Hah! I wish! The closest thing to this that I have actually ridden on and that too for free is in an A/C Saloon used by Railway Officers in Indias when they go out on Inspection Tours. One my Cousin in law is a senior officer of Indian Railways and on occasions I have ridden around with him while he was out on inspection trips.
Worth only $19,999.
That photo is from The Maharajas Express, a super high-end luxury tourist train operating in India. Lots more photos of the accommodation options in this gallery.
As for the costs, this room costs $22,000 (yes, twenty two thousand US dollars only
In operation now in some of the Park cars. I believe that 3 rooms in the original cars are being converted to accomodate just 2 rooms, making each room about 50% larger than before. Larger windows are being installed, also. Now in operation on some of the Canadian consists.
At the link you posted it shows a photo of the room in past #1 room and calls it a Junior Suite. A Junior Suite for the most expensive trip they offer, Heritage of India, shows a per person price of USD $9,890.00. The Presidential Suite is USD $23,700 per person on the same trip.That photo is from The Maharajas Express, a super high-end luxury tourist train operating in India. Lots more photos of the accommodation options in this gallery.
As for the costs, this room costs $22,000 (yes, twenty two thousand US dollars only
Truth be told Jis has not traveled on an LD train in India in several years. The typical one that he would use are on the Kolkata - New Delhi route. But they are so incredibly unreliable in the winter fog season that prudence dictates flying which can still operate with CAT IIIb landing facilities. Even the prestigious Rajdhani Express regularly run 8 to 12 hours behind schedule many days in the winter. The delay is caused by thick fog which makes signal sighting impossible causing trains to operate at restricting speeds for extended periods of their run.
Unless he gets offered a Comp trip!!!
I'm trying to imagine playing a violin or cello while the train rocks over switches and rough tracks.
Perhaps. Then the lights dim and when restored, one of the musicians is found on the floor. Dead. The suspects are all in the same lounge together. No doors were opened or closed. No murder weapon is seen. Suddenly, Hercule Poirot busts into the silent room.
Firstly, I would struggle to come up with that money. And if I should ever decide to spend it on luxury train travel I'd prefer to spend it on a train that has some genuine history. Trains like the Orient Express are essentially time capsules (with certain allowances for today's safety and other requirements), but by and large they appear exactly as they appeared 50 or 70 years ago or more and you can picture the aristocarcy walking those corridors and sipping champaigne in the very place that you are sipping it now. Also, the artistic design of the cars is genuine and reflects the work of some of the leading designers of the period. This wsn't a landcruise from day one but once a real choice for travel requirements.
