the dark station hall. 2001-11-03. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express in Dresden Hbf. Pullman car ex CIWL No. 4080 (51 85 09-70 002-8). Close-up on the logo and inscriptions. A 50 t car with only 24 seats (originally it had 32 seats, but then a kitchen was added). 2001-11-03. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Pullman-Wagen of ÖBB ErlebnisBahn at Villach 02/22/03 Photo: Ulf;   Thousands of full size pictures from the austrian railway pictureteam at www.eisenbahn-bilder.com

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Pullmanwagen an einer Re 4/4 im Bahnhof von Brig. Sept. 94 Photo and scan: A. Senn (adrian@senn.ch; http://www.senn.ch)

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CIWL (Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Europeens) Pullman-car with kitchen WSPc No. 4080 DE, type Fleche d'Or, built in 1926. Today this coach belongs to the Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express, it is owned by the Reisebuero Mittelthurgau and used on excursions in Europe under the UIC number 51 80 09-70 001-5. Weinfelden, 3rd February 1995. Photo: Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com) Scan: Markolf Gudjons (markolf@lfbs.rwth-aachen.de)

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Interior of the CIWL Pullman-car WSPc No. 4080 DE, type Fleche d'Or. Photo taken on a short trip Weinfelden - Radolfzell - Tobel-Affeltrangen - Weinfelden, 3rd February 1995. Photo: Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com) Scan: Markolf Gudjons (markolf@lfbs.rwth-aachen.de)

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This picture, named for the Russian cook visible in the door of the right car, shows the CIWL Pullman coaches No. 4152D and No. 4080 DE. You can see the diaphragms, the typical doors and the oval toilet windows. Tobel-Affeltrangen, 3rd February 1995. Photo: Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com) Scan: Markolf Gudjons (markolf@lfbs.rwth-aachen.de)

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WTB 86 333 WTB (Wutachtalbahn) 86 333, leaving Lauchringen with a special train "Orient-Express". At the rear end of the 9-car train, two V100 from NESA are pushing (15.09.2002) Digital photo: Reinhard Reiss (reinhard@reissweb.de) Homepage: www.reissweb.de