Isaac French and his family transformed a dilapidated 1909 train carriage into a luxurious retreat on Airbnb. With Rs 1.2 ...

French hand-painted the lettering on the exterior of the car based on an old photo they found. The train car even has its original windows. "In the summer, we open these up, let the breeze blow ...

Isaac French, 27 bought the old train car for just £2,300 from a farmer who lived nearby. 3 Isaac bought the abandoned train carriage for £2,300 Credit: CNBC Make It.

"How many old buildings and old stories and old train cars are just sitting out there waiting to be discovered and loved?" 'I think that's the key," he says. "You have to have some love and some ...

Here, you'll find restored, hundred-year-old train cars that feature seductive, old-fashioned interiors, including tufted velvet seating, mahogany paneling and etched glass partitions throughout.