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Well, no, Paris isn’t burning today, but bits of it were last night. The French are celebrating their interminable dispute with the state (pensions this time) in the now traditional manner of being cross and throwing stuff at each other. Tomorrow there will be a General Strike. Today however they are contenting themselves with buggering …
today is the last full day of our tour to Alsace. Tomorrow we return to London via Paris on the Eurostar. This morning we travelled up into the Vosges Mountains to visit our friends at The Abreschviller Forest Railway. Another friend, a Mallet locomotive runs along an old logging line. The scenery was beautiful in …
Yesterday we steamed for a while with our friends at the Kandertalbahn, once again on a private steam charter. Video below…. Today was different. We travelled by service train to Mulhouse and then by tram to the Cité du Train. This remarkable and attractive museum is the largest rail museum in Europe. It’s beautifully presented …
Today we visited the Train Thur Doller Alsace. Another group of heritage rail volunteers who could not have been more charming and helpful! Due to unforeseen circs we had to shuffle the excursions round on a couple of days, including today. The rail team were happy to help us with an extended rail journey and …
A fabulous morning with this delightful train steaming from Volgelsheim station. This was a private whole train charter so we were able to organise mini photographic opportunities. We had some great high speed run pasts (I call these drive-bys, because for some reason, that’s how it’s stuck in my head, which amuses some enthusiasts and …
I’ve just started a tour for the excellent Railway Touring Company, Autumn in Alsace. Yesterday we travelled from London to Colmar via Paris & Strasbourg. Our Eurostar locomotive was looking a bit weatherworn and fly spattered, but it did the job, and along with the excellent French TGV service we arrived on time. Today we …
Having moored overnight at Saverne we started the day with a guided walking tour of this pretty little French provincial town. As we walked around Saverne the Church Bells started ringing - I always think this is such a pretty sound, and I was impressed that our Guide had arranged for them to be rung …
My cabin window is very close to the waterline, which doesn’t matter much when you’re travelling really slowly on a silky smooth canal. I woke this morning to see the canal surface steaming gently as the morning sun hit the water (that’s my poetic/romantic moment for the Tour all done in one paragraph). It was …
We woke to bright sunshine - there’s not been much of that this year in the UK so it took a moment to recognise the big shining yellow orb in the sky. We took a leisurely breakfast inside and finished our coffees outside because… why not? Our cruise takes us along the Canal de la …
So, for the first time in a very long time, TimOnTheTrain is off on an International adventure. An early start at St. Pancras meant that we had it almost to ourselves, and it never looked lovelier! In recognition of this return to the status quo, Great Rail Journeys had organised a glass of champagne in …
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