Trip to Europe - The Plan

Fri 14 Sep  Travel Ottawa to Frankfurt

AC 838 dep. 1940 Frankfurt Terminal 1 arr. 0855 Sat 15 Sep Travel Frankfurt to Bern via Waldenburg

Frankfurt Flughavn get to Mannheim ASAP Mannheim dep. 1136 (pl 4) Bern arr. 1456  ICE 375

Sun 16 Sep  Swiss Jura

Bern 0800 (pl 12A)  Biel/Bienne (pl 9) 0836 S3 15329 Biel/Bienne 0852 (pl 10) Neuchatel (pl 3) 0923 R5120 Neuchatel 0932 (pl 7) La Chaux de Fonds 0959 (pl 5) RE2762 La Chaux de Fonds 1002 (pl 5) Le Locle 1010 (pl 2) RE2762 Le Locle 1014 (pl 3) Les Brenets 1021  R12 (narrow gauge) Les Brenets1039  Le Locle (pl 3) 1046 R13 (narrow gauge) Le Locle 1050 (pl 1) La Chaux de Fonds 1058 (pl 6) RE2769 La Chaux de Fonds (pl 2)  1102 Les Ponts de Martel 1125 R314 (narrow gauge) Les Ponts de Martel 1128 La Chaux de Fonds (pl 2) 1151 R315 (narrow gauge) La Chaux de Fonds (pl 1)  1203 Glovelier (pl 13) 1315 R245 (narrow gauge) Steam special leaves Saignelier at 1148 and arrives Glovelier 1302: Glovelier depart  1344 Noirmont to Tramelan not available because of trackwork – bus substitution Glovelier 1421 (pl 3) Delemont 1436 (pl 1) S3 17357 Delemont 1442 Moutier 1451 (pl 2) ICN 1626 Moutier 1517 Tavannes 1540 (R5253) Tavannes 1544 Tramelan 1554 R162 (narrow gauge) (workshops) Tramelan 1601 Tavannes 1613 R155 narrow gauge Tavannes 1617 Sonceboz-Sombeval 1624 R5255 Sonceboz-Sombeval (pl 2) 1629 Biel/Bienne (pl 1) 1642 RE2879 Biel/Bienne 1652 (pl 7) Bern 1717 (pl 11) RE2962

Mon 17 Sep  Gornergratt and Montreux

Bern 0807 (pl 5) Visp 0902 (pl 6/7) IC810 Visp 0910 (pl 3) Zermatt 1013 R221 Zermatt 1024 Gornergrat 1057 R229 Rack railway (discount available with Eurailpass) Gornergrat 1107 Zermatt 1151 R230  Rack railway (discount available with Eurailpass) Zermatt 1213  Visp (pl 3) 1323  R240 Visp 1336 (pl 4/5) Montreux (pl 1) 1453 IR1424 Montreux 1554 (pl 1) Lausanne 1615 (pl 7) IR1426 Lausanne 1620  (pl 1) Bern 1726 IR735 same train to Fribourg arr1703(pl 3) Fribourg 1732 (pl 5B) Ins 1810 (pl 4) R14470 Ins 1819 (pl 11) Biel/Bienne 1856 (pl 11) R7115 Biel/Bienne 1922 (pl 6) Bern 1947 (pl 10) RE2972

Tue 18 Sep   Pilatusbahn, Rigibahn, Gotthard Pass

Bern 0800 (pl 10) Luzerne 0900 (pl 3) IR2515 (via new line with stops at Zolfingen and Sursee) Luzern 0908 (pl 13) Alpnachstad 0929 (pl 2) S5 21534 (narrow gauge) 2 minutes walk Alpnachstad PB 0935  Pilatus Kulm 1005 R9 steepest rack railway in the world. (discount available with Eurailpass) Pilatus Kulm 1015 Frakmuntegg 1021 LB4001 cablecar (Need to pay?) Frakmuntegg  1025 Kriens  1055 GB4 gondola lift (Need to pay?) (11 min walk) Kriens Linde Pilatus 1110  Luzern Bahnhof  1122 Tro1 low floor bus (Need to pay?) Luzern 1318 (pl 7) Arth Goldau  (pl 5) 1344 IR2173 7 minute walk Arth Goldau RB 1410  Rigi Kulm 1447 R153 (standard gauge rack – discount available with Eurailpass) Rigi Kulm 1504 Arth Goldau  RB 1548 R158 7 minute walk Arth Goldau  1652 (pl 4) Goschenen 1748 (pl 3) IR2279 (Gotthard Pass with spirals, Goschenen is at tunnel entrance) Goschenen 1808 (pl 2)  Zurich 1951 (pl 4) IR2290 Zurich 2002 (pl 16) Bern 2058 (pl 6) IC840

Wed 19 Sep  Brienzer Rothornbahn, Innertkirchenbahn

Bern 0804 (pl 4) Interlaken Ost 0857 (pl 5) IC959 Interlaken Ost (pl 4) 0904 Brienz 0922 IR2215 (3 min walk) Brienz 0940 Brienzer Rothorn 1035 R5 steam rack (Need to pay – no discount) Brienzer Rothorn 1115 Brienz 1220 R6 steam rack (Need to pay – no discount) (3 min walk – tight connection) Brienz 1225 Meiringen 1235 IR2221 Meiringen 1242 Innertkirchen 1253 R9824 Innertkirchen 1330 Meiringen 1339 R9827 Meiringen 1346 Luzern (pl 12) 1504 IR2223 Rack Time in Luzern Luzern (pl 3) 1730 Olten 1810 (pl 10) IR2476 Olten 1829 (pl 11)  Bern (pl 4) 1856 ICE277

Thu 20 Sep  Zurich and Appenzellerbahn

Bern 0832 (pl 7)  Zurich 0928 (pl 8) IC715 Visit Zurich – tram to lake etc. Zurich Transit Single ticket( ½ hr), local CHF2.60;  zones 1-2 CHF4.10 24 hour pass, local CHF5.20; zones 1-2 CHF5.20 Zurich 1109 (pl 8) Gossau 1206 (pl 3) ICN 519 Gossau 1217 (pl 11/12)  Appenzell 1257 R1123 Appenzellerbahn, narrow gauge Appenzell 1338 Gais 1349 S11 2136 Appenzellerbahn, narrow gauge Gais 1351 Altstatten Stadt 1413 R3139 Appenzellerbahn, narrow gauge (rack) Altstatten Stadt 1428 Gais 1447 R3144 Appenzellerbahn, narrow gauge(rack) Gais 1450 St. Gallen 1520 S11 2146 Appenzellerbahn, narrow gauge(rack) St. Gallen 1532 Trogen 1557 S12 Trogenbahn (streetside tramway with good views) Trogen 1602 St. Gallen 1627S12 Trogenbahn St. Gallen 1648 Zurich 1753 ICN536 tilting train Zurich 1802  Bern 1858 IC836

Fri 21 Sep  Mulhouse and Basel

Bern 0804 (pl 6) Basel 0859 (pl 8) IC956 Tilting train 10 min walk to Gleis 30-35 Basel Gleis 30-35 0921 Mulhouse Ville 0944 RE96218 10 min walk to Gare Centrale (Avenue du Général Leclerc) Mulhouse Gare Centrale  1006 Mulhouse musees 1023 RE32422 (train goes to Lutterbach) Cite du Train opens 1000. A duo ticket (two rides in one day is €2.50) Mulhouse Ville 1419  Basel Gleis (pl 30-35) 1450 RE96123 Look at Basel trams Short trip (K) 30 mins CHF2.10, 1 zone CHF3.40, 2 zones CHF4.40. Day ticket CHF9.00 Basel 1659 (pl 6) Bern 1756 (pl 4)  IC981

Sat 22 Sep  Travel Bern to Paris

0729 Bern (pl 9/10) to Paris Gare de Lyon arr. 1218 TGV 9284 Paris Gare de Lyon 1218

Sun 23 Sep Paris

Local transport, trams, Gares St. Lazare, du Nord, de l’Est.

Mon 24 Sep  Bayeux and Caen

Paris St. Lazare  0845 Caen 1051 Intercites 3335 Caen 1059 Bayeux 1114 TER52261 Bayeux 1425 Caen 1443  TER 52626 Caen 1708 Paris St. Lazare 1916 Intercites 3348 Caen 1758 Paris St. Lazare 1945 Intercites 3310

Tue 25 Sep   Reims

Paris Gare de l’Est 0858 Reims Gare 0944 TGV 2713 Reims Gare 1615 Paris Gare de l’Est 1701 TGV 2738

Wed 26 Sep Orleans Wireless Trams

Paris Austerlitz 0827 Orleans Centre 0932 Intercites 14035 Orleans trams Orleans Centre 1107 St. Pierre des Corps 1204 TER 60005 (goes via Blois and Amboise) St. Pierre des Corps 1211 Tours Centre 1216 TER 60709 - Tours Centre 1522  Paris Austerlitz 1722 14064 - Tours Centre 1604 Orleans Centre 1720 16724  Orleans Centre  1728 Paris Austerlitz 1822 14070

Thu 27 Sep  Paris

Fri 28 Sep  Travel Paris to London

0913 Paris Nord to London St. Pancras 1036 Coach 17 seats 57 and 58

RAF Museum Colindale Underground (Zone 4) on the Edgware branch of the Northern Line.

Sept 29 By Javelin to Orpington

London St. Pancras 0840 (pl 11) Ashford 0918 £25.40 (£16.75 with railcard) Ashford 0933 (pl 2)  Tonbridge 1009 (pl 2) Tonbridge 1020 (pl 2)  Orpington 1038  £18.70 (no railcard discount?) Orpington 1425 (pl 6) Beckenhan Junction 1441

Sun 30 Sep

Paul Travel London to Ottawa

Didcot Railway Centre open 1030 – 1530

Mon 1 Oct

London

1200 Skinners Arms

Tue 2 Oct

London

Kings Cross 0830 York 1032 York 1601 Kings Cross 1837 Advance fare  £45.20  (£29.80 with Senior Railcard) St. Pancras 0942 Ashford 1020 Ashford 1032 Hastings 1113 Hastings 1619 Charing Cross 1806  (£36.80 with Senior Railcard savings  £18.90)

Wed 3 Oct

Colin Travel London to Ottawa

AC 889 dep. 1515  arr. 1750