Wolsztyn Express

In 2010 the traditional Wolsztyn Steam Engine Parade will take place on May 1 at Europe’s last working steam depot. It will be the fourth time MÁV Nosztalgia Kft. has attended the Parade in the Polish town.

Our attractively priced five-day tour is especially recommended for railway enthusiasts. The special train will comprise comfortable sleeping and restaurant cars. The train will be hauled by a steam engine on certain sections, but will be pulled by diesel and electric locomotives during the rest of the journey in order to travel faster. On the sections where the train is hauled by steam engine, we will have several photo stops.

Each sleeping compartment has its own washbasin, a shower stall, and a closed-system toilet.

The programme:

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Our special train departs from the Hungarian Railway Museum early in the evening, and will be steam-hauled on the first section of the journey along the picturesque Danube Bend. 

We cross the Hungarian-Slovakian border during dinner which will be served in the restaurant car, and we continue our trip heading north. 

Overnight on the train. (L, D)

Friday, April 30, 2010

After breakfast in the restaurant car, we continue on our way passing the town of Katowice and crossing the Polish Plain. We reach Wroclaw, where we stop for a little while. After stretching our legs a bit, we go on heading Wolsztyn where we arrive in dinner time.

In the evening, dinner will be served in the dining car. After dinner a Light and Sound Show will take place on the turntable of the Wolsztyn engine house where we have the possibility to meet the participants of the next day parade.

Overnight on the train. (Br, L, D)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

After breakfast in the restaurant car, the Steam Engine Parade will commence. The show will will feature German, Czech, English, Hungarian, and Slovakian locomotives as well as the host’s Polish engines.

The event offers a number of interesting spectacles and exciting picture-taking opportunities at the station, on the main line, and in the Wolsztyn engine house. 

Dinner is served in the dining car. Overnight on the train. 

On Saturday evening a big street party is held in Wolsztyn celebrating the event. (Br, D)

Sunday, May 2, 2010

After breakfast in the restaurant car, the day is free. Options include a trip to the vintage narrow gauge railway near Wolsztyn and watching the engine drivers’ competition.

Our train departs for Budapest in the early evening.

Dinner is served in the dining car. Overnight on the train. (Br, D)

Monday, May 3, 2010

After breakfast in the restaurant car, we arrive at the Slovakian town of Žilina where we have the time for a short sightseeing tour. After a technical break, we continue our way back to Budapest through Nové Zámky and Szob. On the last section of the journey between Párkány and the Hungarian Railway Museum, the train will be steam-hauled again by our steam-engine. (Br, L)

Meals served:

Br: breakfast (different types of cereals, egg dishes, butter, jam, coffee, tea)

L: lunch (two-course meals, mineral water, wine, coffee or tea)

D: dinner (three-course meals, mineral water, wine, coffee or tea)

Participation fee:

For one person in a 2-bed compartment that has its own washbasin: HUF 159 000 per person

Single Cabin Supplement: HUF 99 000

What does the participation fee include?

The tour price includes accommodation and travelling on the train, the meals, and the admission fee to the Wolsztyn Steam Engine Parade.

What does the participation fee not include?

The price does not include the price of extra refreshments consumed during the tour and the price of the trips on May 2.

We are hoping to see you there.