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Saturday 6th May Main line steam to Kolobrzeg on the Polish seaside After breakfast today your main line steam train takes you to the popular Polish seaside resort Kolobrzeg, on the Baltic Sea. On the outward journey you travel via Szczecin Port Centralny east to Stargard on the Ina river, then south-east across marshland to Choszczno before turning north to Bialogard and then on to Kolobrzeg. On the return your steam train travels via the coastal town of Ustronie Morskie before turning south to Gryfice and on to Szczecin. (B)

Sunday 7th May Main line steam from Szczecin via Gorzow and Skwierzyna to Zbaszynek and Wolsztyn For the final day of your big main line tour, Pt4765 takes you from Szczecin southeast towards Poznan, taking the unusual route via Gorzow Wielkopolski, Miedzyrzecz, Wierzbro, Skwierzyna and finally Zbaszynek on the Warsaw - Berlin main line. From there you continue by steam to Wolsztyn, where you will stay at a nearby luxury resort hotel for the next two nights. (B D)

Monday 8th May ‘Plandampf’ around Wolsztyn, roundhouse visit and private photo charter to Powodowo

The famed steam mecca Wolsztyn provides a fitting end to your landmark steam tour, as you get to experience the world’s last standardgauge mainline steam shed, where mighty tender locomotives continue to haul regular service trains running on all-stations stopping services. You join the mid-morning ‘Plandampf’ service and experience the impressive Class Ol49 tender locomotives, with their characteristic 2-6-2-wheel alignment. You’ll have time to visit the iconic Wolsztyn roundhouse and view the collection of stored locomotives, pausing to take pictures while the locomotives are re-fuelled by crane. After lunch another highlight awaits, as you have a private photo charter train on the disused branch line to Powodowo, allowing the locomotive crew to stage run-pasts for filming and photography. You return to your elegant resort hotel in the late afternoon and dine with your fellow travellers, to cap the tour in fine fashion. (B L D)

Tuesday 9th May Return to London You have a direct transfer from the resort hotel to Poznan airport and from there a non-stop flight back to London Luton. (B)

Tour Summary

Tour price £1845 Single supplement £195 Ground only £1745 (Poznan – Poznan)

Price includes:

• Direct flights from London Luton to

Poznan and Poznan to London Luton • 6 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast • 1 lunch and 3 dinners • All steam and rail services as detailed in the itinerary • Public transport tram rovers in Poznan and Szczecin • All visits as detailed in the itinerary • All transfers • The services of a tour manager

All prices shown are per person based on two persons sharing. Meals included each day are shown as: B = Breakfast - L = Lunch - D = Dinner

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Steam in Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic

Monday 15th May to Tuesday 23rd May 2023

Travel behind some of the largest and most impressive main line steam locomotives in Central Europe against a backdrop of historic cities and outstanding landscapes on this exciting one-off tour. • Enjoy an eclectic line-up of unique main line steam locomotives in Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic, including the recently overhauled 4-8-0 flagship 424.009 and on a circular trip out of Budapest. • The ancient Hungarian 4-4-0 Nr. 204 from 1900 as well as the Austrian 4-4-0 tender locomotive 17c372 from 1891 are also signature steam attractions, including visits to the Budapest railway heritage park and the Strasshof depot north of

Vienna. • Discover the majesty and elegance of the popular Swedish-built NOHAB diesel locomotives on a private charter train with luxury coaches from Budapest along Lake Balaton and over unusual backcountry lines to the enchanting city of Pecs in southern Hungary. • Enjoy a main line steam charter through the Moravian wine growing region in the south of the Czech Republic on a scenic branch line bash to Pohorelice behind the rugged main line tank engine 213.901 from 1954. • Experience narrow-gauge steam with private charters at the Budapest Children’s Railway, the Prater 15 inch railway in

Vienna and at the Mariazellerbahn Krumpe in rural Austria.

Monday 15th May Arrive to Budapest, Dinner on the Danube After an early morning flight to Budapest, you check into an elegant city centre hotel, here you’ll receive a public transport rover ticket. Dinner is served on the “Kossuth” paddle steamer, moored on the River Danube, offering some of the best views in the city. (D)

Tuesday 16th May Steam with Nr.204 at Buda Roundhouse, Steam at Budapest Children’s Railway, Buda Rack Railway After breakfast, you visit the famed Budapest railway heritage park with its iconic roundhouse. There the vintage 1900 4-4-0 tender locomotive Nr. 204 will haul your private steam charter train on the mile long branch line, staging run-pasts and a turntable show for filmers. Another private steam charter awaits at the Budapest Children’s Railway. From Hüvösvölgy you travel the 12 km Children’s Railway behind a historic tank engine. At the railway’s western terminus, you return back to Buda and transfer to the New York Palace in Pest, one of the most opulent historic grand cafes in the world. Here you’ll have lunch, before travelling on the castle funicular, designed by British engineers dating from 1870, where you can enjoy views of the famous sites at the hilltop. The rest of the day is free to make full use of your transport rover ticket. (B L) Wednesday 17th May Large circular main line steam trip with 424.009 to Cegled and Kecskemet Today the 4-8-0 locomotive 424.009 hauls your private charter train, composed of luxurious First-Class coaches from the Austro-Hungarian era. Departing from Nyugati Station, built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel, your coal-fired steam train travels eastbound via Cegled to Kecskemet. After visiting the nearby town and Art Nouveau buildings, your charter continues to Lajosmizse. You complete a large circular journey before returning to Budapest Keleti. Lunch and dinner will be served in the dining car. (B L D)