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Mountains, Railways & Cablecars
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Austria
Achensee Steam Rack
Railway
Bahnhof A-6200 Jenbach
Tel: +43 52 44 6 22 43
E-m: info@achenseebahn.at
Web: www.achenseebahn.at
One of the oldest steam rack
railways in the world, running
to schedule for 115 years. From
Jenbach to the side of the
Achensee Lake
Vienna Heurigen Express
Tel: +43 (1) 479 2808
E-m: viennascenictours@utanet.
at
A scenic train ride through
Vienna’s wine growing districts,
round trip to Nussdorf with a
refreshment break at Kahlenberg.
56 seats, duration 40 minutes.
Special packages for Group Tour
Operators, excellent discounts
Zillertalbahn
Tel: +43 (0) 5244 6060
Fax: +43 (0) 5244 60639
E-m: andreas.lackner@zillertalbahn.
at
Web: www.zillertalbahn.at
New Nostalgic Attraction
Steam train, open and closed
carriages, including carriage
made from 62,000 crystals
(drinks and souvenirs). Groups
welcome.
England
Cornwall
Bodmin & Wenford
Railway
Tel: +440845 125 9678
This railway is Cornwall’s only
standard gauge railway still
operated by steam locomotives
and the trains run through some
delightful Cornish scenery. The
engine sheds are here, as well as
a souvenir shop and refreshment
room in the restored station
buildings.
Lake District
Ravenglass & Eskdale
Railway
Tel: 01229 717171
steam@ravenglass-railway.co.uk
Four steam locomotives in regular
service, including the oldest
working 15” gauge locomotive
in the world, The Railway runs
for 11.3 kilometres from the
Lake District National Park’s only
coastal village of Ravenglass
in the Western Lake District,
through hidden Miterdale, to the
grandeur of the Eskdale valley.
The terminus at Dalegarth for
Boot - home to our new visitor
centre.
Norfolk
The Poppy Line (M&GN
Joint Railway Society and
NNR)
Tel: 0044 (0)1263 820800
www.mandgn.co.uk
Sheringham
The Poppy Line has five and a
quarter miles of track running
through a designated area of
outstanding natural beauty. The
North Norfolk Railway offers
trips by steam trains or vintage
diesel trains on some journeys.
Restoration of three sets of
vintage wooden-bodied vehicles
is currently being undertaken,
saving a unique part of transport
history.
Severn Valley Railway
Bewdley, Worc
Tel: +44 01299 403 816
Web: www.svr.co.uk
E-m: grouptravel@svr.co.uk
The SVR is a full-size standardgauge
railway line running
regular steam-hauled passenger
between Kidderminster in
Worcestershire and Bridgnorth
in Shropshire, a distance of 16
miles.
One highlight of the trip is the
crossing of the River Severn by
means of the Victoria Bridge - a
massive 200-foot single span,
high above the water which,
incidentally, features in the
film ‘The Thirty-nine Steps’
with Robert Powell in the
leading role.
France
Pic du Midi du Bigorre
Cable Car
La Mongie
(South of Lourdes)
Tel: +33 05 62 56 71 14
This cable car takes you on a
dramatic ride to the Pic du
Midi du Bigorre, a mountain of
nearly 3000m which dominates
the northern edge of the central
Pyrénées.
Veolia Transport Trains
Touristiques
Parc des Fontaines
169 avenue Georges
Clémenceau
92735 Nanterre Cedex
France
Tel: +33(0)1 46 69 30 00
Fax: +33(0)1 46 69 36 30
The first French tourist train
trademark. Connex Tradition
carry nearly 700,000 tourists each
year.
Le Petit Train de La Rhune -
located in the Basque Country
(Pyrenees) : the most handsome
panoramic view of the region
www.rhune.com.
Le Chemin de Fer de La Mure -
located in the Alps : the most
beautiful railway of the Alps. A
historical train in an exceptional
landscape. www.trainlamure.com
Le Train des Pignes - located on
the French Riviera : in the heart
of the Provence, a hundred year
railway known in the entire
world. www.trainprovence.com
La Vapeur du Trieux - located in
Brittany : at full steam trough
the French Brittany . A train full
of charming and pleasure. www.
vapeurdutrieux.com
Germany
Deutsche Bahn
UK Booking Centre
Tel: +0870 112 3012
E-m: trade@bahn.co.uk
Web: www.bahn.co.uk.
