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Dining car

<space=1em>A Tycoon's Whim

<space=1em>The first dining car appeared in 1867 American tycoon George Mortimer Pullman, whose company built luxury sleeping cars, decided to make travel more comfortable. Since the 1880s restaurants on wheels began to be included in the composition of European trains.

<space=1em>The first dining cars in Russia appeared in 1896 as part of the Northern Express on the route St. Petersburg - Paris. On domestic routes, restaurants on wheels were equipped only in the 20th century. Before that, some trains had sections where passengers were served tea.

<space=1em>Soviet Realities

<space=1em>Dining cars appeared in the USSR in the mid-1960s. The prices were affordable for many, so there was often a shortage of seats. A typical restaurant on wheels could accommodate 12 tables with 48 seats.

<space=1em>The staff included up to ten people: a director, a production manager, one or two cooks, two or three waiters, a kitchen worker, a dishwasher, and a stoker.

<space=1em>Menu under state control

<space=1em>Dining cars operated from nine in the morning until midnight. The menu was approved by the USSR Ministry of Trade. It consisted of at least five cold dishes and appetizers, at least two first courses, and four second courses. Desserts, hot and soft drinks, beer, wine, vodka, and cigarettes were sold.

<space=1em>During the Soviet era, food from the dining car was carried around the train in special metal dishes. For a small fee, even for those times, you could eat your first, second, and third courses right in your compartment.

<space=1em>Modern History

<space=1em>In the 1990s products from private companies appeared in the dining cars. The menu was enriched with crab stick salad, sushi, sandwiches, and other goods.

<space=1em>Modern trains have restaurants and buffets. The first type takes up the entire car and is equipped with upholstered furniture. The second has four compartments for 16 people, and the remaining space is occupied by a bistro with cold appetizers, tea, buns, and chocolate.

<space=1em>A True Legend

<space=1em>The Russian Railway Museum collection includes a modern dining car, stylized as the legendary "Orient Express".

<space=1em>The "Orient Express" train is considered an example of the highest service and comfort. Historians consider its dining car to be a true standard of combining good food and pleasant impressions. This car marked a milestone in passenger transportation, so numerous books and films are dedicated to it.

ID экспоната: 275

Галерея изображений: http://dpmzdr.infomedia.digital/files/e6/df/s1e6dfad64c3257f0c1b8f8d85aa409b270c67c865.jpg

Галерея изображений (оригинал): http://dpmzdr.infomedia.digital/files/e6/df/e6dfad64c3257f0c1b8f8d85aa409b270c67c865.jpg

Галерея изображений 2000: http://dpmzdr.infomedia.digital/files/e6/df/s2e6dfad64c3257f0c1b8f8d85aa409b270c67c865.jpg

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Модель (деталка): Dining car

Заголовок (деталка): Dining car

Mnemonic code: 275

Code in external DB source: 18514

Name: Dining car

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