<strong>TEE: </strong>The Trans Europe Express once offered direct and luxurious services between the continent's major cities, but was replaced in the late 1980s by the less glamorous EuroCity brand.
TEE: The Trans Europe Express once offered direct and luxurious services between the continent's major cities, but was replaced in the late 1980s by the less glamorous EuroCity brand.
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<strong>Jet age: </strong>The TEE services, recognizable by their stylish red and ivory liveries, were a response to the growth of air travel and the private car in the late 1950s.
Jet age: The TEE services, recognizable by their stylish red and ivory liveries, were a response to the growth of air travel and the private car in the late 1950s.
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<strong>Relaxation on the rails: </strong>Premium fares included first class comfort, at-seat gourmet meals and air-conditioned open saloons with large windows, allowing passengers to relax and enjoy the views as they sped through the Rhine Gorge or crossed the Alps to Milan.
Relaxation on the rails: Premium fares included first class comfort, at-seat gourmet meals and air-conditioned open saloons with large windows, allowing passengers to relax and enjoy the views as they sped through the Rhine Gorge or crossed the Alps to Milan.
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<strong>Shaken not stirred: </strong>This image from 1964 shows the bar of a new Trans Europe Express service connecting Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
Shaken not stirred: This image from 1964 shows the bar of a new Trans Europe Express service connecting Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
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<strong>ICE trains: </strong>Germany's plan to reinstate TEE services across Europe could make use of its ICE fleet of high-speed trains.
ICE trains: Germany's plan to reinstate TEE services across Europe could make use of its ICE fleet of high-speed trains.
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<strong>Fehmarn Belt Tunnel:</strong> The new $8.2 biilion Fehmarn Belt fixed link between Germany and Denmark will enable much faster and more frequent international services between major cities.
Fehmarn Belt Tunnel: The new $8.2 biilion Fehmarn Belt fixed link between Germany and Denmark will enable much faster and more frequent international services between major cities.
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<strong>Night maneuvers:</strong> There are also plans afoot to revive and expand many of Europe's international night trains, building on the success of services like Austria's Nightjet.
Night maneuvers: There are also plans afoot to revive and expand many of Europe's international night trains, building on the success of services like Austria's Nightjet.
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