Born into a family of bankers with interests in railways and close links to the court of King Leopold II of Belgium, Georges Nagelmackers trained as a civil engineer.[2] As a young man he fell in love with an older cousin. When his feelings were not reciprocated, his family encouraged him to travel to the United States of America to help him recover and also further his professional studies. He spent ten months travelling throughout America during which time he was exposed to train travel on Pullman carriages. He became convinced that there was a market for Pullman-type carriages in Europe. After a proposal to George Pullman to collaborate on developing the European market was rebuffed, Nagelmackers returned to Europe.[3]
Other versions of his biography maintain that Georges Nagelmackers knew about sleeping cars as they were already in operation in Belgium before he traveled to the United States, and that he never actually met George Pullman.[4]
In 1870 he published a proposal to develop sleeper carriages for the European market called "Projet d'Installation de wagons-lits sur les chemins de fer du continent" (Project for the installation of sleeping cars on the railways of the Continent).[2][4] However the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War delayed the granting of a concession from the Belgian government and the establishment of his first sleeper-carriage service.
In 1873 Georges Nagelmackers founded the company Georges Nagelmackers & Company, which later became Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL). He headquartered the company in Paris and created the Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels to develop and operate luxury hotels along its trains' routes. His strategy consisted of convincing train operators to attach his sleeping and restaurant cars to their trains to diversify train travelers' choices. The first CIWL-only train became operational in 1882.[3]
The Orient Express was launched 4 October 1883.[3] Later, he bought the Mudanya–Bursa line and sold it to the French in 1891. He also bought the Izmir–Kasaba Railway in 1893 and also sold it to the French the following year.[5]
^ abcMark Tungate (2017). The Escape Industry: How Iconic and Innovative Brands Built the Travel Business. Kogan Page Publishers. ISBN9780749473518.
^ ab"George Nagelmackers". Irps-wl.org.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^V. Necla Geyikdagi (2011). Foreign Investment in the Ottoman Empire: International Trade and Relations 1854–1914. I.B.Tauris. ISBN9781848854611.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Mustafa Yazıcı, Mudanya-Bursa Demiryolunun Yapımı ve İşletilmesi (1873–1908), Nilüfer Belediyesi, Bursa, 2015, ISBN978-605-9897-05-1
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December 24, 2023
georges, nagelmackers, georges, lambert, casimir, nagelmackers, june, 1845, liège, belgium, august, 1905, villepreux, france, belgian, civil, engineer, businessman, famous, founding, compagnie, internationale, wagons, lits, creating, orient, express, borngeorg. Georges Lambert Casimir Nagelmackers 25 June 1845 Liege Belgium 10 August 1905 Villepreux France was a Belgian civil engineer and businessman famous for founding the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits and creating the Orient Express 1 Georges NagelmackersBornGeorges Lambert Casimir Nagelmackers 1845 06 25 25 June 1845Liege BelgiumDied10 August 1905 1905 08 10 aged 60 Villepreux FranceOccupation s Civil engineer businessmanKnown forCompagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits Orient ExpressSports careerNationalityBelgianSportEquestrianMedal record Olympic GamesRepresenting Belgium1900 Paris Mail coachRoute of the Orient Express from 1883 to 1914 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn into a family of bankers with interests in railways and close links to the court of King Leopold II of Belgium Georges Nagelmackers trained as a civil engineer 2 As a young man he fell in love with an older cousin When his feelings were not reciprocated his family encouraged him to travel to the United States of America to help him recover and also further his professional studies He spent ten months travelling throughout America during which time he was exposed to train travel on Pullman carriages He became convinced that there was a market for Pullman type carriages in Europe After a proposal to George Pullman to collaborate on developing the European market was rebuffed Nagelmackers returned to Europe 3 Other versions of his biography maintain that Georges Nagelmackers knew about sleeping cars as they were already in operation in Belgium before he traveled to the United States and that he never actually met George Pullman 4 In 1870 he published a proposal to develop sleeper carriages for the European market called Projet d Installation de wagons lits sur les chemins de fer du continent Project for the installation of sleeping cars on the railways of the Continent 2 4 However the outbreak of the Franco Prussian War delayed the granting of a concession from the Belgian government and the establishment of his first sleeper carriage service In 1873 Georges Nagelmackers founded the company Georges Nagelmackers amp Company which later became Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits CIWL He headquartered the company in Paris and created the Compagnie Internationale des Grands Hotels to develop and operate luxury hotels along its trains routes His strategy consisted of convincing train operators to attach his sleeping and restaurant cars to their trains to diversify train travelers choices The first CIWL only train became operational in 1882 3 The Orient Express was launched 4 October 1883 3 Later he bought the Mudanya Bursa line and sold it to the French in 1891 He also bought the Izmir Kasaba Railway in 1893 and also sold it to the French the following year 5 He competed in the equestrian mail coach event at the 1900 Summer Olympics winning the gold medal 6 See also editBanque NagelmackersReferences edit Nagelmackers Olympedia Retrieved 25 December 2020 a b Tanel Page 94 a b c Mark Tungate 2017 The Escape Industry How Iconic and Innovative Brands Built the Travel Business Kogan Page Publishers ISBN 9780749473518 a b George Nagelmackers Irps wl org uk Retrieved 30 September 2017 V Necla Geyikdagi 2011 Foreign Investment in the Ottoman Empire International Trade and Relations 1854 1914 I B Tauris ISBN 9781848854611 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Georges Nagelmackers Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 12 April 2020 Mustafa Yazici Mudanya Bursa Demiryolunun Yapimi ve Isletilmesi 1873 1908 Nilufer Belediyesi Bursa 2015 ISBN 978 605 9897 05 1External links editGeorges Nagelmackers at Olympedia nbsp Tanel Franco 2007 Trains From Steam Locomotives to High Speed Rail Vercelli pp 319 pages ISBN 978 88 544 0277 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help CS1 maint location missing publisher link Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Georges Nagelmackers Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 10 November 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Nagelmackers amp oldid 1183878210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
