The Complete Four Seasons Collection 2023-24

W inter S team E xtravaganza

NEW TOUR

Enjoy no less than EIGHT steam lines on this all-action maximum steam tour to Saxony and the Harz, plus an exclusive guided visit to Altstadt steam roundhouse and museum in Dresden and a tram ride down country lanes.

11 DAYS

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS ★ Ride the Radebeul-Radeburg railway line in the suburbs of Dresden ★ Experience the superb Pressnitztalbahn narrow-gauge museum railway ★ Travel onboard the Saxon Meyers on the Oschatz line ★ Scenic steam journey in the snow on the line to the ski resort at Oberwiesenthal ★ Ride the route to Kurort Kipsdorf ★ Discover the country tramway at Bad Schandau ★ Special visit to Altstadt roundhouse and museum Dresden ★ Steam up the Brocken with stunning views ★ Enjoy the narrow-gauge experience on the Selketal line to Alexisbad ★ Steam the 40km from Eisfelder to Wernigerode Also included in your Tour Fare: ★ 10 nights bed, breakfast plus dinner on 6 evenings ★ Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager DAY 1 Morning departure by Eurostar to Brussels, continuing by fast train to Frankfurt and onwards to Gotha. Overnight stay with evening meal at the Am Tierpark Hotel. (D) DAY 2 Direct ICE train to Dresden arriving late morning. After dropping off our luggage at the hotel we spend the afternoon with steam on the Radebeul Ost to Radeburg line in the suburbs of Dresden. The line is operated by 2 –

DEPARTS Thursday 8 February 2024

Fares From £2199

FARE From London St Pancras International: Standard Class rail travel to / from Germany, including Standard Eurostar Supplement for Standard Premier Eurostar Upgrade Return First Class rail travel to / from Germany, including Standard Premier Eurostar Join Dresden & Leave at Wernigerode Single Traveller Supplement 10 nights bed & breakfast accommodation plus 6 evening meals Eurostar and rail travel to and from Germany in the class of your choice All transfers, steam rides, excursions & admissions as detailed Services of experienced Railtrail Tour Manager

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train for a ride over the 16 mile long steam worked Weisseritztalbahn through trees, past a lake and small villages to Kurort Kipsdorf and return. A wonderful narrow-gauge railway in the Saxony region. DAY 7 By train along the banks of the River Elbe to Bad Schandau, then a ferry across the Elbe to ride the bucolic tramway through country lanes to Lichtenhain and return. On return to Dresden we have an exclusive visit to the railway museum at Altstadt roundhouse in Dresden housing main line steam locomotives, this is one of the oldest railway roundhouses in Germany, dating 1847. Our evening meal is at the hotel. (B, D) DAY 8 Depart on the morning train via Halle to Wernigerode arriving early afternoon, followed by a guided visit to the Wernigerode Steam Loco works where the locomotives are overhauled. It was founded in 1993 and is located on the former Harz Narrow Gauge Railways

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Selke Valley Railway is a narrow gauge railway owned by the HSB and runs for 43.3 km, changing there for the railcar onwards to Eisfelder Talmulhe. Here we connect with the afternoon steam working from Nordhausen to Wernigerode. We then have our final buffet evening meal at the hotel.(B, D) DAY 11 Depart Wernigerode after breakfast via Goslar, Hannover, Koln and Brussels to London arriving late afternoon. (B)

depot. Three nights at the Hotel HKK with buffet evening meal. (B, D) DAY 9 Experience the thrilling climb behind steam from Wernigerode through the snow to the summit of the Brocken. Afterwards spend time at the junction of Drei Annen Hohne, perhaps enjoying a warming soup in the little café on the platform while watching the steam activity, before returning to Wernigerode. Buffet evening meal at the hotel (B, D) DAY 10 By local train to Quedlingburg for the morning steam working over the rural Selketalbahn line to Alexisbad, The

10 – 2T locomotives and the steam trains run every day on the 16.6 km track. We then spend six nights at the InterCity Hotel, Dresden, situated right by the station.Tonight, we enjoy a three course evening meal inclusive in the tour fare. (B,D) DAY 3 After breakfast we travel by private coach from the hotel to the village of Johstadt for the winter steam trains on the 7 km long Pressnitztalbahn, a lovely line that follows a stream to Steinbach. Which was opened in 1892 and dismantled but revived in 1992 the Museumsbahn members. (B)

DAY 4 We take a main line train to Oschatz, crossing over to the little bay platform there for Winter steam with Saxon Meyers on the Dollnitzbahn. The Döllnitzbahn narrow-gauge railway in Saxony, Germany has been operating for more than 130 years. The train travels through the town then open fields to their depot at Mugeln continuing onwards and onwards to Glossen. We then return later in the day to Oschatz and main line train to Dresden. (B) DAY 5 Travel by regular railcar from Dresden via Floha to Cranzahl for steam on the Fichtelbergbahn, a steeply graded line that climbs for 11 miles into the mountains and over a high viaduct to the ski resort of Oberwiesental situated at 3,000ft altitude. The railway is a narrow-gauge railway that leads from the standard gauge line at Cranzahl. (B) DAY 6 A short local train ride takes us to Freital Hainsberg. Here we board a

HOTEL • Hotel Am Tierpark, Gotha. • Inter-City Hotel, Dresden • Hotel HKK, Wernigerode For further details of our Winter Steam Extravaganza hotels, please visit our website www.railtrail.co.uk

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Visit: www.railtrail.co.uk – for full tour details and fares, and to book online or call 01538 382323 – to book or to request a detailed tour itinerary

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