In Photos: Vintage Photos of Glamorous Train Travel

There were paper timetables

A woman at Charing Cross Station in London, England, examines a timetable.

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Dining cars used to be the height of luxury

The Flying Scotsman – which ferried passengers between London, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland – featured a luxurious, all-electric restaurant car.

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