Summer Services on the Continent.

Across the Channel, the summer services include many new and faster long-distance trains, some of the all-Pullman type. There is the famous “Blue Train,” covering the 891 miles between Calais and Ventimiglia, on the Franco-Italian frontier, in 21 hours 55 minutes. Popular among experienced travellers is the “Simplon-Orient Express” (Calais-Paris-Lausanne-Milan-Venice - Trieste - Bukarest - Belgrade-Stamboul-Athens). This 2,178 1/2 mile journey is the longest through passenger run in Europe. Another notable train is the “Sud Express,” between Paris and Madrid, a 904 mile trip occupying 22 hours 35 minutes. The “Rome Express,” the “Nord Express” to Berlin, and the “Orient Express” to Vienna and Budapest, are other famed trains out of Paris which this season report record bookings.