Groups can save up to 50%. For
rail group bookings in Germany
and Europe or for information
about further rail group offers in
Europe
Saxony
Traditionsbahn Radebeul
Radebeul,
Tel: +49 351 46 14 80 01
Fax: +49 351 46 14 804
E-m: verein@trr.de
Web: www.trr.de and www.
radebeul.de/traditionsbahn
Today the „Lößnitzdackel"
(literally dachshund railway)
from Radebeul via Moritzburg
to Radeburg is one of the oldest
narrow gauge tracks in Germany.
The Saxon narrow gauge railways
invite guests to go back in history.
Staff are all dressed in historical
uniforms adding to the special
atmosphere.
Saxony-Anhalt
Harz Mountains
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen
GmbH
Wernigerode
Tel: +49 3943 5580
Fax: +49 3943 558148
E-m: info@hsb-wr.de
Web: www.hsb-wr.de (in
English)
The Harzquer Railway cuts the
Harz Mountains through their
North-South axis. The 60 km
track between Wernigerode
and Nordhausen takes trains
along a fantastic ride through
nature, including all of the main
attractions of the Harz region
Baden Württemberg
The Sauschwänzlebahn
Stadt Blumberg
Blumberg
Tel: +49 7702 51200
Fax: +49 7702 51222
E-m: info@sauschwaenzlebahn.
de
Web: www.sauschwaenzlebahn.
de
Indulge, go by train and
experience something different.
Enjoy the trip through this
romantic region of the Black
Forest. This is a journey for
everybody who is interested
in nature and in technology of
golden days gone by.
Hungary
Budapest
Children’s Railway
Tel: +397-5392
Web: www.gyermekvasut.hu
Its eleven-kilometre-long, narrow
gauge line runs through the
woods of the hills of the city
on the Buda side. Children aged
10 to 14 control the traffic and
commercial services provided but
strictly according to regulations
Norway
Mount Ulriken
Nr Bergen
Cable Car (Ulriksbanen)
Tel: +47 55 55 20 00.
Come and see the unique view
from the top of Mount Ulriken!
Free telescopes. Ulriken Mountain
Café is open when the cablecar
is running. Dinner, beer
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and wine. During summer the
outdoor restaurant serves grilled
food. Occasional (free) outdoor
concerts.
The Flåm Railway
Flåm
Tel: +47 57 63 21 00
Fax: +47 57 63 23 50
Web: www.flaamsbana.no
The Flåm Railway is a railway
experience unparalleled in
Europe; 20 kilometres long with
a descent of 2,838 feet. The
journey provides panorama views
to dramatic Norwegian mountain
landscape.
Scotland
Cairngorm Mountain
Experience
Tel: +44 01479 861261
Enjoy the highest mountain
railway in the UK and the only
one in Scotland. It carries visitors
in comfort (protected from the
infamous Scottish weather!)
from car park level to the new
Ptarmigan Station and the
higher lying snowfields in around
fifteen minutes. And nestled just
below the summit of CairnGorm
the Ptarmigan Station offers
spectacular views combined with
a mountain exhibition and the
highest panoramic restaurant and
shopping in the UK.
Switzerland
Bergbahnen Beckenried -
Emmetten AG
CH-6375 Beckenried
Tel: +41 624 66 00
Fax: +41 624 66 10
E-m: info@klewenalp.ch
Take the panoramic cablecar
to the Klewenalp, with its
unique views over lake Lucerne,
numerous options for groups
including folklore evenings
Brienz Rothorn Bahn
CH-3855 Brienz
Tel: +41 033 952 22 22
E-m: info@brienz-rothorn-bahn.
ch
Steam railway. A trip to the
Brienzer Rothorn is well worth
making just for the bewitching
view of Lake Brienz, with its
emerald green waters sparkling
far below. High in the Swiss Alps,
unspoilt natural all around you.
Chocolate Train
Montreux-Boc
Tel: +41 33 828 32 32
Travel through scenic landscape
in beautiful Belle Epoque railcars
dating from 1914, or in modern
panoramic railcars. Depart from
Montreux to Gruyères (cheese
and Castle), then onto Broc the
home of Nestlé chocolate for a
tour and tastings half or full day
trip
GoldenPass Line
Golden Pass Center
CH-1820
Montreux
Tel: +41 21 989 81 81
Fax: +41 21 963 89 96
E-m: info@goldenpass.ch
Web: www.goldenpass.ch
Trains with bar and restaurant
car. Zurich-Lucerne-Interlaken
Montreux-Geneva