05 Mar
Posted by: Bernd Seiler in: Beiträge auf deutsch, Dampf, English Posts, Geplante Reisen, Planned Tours, Steam
Rongshan is back to life. The passenger timetable (see http://www.farrail.com/pages/touren-engl/china-2013-03-Rongshan-prison-railway.php, you need to scroll down) is slightly changed … and at the moment it’s sunny there! The diesels are still in the depot, they’re running with steam. Rongshan ist wieder zurück im aktiven Leben. Der Personenzugfahrplan hat sich leicht geändert … und derzeit scheint die [...]
09 Feb
Posted by: Bernd Seiler in: Beiträge auf deutsch, English Posts, Geplante Reisen, Planned Tours
Deutsch weiter unten Our tour to Rongshan We’re facing a difficult situation and have no influence on the decisions. The railway was closed several weeks ago and it was said that they’ll re-open after Chinese new year (starts February 10th). The planned re-opening date is the 25th of February. During this period of non-operation the [...]
29 Dec
Posted by: Bernd Seiler in: Beiträge auf deutsch, Dampf, English Posts, Geplante Reisen, Planned Tours, Steam
After someone spread rumours that it is not possible to get a permit for the “prison railway” Rongshan twice within six weeks I let my contact talk to the local authorities again and got this answer: “I’ve just talked to Rongshan for our visits again. Can confirm again that we will surely be allowed to go [...]
30 Nov
Posted by: Bernd Seiler in: Beiträge auf deutsch, Countries, Dampf, English Posts, Geplante Reisen, Länder, Planned Tours, Steam
In my trip repoort from March 2011 I published a list of freight wagons (http://www.farrail.com/seiten/tour-report/Wagons-for-museum-stock.pdf) which would be worth to preserve. The published list only showed the freight wagons – but not the also discussed luggage van. After some convincing work and phone calls to the general manager of the Eritrean Railways he agreed to rescue one [...]
18 Oct
Posted by: Jörg M. Seifert in: Countries, Dampf, English Posts, Geplante Reisen, Planned Tours, Reiseberichte, Steam, Trip Reports
High Line beyond Rockwood This is only my subjective perception. I was only a tour member at the Durango & Silverton Scenic RR and at the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR. I know that my requirements are higher than the requirements of most enthusiasts. It seems to be a good option, to stick to [...]
06 Jun
Posted by: Bernd Seiler in: Countries, English Posts, Planned Tours
If you have questions: my telephon number in Canada is: +1-250-50 77 107. Today I checked the Port Alberni line. Our train looks nice, but the line is rather difficult. However, there are some spots which are good for a few people only at the same time. So we’ll repeat some runpasts there. I kindly [...]