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Discover the cape gauge railway operations on Java with its colonial infrastructure of tunnels, semaphore signals, and girder bridges. The state owned railway company still uses 40+ years old diesel locomotives from GE, Henschel and Krupp. Even an 1953 built ALCO is operational! We will also visit the electrified suburban train-services at Jakarta, using second hand Japanese railcars, and have a look a various depots and the major repairshop at Yogyakarta! All embedded in lush green hills, rice fields, palm- and banana-trees, pittoresque villages with volcanoes in the background. And, in total contrast to this: the megacity Jakarta...
Day 1 Saturday June 23: (D) Arrival at Surabaya in the morning, transfer to the diesel shed and yard at Sidotopo. Due to a shortage of space, the railway piles up all wreckages above eachother... and from long forgotten and "renatured" diesel locomotives to the perfectly polished, shiny GE-locomotive you will find all forms of locomotive life cycles. Later on we move to Pasar Turi, one of three major stations in Surabaya with a lot of regular action with locomotives from all major three suppliers (GE, Henschel, Krupp)!Accommodation at the Hotel Sahid. Day 2 Sunday June 24: (B-D) Early morning departure by bus to Malang, about 80 kms/50 mls south of Surabaya. A BB301 or BB301 diesel waits for us already and we will run a charter train from here, starting with the classic semaphore signals at Malang station. We then run north and have scheduled a lot of runpasts on the way towards Surabaya. After our arrival we move to the Jagir overflow spillway with its impressive building in the background and take photographs of the regular, mostly GE hauled passenger trains. Accommodation at Surabaya. Day 3 Monday June 25: (B-D)) We will visit the Kota station this morning. Shunting is still in the hands of 60 year old diesel locomotives (class D301), built by Krupp in Germany. Most shunts have to pass a major and busy road just in front of the station with a photogenic signal tower and lots of local action on the street. We then motor to one of the main lines leaving town to the west/south and spend the rest of the day linesiding regular trains. Later in the evening we board express train KA35 in first class and travel up to Semarang where we are scheduled to arrive around 23:00. Overnight at the Santika Premier Hotel Day 4 Tuesday June 26: (B-D) We want to catch the sunrise this morning at the only place on Java where the railway line passes the shores of the ocean - an early departure to the small village of Plabuan is needed for that! Opposite the railway station of Plabuan several small shops offer refreshments during the day but the the entire area is so remote that we will have to hire local motorbike-taxis to move on to the next village because no paved through road exists. You will enjoy classic main line diesel action along the coast line and small fishermens´ villages. Accommodation at Semarang. Day 5 Wednesday June 27: (B-D) We return to Plabuan for another action-filled morning here. Beside the GE-hauled passenger trains, about half a dozen freight trains (mostly containers) pass this section, local traffic is handled by DMUs. Over lunchtime we motor to Ambawara, starting point of the only steam operated rack-railway in Java. We have chartered a steam hauled train here for the climb up to Bedono. Accommodation at the Sandika Premiere Hotel Yogyakarta. Day 6 Thursday June 28: (B-D) Yogyakarta offers two main stations, an intense schedule for GE-hauled freight, express, and regional trains, plus an astonishing number of colourful diesel railcars. Lots of action guaranteed this morning. After lunch we will visit the big diesel locomotive repairshop of the national railways: in 2011 we were the first group of railfans to be allowed into the shop and received a very warm welcome by the shop´s management that put no restrictions on photography there. At least two derelict ALCOs from 1953 could be spotted in the scrap line in the open area outside the shop. About 30 defunct diesel locomotives join them waiting here for their final journey.. Accommodation at Yogyakarta. Day 7 Friday June 29: (B-D) Traveling westward today, we basically follow the main line to Purwokarto, and will stay in close contact with the local dispatchers all the time to be ready for the next train to come. Nearly all trains that we have seen yesterday (and some more) will pass this section, too! You will enjoy a lot of local, mostly rural Indonesian countrysite shots.Accommodation at the Wisata Niga Hotel Purwokarto. Day 8 Saturday June 30: (B-D) We start our day by visiting the small station of Kroya and will photograph the activities along the main line (Jakarta-Surabaya) this morning. This is again a busy section with a lot of oil-tanker freight trains, dominantly hauled by elderly GE-locomotives. Around lunchtime we depart with one of Indonesia´s finest preserved diesel locomotives: CC20015 was built by the ALCO works in 1953, and has been beautifully restored after being pulled out of regular service in the 1980s. We take this marvelous engine back on the line and run a charter train via Purwokerto and Bumiayu to Margasari. Between Kroya and Purwokerto we will enjoy single track and a lot of stunning photo locations at tunnels, lakes, and bridges. North of Purwokerto the track has been doubled recently or is just in the process of being extended, we will pass many viaducts and large girder bridges, the line tackles the hills with countless twists and turns, passing partly active volcanoes like the 3.428 mtrs/11.250 ft high Mt. Slamet. A lot of regular trains need a helper engine here. Accommodation at Purwokerto. Day 9 Sunday July 1: (B-D) The next days reflect the full colonial heritage of Java: when the railway lines around Bandung were built by the Dutch, the colonial engineers chose a routing with fairly moderate grades and built the railway with lots of curves and bridges to avoid tunnels or rack-sections. Some of the most beautiful spots for railway photography can be found here - and we will take you to those locations! Today we will visit the Ciamis and Cihereng bridges, the latter one being so remote that we have to use motorbike-taxis again to get to the bridge. Accommodation at the Santika Hotel Tasikmalaya. Day 10 Monday July 2: (B-D) We return to the famous Cihereng bridge this morning, stop at the Cimanuk bridge afterwards and spend the afternoon between the bridge and Cibatu station: a small village, rice terrace fields, banana- and palm-trees, and of course semaphore signals offer a huge variety of