Steam trains may be a thing of the past, but one couple has given an old carriage a new life in regional Victoria.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
When Mandy saw the two railway carriages which sat rotting away on a property she was looking to purchase it was love at first sight. Despite their derelict state she saw their potential to be transformed into an incredible home. After 8 years of part tim
Less than two-and-a-half hours from Sydney.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Less than two-and-a-half hours from Sydney.
London's Deptford Cafe is a hidden gem selling homemade local delights inside a repurposed train carriage and featuring an outdoors silent cinema with fantastic blooming umbrellas made from old pink parachutes.
Want your life to go off the rails, but in a good way? A 1940s train carriage that was impressively transformed into a two-bedroom home is on track to sell just outside Ballarat. Toot toot.
Steam trains may be a thing of the past, but one couple has given an old carriage a new life in regional Victoria.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Cruise train on Kyushu island, Japan. Seven Stars in Kyushu is decorated with various woods and fabrics. Passengers are welcomed by a fusion of Japanese and Western and of old and new styles. The lounge car has a bar counter and also sofas and rotating chairs for passengers to sit and relax whilst listening to live piano performances. It also has a large observation window. The spacious guest rooms include the “Deluxe Suites,” with 2 suites per carriage, and the “Suites,” with 3 suites per carriage, all with private bathrooms.
Vehicles have been used to add space and character to homes for years. Here, we share several incredible conversions to inspire your dream home.
Enjoy First Class accommodation at Seabank, Selsey; a gorgeous beachfront villa built around two lovingly restored railway carriages. A great quirky find!
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Train carriages dating back 100 years have been transformed into the quirkiest holiday homes and luxury accommodations across Australia.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Train 747, 10:46 Ealing Common depot to Mansion House; for "Cart Marking" ceremony by Lord Mayor of London
You need to see inside!
This is the train in which my parents were staying. It has been converted in to two one-bedroom 'cottages' - a door can be unlocked to open it in to one single accommodation (2 bedrooms) if needed. The carriage has been beautifully and tastefully converted, including all of the important original features. Photo is an HDR to enhance detail. I'm not entirely sure it has worked, however, as the colour of the car seems to come out quite grey looking. Perhaps this is the typical effect on colour in HDR photos - but it is usually a light, bright silver, not a jaded grey!
Train buffs are renowned for transforming rooms to accommodate their model railways – but this grand old estate on Sydney’s upper north shore takes the experience to a whole new level.
Train carriages dating back 100 years have been transformed into the quirkiest holiday homes and luxury accommodations across Australia.
It's tiny-house living meets old-fashioned train-car travel.
An exhibition of European royal trains is to go on show at the Dutch Rail Museum in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Bob Harris has a thing about the South Shore. In the late 1970s, a documentary he did about the region for WTTW Channel 11, Chicago’s PBS affiliate, lead to a desire to see old South Shore ca…
We swapped our train carriage for a box of vegetables. It is now a beautiful little hideaway, with amazing views over the Cambrian Mountains. Perfect for couples and small families, it sleeps up to 2 adults and 2 children. Built … Continued
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
When Lizzy and David Stroud bought a disused railway station in Cornwall to turn into a family home, they had no idea it would lead to a thriving holiday business.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Old train carriages are being converted into luxury holiday homes to offer travellers an alternative accommodation in an idyllic setting across Australia.
Today guest contributor, Adrian, shares a look at Belgium's best heritage steam train journeys in Flanders and Wallonia.
