27 atmospheric photos about what was the journey by train in the 70s of the last century

In today's world, people have different opinions about traveling by train. Someone is in love with them and is not ready to exchange for airplanes, someone considers it a waste of time and does not value the comfort and conditions of such a trip too highly. Is it a matter of the 1970s, when trains running around the old Europe were romantically beautiful, and ticket prices were very affordable.

In those days, a trip from the British capital to sunny Italy cost $ 24, which means that even students could afford such trips. By the way, it was students and young college graduates, inspired by youth and freedom, who made up the lion's share of passengers of European railway companies.

Possessing rather modest money and taking capacious backpacks, the young people went to travel around Europe - to meet new emotions and fateful adventures.

In 1970, the famous LIFE magazine decided to find out in detail what a train trip in Europe looks like. This mission was entrusted to a full-time photographer Carlo Bavagnoli. Let's take a look at the pictures that the Italian took on European trains.

Young people at the station are waiting for the next train.

Neuschwanstein Castle.

It looked like a first-class carriage.

View from the window of a train running from Milan to Munich.

Portuguese station.

American students rest on the Oslo-Bergen train.

A fishing village in Spain.

Railway bridge over the river Douro.

Checking documents on the Swiss border.

Amazing italian train Settebello.

In a luxurious French train you could use the services of a hairdresser.

Here is such an old steam train cruised in those days.

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