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.

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[stumpytrain]

Is this available on DVD?

[THERESALWAYSSOMEONE]

Don't think so - it was taken from an old VHS tape.

[Lainiodurrant]

Merci!

[goldcoastrailway]

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 ?

[THERESALWAYSSOMEONE]

Yes - very sad to hear of the apparent closue - any good news??

[danielconde13]

The similaritudes with the Portuguese narrow gauge Tua Line are remarkable! Even the dates of construction and all. Search it!

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[DADRENO]

Translation - Hello. Thank you for this video. But know that the Railroad of Vivarais will not function this year, following serious problems of management?

[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 ?

[DADRENO]

Voici le petit train qui part...

Merci pour ca!