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Steam & Heritage Railways of Austria and Bavaria

Steam & Heritage Railways of Austria and Bavaria, a rail journey with The Railway Touring Company

A 9-day escorted autumn rail holiday based in Salzburg, combining main line OBB journeys with private steam charters on Austrian and Bavarian narrow-gauge and rack railways.

Day by day

  1. Day 1overnight: Salzburg

    Arrive in Salzburg

    Direct flight from London to Salzburg, transfer to hotel with lunch nearby. Receive an all-inclusive Salzburg Card in the afternoon. Rest of day free to explore.

  2. Day 2overnight: Salzburg

    The palaces and mountain railways of Salzburg

    Free day to explore Hellbrunn Palace and the Untersbergbahn cableway to the 1,972m Untersberg summit, at your own pace with Tour Manager advice available.

  3. Day 3railovernight: Salzburg

    Steam in Bavaria: Chiemsee and the Chiemgau Heritage Railway

    Short train ride to the Chiemsee steam tramway from Prien to Stock (1.9km, 1887 locomotive), time by Lake Chiemsee, then a private charter on the preserved branch to Obing aboard a restored 1950s railcar. Return to Salzburg by early evening.

  4. Day 4railovernight: Salzburg

    Steam at the Steyrtalbahn in Upper Austria

    OBB service train and bus to Steyr, time in the medieval town centre, then a private charter over the full length of the narrow-gauge Steyrtalbahn to Grunburg with photo stops and refreshments. Visit the steam shed, then coach to Linz and RailJet back to Salzburg.

  5. Day 5railovernight: Salzburg

    Steam at the mountainous Ybbstalbahn

    Service train to Amstetten, coach to the Kienberg-Gamming depot, then a private charter on the Ybbstal narrow-gauge railway hauled by the 1908 steam locomotive 298.51 to Lunz am See, with lunch refreshments in the bistro car.

  6. Day 6railovernight: Salzburg

    Main line steam in Carinthia to Hermagor and Kotschach-Mauthen

    OBB Intercity over the Tauern Railway from Salzburg to Villach, then a steam-hauled main line charter with the vintage 1927 tank engine 93.1332 via Arnoldstein to Hermagor and on to Kotschach-Mauthen. Return run continues along Lake Worthersee to Klagenfurt, then OBB service back to Salzburg over the Tauernbahn.

  7. Day 7railovernight: Salzburg

    The Wendelsteinbahn rack railway in the Bavarian Alps

    Private charter ascent of Mount Wendelstein on the rack and pinion Wendelsteinbahn (7.6km, gradients to 23.7%) in 1912 coaches with the electric Nr 5 locomotive. Return via the main line service from Rosenheim to Salzburg.

  8. Day 8railovernight: Salzburg

    The Linzer Lokalbahn and Poestlingbergbahn in Linz

    OBB RailJet Express to Linz, then a 1922 teak train charter on the rural Linzer Lokalbahn to Eferding, switching to a heritage steeple-cab electric locomotive to Peuerbach with lunch at a countryside inn. Return via Eferding and Linz, riding the Poestlingbergbahn to the hilltop above the city. Farewell dinner with the group.

  9. Day 9

    Return to London

    Transfer to Salzburg airport for the return flight to London.

Included

  • Flights Direct from London to Prague and Return
  • 8 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast at a centrally located, quality hotel
  • 6 lunches
  • 1 dinner
  • All specially chartered steam trains as detailed in the itinerary
  • All specially chartered trips as detailed in the itinerary
  • All train and road coach travel as detailed in the itinerary
  • All transfers and visits as detailed in the itinerary
  • A complimentary 48-hour Salzburg Card tourist pass
  • The services of a Tour Manager

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