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Train of Thought
BY MONISHA RAJESH
The author of Around the World in 80
Tr a i n s takes us on an epic journey and
imparts her 10 ultimate railway rulesThe Nation’s
Favourite Advert
BY PETER YORK
If you thought you’d escaped 1980s TV,
think again—as BA turns 100, we look
back at the advert that saved the airline55
True Blue
BY RORY ROSS
In 2001, all eyes were on Coniston as
the legendary Bluebird K7 was raised
from its lake. Nearly two decades on,
the hydroplane’s future is up in the air48
Landmarque Year
BY NICHOLAS FOULKES
With Bentley and Citroën joining BA as
2019 centenarians, our editor celebrates
by turning back the clock to the 1950s42
Making a Splash
Think garden grottos, wellness wonder
and trophy trunks as Kit Kemp, Beata
Heuman, Tara Bernerd and Rachel
Chudley get creative with cruise designExtra Mile
BY FRANCO GUSSALLI BERETTA
From Brescia to Rome, and back
again—a first-hand account of “the
most beautiful race in the world”38
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Blue-eyed Girl
BY ANGELA HUCKE
There’s only one colour that matters for
this Bugatti Trust curator and life-long
enthusiast of the classic French marque35
Diary of the W Series CEO
BY CATHERINE BOND MUIR
A personal ref lection on the year in
which the dream to create the first all-
female racing series became a reality34
Sheer Exhilaration
BY JUNE SARPONG
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATT HOLYOAK
Under the expert guidance of racing
driver Nathalie McGloin, an unlikely
candidate gets behind the wheel of
the new Lamborghini Huracán EVO30
Torque of the Town
BY ERIN BAKER
En Route’s woman in the know goes
for a spin in the Pininfarina Battista
electric hypercar and five brand new,
and highly covetable, convertibles26
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Along for the Ride
News, shopping, auctions and books:
everything you need to know about
anything that moves, literally11
ShowcaseOn the Cover
Photographed by
Matt Holyoak
Styled by
Hannah Teare
Production by Holly RossSuper Shah, Supercar
BY SIMON KIDSTON
A mysterious fax, a royal playboy
and a Hollywood hero—the Miura
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