Tour de Provence on Caravelle

The ATTCV (Association du Train Touristique du Centre Var, located in Carnoules) organized from 30 Sept to 2 Oct 2010 a public excursion with one if its Caravelle railcars.

The first day took participants from Carnoules to Gardanne and then to Marseille. The second day provided a return trip from Marseille to Nice (and further on TER to the street market in Ventimiglia). The third day's excursion included a trip along the Blue Coast west of Marseille, to Miramas and Aix-en-Provence, prior to a late evening return to Carnoules.

Over a total of ca 22 hours of operation, and roughly 700 km, the ATTCV demonstrated its members' capability to effectively and reliably run a railcar service in the midst of regular scheduled rail traffic. From a technical point of view a very successful three days.

This site presents some of my impressions from this journey, with some of my photos.

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