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{{lang|fr|'''Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits'''}}{{refn|name=CIWL|group=Note}} (''International Sleeping-Car Company''), known since 2010 as '''Newrest Wagons-Lits''', is a French company known for providing and operating [[luxury train]]s with [[sleeping car|sleepers]] and [[dining car]]s during the late 19th and the 20th centuries, most notably the ''[[Orient Express]]'' and the ''[[Le Train Bleu|Blue Train]]''. |
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Founded by the Belgian [[Georges Nagelmackers]] in 1872, CIWL developed an international network of trains that provided luxury and comfort, at a time when travelling was still rough and dangerous. |
Founded by the Belgian [[Georges Nagelmackers]] in 1872, CIWL developed an international network of trains that provided luxury and comfort, at a time when travelling was still rough and dangerous. |
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| Founded | 1872 |
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| Founder | Georges Nagelmackers |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Owner | Newrest (since 2010) |
Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits[Note 1] (International Sleeping-Car Company), known since 2010 as Newrest Wagons-Lits, is a French company known for providing and operating luxury trains with sleepers and dining cars during the late 19th and the 20th centuries, most notably the Orient Express and the Blue Train.
Founded by the Belgian Georges Nagelmackers in 1872, CIWL developed an international network of trains that provided luxury and comfort, at a time when travelling was still rough and dangerous.
Name history
CIWL has been known under three names:
- Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (1872–1893)
- Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens (1893–2010)[1]
- Newrest Wagons-Lits (2010–present)
The company has also colloquially been shortened to CIWL, Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, and Wagons-Lits.
In different languages
- Czech: Mezinárodní Společnost Lůžkových Vozů (a Velkých Evropských Expresních Vlaků)
- German: Internationale (Eisenbahn-)Schlafwagen-Gesellschaft
- Danish: Det Internationale Sovevogns- (og de Store Europæiske Eksprestogs-)Selskab
- English: International Sleeping-Car (and Great European Expresses) Company
- Finnish: Kansainvälinen Makuuvaunu- (ja Euroopan Pikajuna)yhtiö
- French: Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (et des Grands Express Européens)
- Greek: Διεθνής Εταιρεία Κλιναμαξών (και Ταχειών Ευρωπαϊκών Αμαξοστοιχιών)
- Hungarian: Nemzetközi Vasúti Hálókocsi Társaság
- Italian: Compagnia Internazionale dei Vagoni-Letto (e dei Grandi Treni Espressi Europei)
- Lithuanian: Tarptautinė miegamųjų vagonų bendrovė
- Dutch: Internationale Maatschappij voor Slaapwagens en Europa's Groote Sneltreinen
- Polish: Międzynarodowe Towarzystwo Wagonów Sypialnych (i Ekspresów Europejskich)
- Portuguese: Companhia Internacional das Carruagens-Camas (e dos Grandes Expressos Europeus)
- Romanian: Compania internaţională a vagoanelor de dormit (şi a marilor exprese europene)
- Russian: Международное Общество Спальныхъ Вагоновъ (и Скорыхъ Европейскихъ поѣздовъ)
- Serbian: Međunarodno Društvo Kola za Spavanje / Међународно Друштво Кола за Спавање
- Spanish: Compañía Internacional de Coches-Camas (y de los Grandes Expresos Europeos)
- Turkish: Avrupa Hızlı Trenleri ve Uluslararası Yataklı Vagonlar Şirketi
- Bulgarian: Компания на международните спални вагони и големите европейски експреси
Notes
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