ABSTRACT
European co-operation is fashionable today; since the Second World War many new institutions have developed, such as the Common Market and the Steel and Coal Community, that think in a European way. Naturally the Company keeps pace with these developments, for this has been her outlook for nearly eighty-six years. In contrast to the indefinable international atmosphere of the Wagons-Lits cars, the jet airliners have become a symbol of nationalism, often subsidized by nations, rich and poor alike, to impress the foreign travellers to whose capitals they fly. Though railways may change and partially close down, Wagons-Lits carries more passengers and serves more meals than ever before, and the passing of old trains has evoked a sudden new interest in those that remain in being.
