Vivarais - Narrow Gauge Steam

Vivarais - Narrow Gauge Steam
The Chemin de Fer du Vivarais, or Vivarais Railroad, is a meter-gauge railway that was built in 1891. The line was closed in 1968, but a year later it was reopened as a tourist attraction by a group of French railway enthusiasts.
After spending the night in Tournon aboard the Viking Burgundy, we were bused to the Tournon SNCF station for the train ride. The morning was cold, and the only person aboard the train who wasn't freezing was the fireman who shovelled a ton of coal into the firebox over the next hour.
An independent journey on the CFTM's steam train is an all-day affair; the train departs Tournon at 10 a.m., arrives at the terminus in the Ardèche town of Lamastre at noon, and returns at 4 p.m. for arrival back in Tournon at 5:55 p.m. The Viking Burgundy's excursion was shorter, with passengers being dropped off at a high bridge in the mountains for a snack of wine and quiche before returning to the ship by bus.

[@Jappymovies]

Good news! Various sources on the Internet say that Le Mastrou will reopen in 2013! The first steam train is planned for July! I am happy to tell you that the beautiful line is saved and after a 5-year rest the mallets will cross the Doux valley once again.

[@TheZmusicGroup]

I really liked the classic rolling stock... This line was closed from 2008 to 2013 and when it reopened it lost lot of its charm... Some of the coaches were vandalized or burnt, destroyed beyond repair... Now the line uses new coaches designed for the tourist exploitation but it's nothing like the good old wagons...

[@RailwayWorld]

Very nice ! Thanks so much for posting, I just read the Narrow Gauge World magazine # 23 French special, and was hoping there was a few videos on youtube. Do you happen to know if the line is running in 2010 ?

[@69bart]

Bonjour.
Merci pour cette vidéo. Mais savez vous que le Chemin de Fer du Vivarais ne fonctionnera pas cette année, suite à de graves problèmes de gestion ?

[@glenn6523]

hey i cant remember for the life of me what vhs this is from if anyone could tell me that would be appreciated, cheers

[@samuelromero5293]

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