点评:This was a great family day out - the train travels at just above walking speed so you get plenty of time to see the countryside.
things to know
[1] book the tickets online before you go - in July the place was heaving with tourists and they were adding extra trains to try to fit everyone in. Make sure to bring your booking number as you have to line up at the ticket office and collect your actual ticket for the ride.
[2] get there early for the car parking spaces and to have time to look over the old steam engines -- there is a nice cafe with clean bathrooms if it is cold/wet and you need to shelter - also, as soon as the train arrives, get your seats as the places are first-come first served.
[3] remember that steam trains send out smuts - it can be fun to travel in an open carriage - but beware the smoke! Askthe guard/conductor for a closed carriage (they have some old ones secondhand from Swiss and Austrain Railways) if you prefer, and consider a hat and sunglasses as protection.
[4] the track is very uneven - photography and video fromthe train suffers from the shaking and jolting!
[5] sit, if you can, on the left hand side of the carriages - seen as if facing the engine. Mostly the river and thigs to see are on that side.
[6] some of the seats are very hard - pack a jumper if only to use as a cushion!
[7] there are regular stops to take on water for the steam engine - at some of the stations there will be enough time to have a bathroom break or buy a coffee - and at the top of the line, you typically get an hour to look around and have some food from the stalls there.
翻译:这是一次很棒的家庭出游——火车以略高于步行速度的速度行驶,因此您有充足的时间欣赏乡村风光。
须知事项
[1] 出发前在线预订车票——7 月份,这里挤满了游客,他们增加了额外的列车,试图让每个人都能坐上车。请务必携带您的预订号,因为您必须在售票处排队并领取实际的车票。
[2] 尽早到达,以便有时间停车,并有时间查看旧蒸汽机——如果天气寒冷/潮湿,您需要避雨,这里有一家不错的咖啡馆,里面有干净的浴室——此外,火车一到,就尽快找到座位,因为座位是先到先得的。
[3] 请记住,蒸汽火车会散发出烟尘——乘坐敞篷车厢可能很有趣——但要小心烟雾!如果您愿意,可以向警卫/乘务员索要封闭式车厢(他们有一些从瑞士和奥地利铁路二手来的旧车厢),并考虑戴上帽子和太阳镜以保护自己。
[4] 轨道非常不平整 - 火车上的摄影和视频会受到震动和颠簸的影响!
[5] 如果可以的话,坐在车厢的左侧 - 好像面朝火车头。大部分河流和景点都在那一侧。
[6] 有些座位很硬 - 带上一件套头衫,哪怕只是为了当个坐垫!
[7] 有定期停靠站为蒸汽机车加水 - 在一些车站,有足够的时间去洗手间或买杯咖啡 - 在线路顶端,你通常有一个小时的时间四处看看,在那里的摊位上吃点东西。