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Date: 06/04/16 05:34
Luxury train for Peru
Author: jmt

Ex GSPE carriages from Australia
http://www.qt.com.au/news/great-train-mystery-solved-as-luxury-carriages-shi/2942664/?ref=hs
Landed at Matarani, Peru in early May. Shipped without bogies

Looks like they are being tarted up in Peru
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel/belmond-andean-explorer-south-americas-first-luxury-sleeper-trai/
http://www.belmond.com/belmond-andean-explorer/

These are replica carriages that were built at Townsville in 1997/8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_South_Pacific_Express

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Date: 06/04/16 14:45
Re: Luxury train for Peru
Author: andersonb109

Having never been to Peru, I look forward to riding this someday. Although pricy, Belmond will produce a superior product if past trips  on the VSOE, Royal Scotsman, and Eastern and Oriental Express are any indication. 

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