Originally Posted by Objectivelyreal

These are all mostly irregularly-scheduled scenic tourist trains and are not to be compared with regular commuter and long-distance trains.

Gran Class has to be compared with other train cars that ride the rails NOW! Not everyone had the opportunity to meet Agatha Christie on the Orient Express in 1927.

The Narita Express had four-person private compartments in the late 1990s. Do these still exist? (I chose to take the Keisei Skyliner when I discovered that it was cheaper and faster and cleaner!)
Still - Not even close to Gran Class.