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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Nach Monaten der Prüfung, startete am 08.01.2011 der touristischen Rest des Patagonieexpress in eine neue Saison. Etwa 30 Passagiere, darunter eine englische Reisegruppe, nahmen an diesem Event teil. Der Zug fuhr bis Viedma, wo die Fahrgäste am Nachmittag mit Bussen zu den Höhlenmalereien, zu Wildbeobachtungen und zu einem Picknick fuhren. Danach ging es ebenfalls mit [...]