7 of the best luxury train journeys in the world

One of the best ways to travel and see the world’s sights is by train. Here are some of the most spectacular trains and train journeys around the world, from classic journeys such as going from London to Venice on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to travelling from north to south across Australia and making your way from Bangkok to Singapore in style.

The Ghan, Australia

The legendary Ghan, named after the 19th-century Afghan pioneers who explored the outback, traverses the entire vast length of Australia from north to south, between Darwin and Adelaide, covering nearly 3,000km on a 3-day/2-night journey. Travel through vast rust-red plains of wild horses and kangaroos, stopping off in Alice Springs,…