We wanted to recreate the great Days of competition between cars and trains - David Barzilay

Influenced by the trans-European train races of the '20s and '30s, Octane’s special projects division is racing a famous Jaguar works Long Nose D-type against the Orient-Express. For more details of the race and history of the D-type, view the previous news story:

Octane on the Orient-Express

The car will leave Victoria train station on the morning of April 29, to race against the British Orient-Express and then the Venice Simplon Orient-Express, in a 29-hour battle to Venice. Jonathan Turner, the D-type’s owner, is driving along side Octane Editor, Robert Coucher. 

Both the car and train are fitted with on board tracking devices from TrackaPhone, allowing us to follow their progress throughout the race.

To view live tracking of the race, click on the map below: