Steam trains are popular tourist attractions in many regions.
background
After steam locomotives from Western Europe were sold to the east a few decades ago (e.g. Romania, Bulgaria, but also to Vietnam, Laos, etc.), efforts are being made to retrieve old stocks from there that are worthy of restoration and to restore them or to use them as spare parts carriers.
preparation
Journeys with steam trains do not require any other preparations than any other train journey: It is enough to get information about timetables and seasonal operating times as well as fares and reservations.
Important: The smoke from the locomotives sometimes contains considerable amounts of soot as well as oil and tar slag. Environmental limit values were not an issue back then and do not exist today - apart from the problematic technical implementation.
For this reason, it makes sense to adapt your clothing to the fashion of the time: dark colors and an older suit or coat are more suitable than new, colorful clothing.
Germany
North Rhine Westphalia
- The RuhrtalBahn, which runs between Hagen and the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum wrong, creates enough steam to be seen for miles.
- The Hesper Valley Railway in eat
Saxony-Anhalt
- The Brocken Railway connects Three Annen Hohne with the mountain station of the Brockens.
security
Steam trains do not have our current safety standards. You should therefore always follow the instructions of the staff.
Particular caution is required when entering and exiting through the great heights and on the platforms in front of the car. Children in particular could slip under simple barriers and fall off the car.
The windows can be opened in almost all historical cars. Be aware that slag and soot from the smoke could be dangerous to the eyes.
literature
Web links
Germany:
- Railway association Dieringhausen, with railway museum and steam train in Wiehltal - Bergisches Land - North Rhine-Westphalia
- Steam railway Franconian Switzerland - Franconia - Bavaria
- Angelner Steam Railway - Flensburg Region - Northern Germany
- Mecklenburg Spa Railway Molli - Baltic Sea coast
- Saxon Steam Railway Company Ltd.
With
- Dresden steam train - Saxony
- Selfkantbahn - Lower Rhine - NRW
- Steam train Niederrhein - NRW
- Steam train Weserbergland - Weserbergland - Region Hameln - Lower Saxony
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Switzerland:
- Furka steam train - Furkapass - Upper Valais
- Rhaetian Railway Steam Association - Graubünden - Southeastern Switzerland
- Ballenberg steam train over the Brünig Pass - Bernese Oberland
- Rigi steam train - Rigi / Vitznau / Vierwaldstättersee / Lucerne / Brunnen region
- Brienzer Rothorn Railway - Lake Brienz / Bernese Oberland
- Bern steam train
- Steam tram Bern - City of Bern
- Historic Emmental - Bern railway
- Steam locomotive friends Langenthal - Region Emmental / Bern
- Vapeur Val de Travers - Steam train Val de Travers - Neuchâtel / Neuchâtel - Jura
- Vapeur du Vallée du Joux - Vallée du Joux steam train - Lake Geneva region / Jura - French-speaking club website: http://www.ctvj.ch/
- Chemin de fer musée Blonay-Chamby - Blonay-Chamby museum railway - Vevey / Montreux / Lake Geneva region
- Steam train Sursee-Triengen - Region Sempachersee / Olten / Lucerne
- Schinznacher Baumschulbahn - Aargau
- Katzensee steam train - Zurich
- Muni steam locomotive association - Zurich region
- Historic Central Thurgau Railway - Thurgau / Lake Constance / Northeast Switzerland region
- Steam locomotive association Appenzellerbahnen - Appenzell - Eastern Switzerland
- Steam Loki Club Herisau - Appenzell - Eastern Switzerland
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