Are
you a railway enthusiast ? Are you on holidays in France, or living in France
? Discover the loving Tarn country when driving an authentic steam locomotive
from Saint Lieux-lès-Lavaur to Les Martels not far from Toulouse and Albi.
CFTT
offers you the possibility of driving a typical 0-4-0 T French Decauville steam
locomotive, or a 0-6-0 T Belgian Couillet steam locomotive ! You will live again
the Belle Époque of steam tramways time when narrow gauge lines ran in
France !
YOUR
DAY
Join us for a day during which you will learn some of the basic skills required to drive a steam locomotive. As the day progresses you will have several opportunities to develop your skills, culminating in the passenger trains driving experience
ITINERARY
9
a.m.
The day starts at the depot when you meet the instructors for the day. A quick
course on steam locomotives will be carried out! After the theorical
introduction, under the eye of an experienced instructor, you prepare the
locomotive together with your instructor, you fire it and you wait until the
pressure is sufficient. Then you will take the controls and learn how to move
off and stop smoothly. When you have mastered the basic techniques you will
start shunting the steam locomotive along our line.
12
a.m.
Lunch is of course provided and you will enjoy our canteen inside our depot! You
will have your lunch with the railway staff... a nice time to talk about trains!
2
p.m.
The “big time” starts! You will drive all the passengers trains from Saint
Lieux to Les Martels and back under the careful supervision of your instructor.
6.30
p.m.
last passenger train. The loco will gain the depot. You will range the passenger
carriages, lot of shunting operation will be provided!
7
p.m.
end of the day! At the end of the day you are presented with a certificate of
acheivement !
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You must book in advance (3 weeks at least).
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Overalls, gloves and boots are not provided. Remember you will need to wear
strong, sensible footwear.Our instructors cannot permit anyone to take part in
this course without the correct safety wear.
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Le Chemin de fer Touristique du Tarn reserves the right to alter dates prior to
booking. If train could not run because dry weather, technical problem, etc. the
CFTT will offer another date for the driving experience.
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If you cancel your reservation, no refund is available. A new date can be
proposed if possible..
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Your training period may be interrupted if your condition/behaviour is not compatible with
our safety regulations.
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Only one person follow the training on a single day.
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A little French vocabulary is recommended but not necessary !
HOW
TO BOOK
For further details or to make a booking, call our office at Toulouse:
telephone 00.33.5.61.47.44.52. (we speak some English) or email:
secretariat@cftt.org. When you call, if you find an answering machine, please
wait until the end of the message (in French) then you can record your message.
Please don’t forget to indicate your name, address, and telephone number. This
number must be very clear, if not we cannot contact you.
Translation
Carlos Urkiola