BY OLDTIMER TRAIN ON THE TRANSALPINA RAILWAY
A RIDE OF THE PAST FROM NOVA GORICA TO BLED
Departure from the railway station of Nova Gorica (Slo) for a unique Oldtimer train ride. The train will ride on a part of a historical “Transalpina Railway“, which was inaugurated on July 19th 1906 in order to complete the railway that linked Vienna and Central Europewith the Adriatic regions of Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially with the port at Trieste. The construction of the railway was for those times very complicated and demanded numerous exceptional architectural achievements (tunnels, bridges, viaducts etc.), which made the railway famous. Especially remarkable are the bridge of Solkan with its 85 metres long arcade, which is still world largest, and the tunnel of Podbrdo, the genuine passing under the Julian Alps with the length of 6327 metres.
World conflicts of the previous century have caused Transalpina loose its role of a great commercial railway and made it a secondary line, which is nowadays reviving as a touristic railway connecting Austria, Slovenia and Italy.
The Oldtimer train will be pulled by a steam engine from the Railway Museum of Ljubljana. From the train station of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) we will immediately enter the landscape of incomparable and numerous beauties that runs along the wonderful Soča and Sava rivers. Arrival at the Bled station and transfer by bus to a guided tour of the castle. Lunch in a restaurant above the lake follows.
After lunch some free-time for visiting the town and the lake, one of the most beautiful renowned sites of Slovenia. A guide will be accompanying the passengers for the whole ride in the Oldtimer train. In the afternoon transfer back to the station and the return ride by train pulled by a steam engine and in the evening arrival at the respective stations of departure.
TIMETABLE:
Nova Gorica – 8.45, Most na Soči – 9.23, Bled – 11.05 ca.
Bled – 17.30, Most na Soči – 18.51, Nova Gorica – 19.35 ca.
2018 DEPARTURES: 23/9, 14/10
PRICES:
Adults – € 90,00
Children 0 – 5 years: free (lunch NOT included)
Children 6 – 11 years: 40,00 €
Children 12 – 16 years: 50,00 €