Northern Germany by Steam

DAY 1

Travelling by Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels, then onwards to Wuppertal for our overnight stay at the Fleming's Express Hotel where we check in and enjoy our first evening meal together.

DAY 2

After breakfast this morning, we travel by rail to Hamburg where we enjoy a relaxing steamboat cruise on the beautiful Alster Lake before continuing to the InterCity Hotel for our overnight stay.

DAY 3

Today, we visit the fantastic "Miniatur Wunderland" - the largest model railway in the world costing over €40,000,000. This amazing venue features 12 Theme Worlds with over 16,000m of track and more than 1,200 trains plus buildings, figures, cars, and aircraft that appear to take-off with around 250 flights per day! Afterwards, we travel to the InterCity Hotel in Rostock, our hotel for the next three nights, where we have some time at leisure before our evening meal together at a local restaurant.

DAY 4

After breakfast, we continue our adventure at one of the most popular lines in Northern Germany, the Molli Steam Railway, where we will experience a ride over the line including the famous street running section before enjoying an exclusive photography session and guided tour of the depot. This afternoon, we have made a special arrangement to have a private lineside bus at our disposal chasing the trains for amazing photo opportunities.

DAY 5

This morning, we travel by rail to Putbus on Rügen Island for a return ride over Rasender Roland (or Raging Roland as it is affectionately known), a 24km long, steam-powered, narrow-gauge railway which began operations in 1985. This idyllic light railway runs daily, and we will enjoy a nostalgic journey from Putbus to Göhren and return.

DAY 6

Today, we depart Rostock and travel by train to Bremen and, on arrival, we transfer to the InterCity Hotel for our three-night stay. There is time at leisure to explore our new surroundings or relax at the hotel before our evening meal together at a local restaurant.

DAY 7

After breakfast this morning, we travel from Bremen to Delmenhorst to visit the historic Jan Harpstedt Railway. We journey along the scenic 22km line through the wooded area of the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park passing 8 rural stations before arriving at the terminus in Harpstedt.

DAY 8

Today, we visit Germany's first heritage railway at Bruchhausen-Vilsen which has been in operation since 1966 and we enjoy a nostalgic journey on this narrow-gauge railway through charming countryside. Afterwards, we visit the Kleinbahn Museum to explore its unique collection of locomotives and railcars.

DAY 9

We bid farewell to Bremen and to Germany, returning by rail to Brussels, where we will join the Eurostar service to London St Pancras.

*Important Note: Whilst the arrangements for all described steam train travel are in place, we do reserve the right to make substitutions should it be deemed necessary for whatever reason.

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner