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Today we offer you a ride on a very famous tourist train: the Mastrou, also known as the Train de l'Ardèche...or even Chemin de Fer du Vivarais (CFV) This tourist railway is on metre gauge. The circuit measures about thirty kilometres between the stations of Tournon St-Jean and Lamastre. Since 2013, the town of St-Jean-De-Muzols has served as the departure station on a line 100% dedicated to the CFV. This terminus station houses the ticket office and the rolling stock. Historically, the choice of metre gauge for departmental railways has also been associated with Mallet 030+030 type locomotives. There are hangars and a turntable to return the machines, as in Lamastre, on the other side of the line. A shop completes the facilities, there is a refreshment bar, as well as a very nice little museum. The museum located in an annex of the station is worth the detour, its entrance is included in the price of the ticket. You will see a whole collection of old objects, very well-made descriptive panels, a scale 1 model circuit and especially a draisine as well as the 1005 car, impeccably restored, symbol of the luxury that one could enjoy in first class, even on a departmental railway line. About the traffic. Some locomotives are being overhauled, the gleaming "Mallet" is reserved for short or special journeys, which was the case on the day of the shots, a group having reserved the entire convoy on a partial journey called "Train des Gorges" The engine that pulled the convoy where I had taken a seat was a Diesel-Electric, my faith also gleaming, without the magic of steam however. I suggest you see the rest in pictures, unfortunately in the rain for the most part. https://www.amcf78.fr [email protected] / @modelismeculture-ferrovipathes 18 bis rue du pavé 78490 LE TREMBLAY-SUR-MAULDRE An ACMF production Videos @2024 00:00 - Intro 03:11 - The museum 04:22 - Warming up 06:00 - Departure! 09:37 - Stop at Boucieu-le-Roi 12:08 - Arrival at Lamastre 14:50 - End credits Music credits: YouTube audio library #locomotive #modeltrains #modelismeferroviaire #railwayphotography #train #trains #trainminiature #trainsminiatures #trainphotography #model