Railtrail A4 STEAM Brochure 2018

Meiningen Steam Festival & Much More

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A wonderful steam holiday featuring a truly unique full day excursion travelling by mainline steam from Frankfurt to Meiningen for the annual Open Day at the last major steam works in Europe. Plus steam on heritage lines of various gauges.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 1 We depart London St Pancras International by Eurostar to Brussels, and then by high speed train to Frankfurt, where we have a welcome evening meal at the Maritim Hotel. (D) DAY 2 We commence our day with a visit to the excellent Frankfurt Tram Museum. We then continue to Darmstadt for a private charter of the unique Darmstadt Steam Tram around the town’s tracks. We end our day with a guided tour of the former Darmstadt steam depot now home to a fine collection of heritage steam, diesel, electric and railcars in the former half-roundhouse and marshalling yard. We have arranged for a selection of locomotives to be drawn out onto the turntable for photography. (B) DAY 3 Travelling aboard the local train service to Wächtersbach for a private steam charter with locomotive Emma’ along this 7 Kms 600 mm gauge line to Bad Orb where we have an included light lunch and drink before returning to Wächtersbach and onwards to Frankfurt where the evening is free to explore at leisure (B,L) ★ ★ Full day mainline steam with Pacific haulage and heritage coaching stock ★ ★ Frankfurt Tram Museum ★ ★ Vintage steam tram charter ★ ★ 600 mm private steam charter Bad Orb - Wächtersbach ★ ★ Private visit to Darmstadt Steam Depot ★ ★ Standard gauge steam Bad Nauheim- Münzenberg ★ ★ Feldbahn ‘Old Timer’ Festival ★ ★ The unique Meiningen Works Steam Festival

Fares From £1375

Steam to Meiningen Works Open Day

© Historische Eisenbahn

DEPARTS Wednesday 29 August 2018 6 DAYS FARE From London St Pancras International: Standard Class rail travel to/from Germany, including £1375 Standard Eurostar First Class rail travel to/from Germany, including Standard £1675 Premier Eurostar No Single Traveller Supplement 5 nights’ bed & breakfast, 1 evening meal, 1 light lunch. Standard Class rail travel and seat reservations where available (subject to selected rail travel option) All transfers, excursions and admissions as detailed Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manage GUARANTEED FARE

DAY 4 It’s mainline heritage steam today as we have an amazing excursion with Pacific haulage from Frankfurt to Meiningen to enjoy an afternoon at the amazing annual Meiningen Locomotive Works Festival. We tour the works and view numerous steam locomotives giving demonstration runs and footplate rides – quite simply a now unique event that in yesteryear we took for granted in the UK. Please note this is a full day excursion and with so much mainline running may require an early start and late finish, but what a steam day!! (B) DAY 5 Our final steam tour takes us on a visit to the standard gauge Eisenbahn Wetterau for a steam run along their line from Bad-Nauheim to Münzenberg and return. An added bonus is a visit to the Feldbahn ‘Oldtimer’ Festival, a great way to conclude an excellent tour. (B) DAY 6 We return by high speed trains from Frankfurt via Brussels to London St Pancras International arriving late afternoon. (B)

Dampfkleinbahn Bad Orb

Meiningen

HOTEL

Maritim Hotel, Frankfurt Centrally located Frankfurt hotel featuring all non-smoking rooms complete with mini-bar, laptop sized safe, flat screen TV and free Wifi. The hotel has three restaurants, a lobby bar and café.

Darmstadt Steam Tram

Pacifics at Meiningen

© Chris Lewis

© Jean-Marc Frybourg

Book now – online at www.railtrail.co.uk or telephone: 01538 382323

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