Montevideo Vintage train trip - Sat 8 November 2008 - 10:30 departure - 540 pesos -
Wer am 08.11.2008 Zeit hat, sollte sich folgendes nicht entgehen lassen. Infos über die wohl äußerst kompetenten Organisatoren:
http://www.realenglishtours.com/whoarewe.html
Anbei auch ein link mit einigen Fotos von einem Eisenbahnfan:
http://www.steam.demon.co.uk/trains/uruguay.htm
Und hier nun die kleine Reise:
A Day Out with a Vintage Steam Train!
We are planning a whole-day excursion with a restored English Beyer Peacock steam engine, made in Manchester in 1910, hauling two beautifully renovated Allan passenger cars (1952) with air conditioning and all mod. cons. We have reserved October 25th (now fixed at Saturday, 8 November) but we can change that date if necessary. The trip will be to, perhaps Santa Lucía or Juanicó, leaving Montevideo at about 09.30 (10.30) and returning from our destination at about 16.30. Activities at our destination will be arranged when we know that we have enough support to make the trip viable.
The problem we have is that it is not cheap. If we manage to raise 150 paying passengers, it will cost about $450 (pesos!) each. The maximum capacity is 192 people, and if we reach that total, the cost falls to $335 each. (You have got 2-3 months to save up for this.) These prices are for British Society members, but we can certainly accept non-members, though they will pay a little more.
You can see a short video (made for the cruise-ship market, so make allowances) of the train at http://www.trenesavapor.com/ N.B. The service for us consists simply of the return train journey: the Committee cannot promise to dance tangos in the aisles for you.
So, who is interested? If you have a firm interest in going on the trip with your family, friends, grandchildren, other relatives, colleagues, partners, significant others, or whatever, please let Richard Cowley know, with the likely number of your group. His phone number is 710 2809, or e-mail to var m = String.fromCharCode(109,97,105,108,116,111)+':';var e = 'racowley'+String.fromCharCode(64)+'gmail'+String.fromCharCode(46)+'com';document.writeln(''+e+'');racowley@gmailcom
IT IS NOW IN YOUR HANDS. PLEASE DRUM UP SUPPORT FROM ALL QUARTERS FOR THIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENROLMENTS IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 22nd.