settings for your photo- or videography. The small but busy station of Cibatu is a typical example of the Dutch railway architecture of the colonial times and can be best photographed in the late afternoon. Even the cut off front of a steam locomotive can be found here at the former shed. Accommodation at the Sumber Alut Hotel Garut. Day 11 Tuesday July 3: (B-D) The small station of Lebak Jero is surely one of the most photogenic stations in Indonesia: nestled in between the hills, tightly attached to one of the many curves of the railway line with two volcanoes in the background, and equipped with semaphore signals throughout, it could become a railfan´s pilgrimage destination. There are two dedicated train sessions for Lebak Jero station: the first one covers the morning trains from 06:00 to 09:00, then there is a gap which we will use to return to our luxurious hotel and enjoy a swim in the pool´s hot volcanic water before we head back to the afternoon session that starts at 13:00! Accommodation at Garut. Day 12 Wednesday July 4: (B-D) Only "problem" at Lebak Jero: trains seldom run on time and thus you can´t photograph all trains in only one day because delays make it impossible to change from one site of the station to the other quickly enough to cover all train movements. We therefore spend another day with the diesel trains in paradise! Accommodation at Garut. Day 13 Thursday July 5: (B-D) The railway line between Sasaksaat and Cilame offers numerous spectacular bridges, a tunnel, and lots of rural life. We will spend the entire day here and will walk along the track to get from one photo location to the next. In the evening we motor to Jakarta.Accommodation at the Ibis Tamarin Hotel. Day 14 Friday July 6: (B-D) We start our day with a short ride onboard one of Jakarta´s many former Japanese railcars to Manggerai station: here nearly all lines of commuter and long distance passenger trains pass the station. The electrified line to Bogor with its frequent 100%+ load factor and passengers traveling on the roof of the EMUs also stops at Manggerai. After the morning rush hour we will visit the nearby repairshop where the only preserved example of the Dutch electric locomotives (#301) can be photographed. Around lunch time we will visit the 132 mtrs/433 ft high Monas-tower. From its visitor platform on top of the tower you have a splendid view not only of the megacity but also of the elevated railway line below. We then move on to the terminal station at Kota: it is busy with commuter and express trains, lots of GE and Henschel diesel locomotives can be found here! Accommodation at Jakarta.
Day 15 Saturday July 7: (B) Visits of two interesting diesel depots are scheduled for today´s morning: we start taking pictures at Jatinegara: a large depot serving exclusively General Electric. Lots of action, a turntable, and a steady movement of diesel locomotives will keep you busy! We change to the small depot of Tanah Abang, that still maintains the ageing fleet of Henschel and Krupp locomotives. We return to our hotel around lunchtime and transfer to the airport in the afternoon for our flights home.
 PRICES ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON DOUBLE ROOM OCCUPANCY...........................$3498 SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT..........................$ 578 DEPOSIT TO HOLD SPACE...........................$ 500 FINAL PAYMENT DUE MARCH 23, 2011 |
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TOUR PRICE: All tour prices are corrected to November 1, 2010 and are subject to change without notice, at any time. All prices based on double room
occupancy. We reserve the right to change tour prices if necessary.
PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE: Personal items, meals not listed in the itinerary, laundry, phone calls, excess baggage charges, rental cars, side tours, insurance, passport fees including visas, vaccinations, gratuities, medical costs, tips to train or motor coach staff, extra tour costs due to unanticipated changes in the itinerary for reasons beyond our control, including weather, travel conditions, or cancellations, government intervention, sickness, political disputes, and failure of transportation or other causes beyond our control.
TRAVEL AND HEALTH DOCUMENTS: A valid passport is required for our international tours. In some cases a visa is also needed. Consult your
health professional for the recommended immunizations and documents. Trains and Travel International , here on referred to as TTI, assumes no other responsibility if a client is refused entry into a country. Cost and cancellation fees will be paid by the client in the event they do not have valid documents.
CHANGE OF ITINERARY: We reserve the right to substitute, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions beyond our control
preventing the completion of such. Conditions can include weather, train schedules, equipment, motive power, revision of train consist, train delays, labor strikes, political disputes, derailments, closure of a rail line, break down of railroad or motive power equipment, railroads not honoring contracts and bus equipment problems. We will always endeavor, in each case, to provide substitutes, if any changes take place. TTI is not responsible for canceled trains,
delays, hotel rooms, route changes or missed connections, for any reason whatsoever. We will not give refunds if such conditions or cancellations take place.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: Travel Insurance is mandatory for all tours. This insurance will cover and give the tour members many benefits and protection. Benefits include baggage, accident, life, trip cancellation, sickness, bankruptcy, strike, weather conditions, employer termination or layoff effecting you or
a person sharing the room with you, terrorist incident in your departure city or city of destination, jury duty, you are subpoenaed, hijacked, or quarantined,
your residence or traveling companion residence is rendered uninhabitable, emergency military duty, traffic accident, single supplement upgrade when your traveling companion cancels their trip, trip interruption, trip delay, missed connections, itinerary change, emergency medical benefits, medical evacuation, baggage delay and loss, pre-existing medical conditions if enrollment is within 21 days of your invoice date, burglary of you or your companion before departure, felonious assault of you or your traveling companion before departure, 24 hour hotline emergency assistance, emergency cash transfer and more.
We will supply you with a travel insurance brochure with rates and application when we mail you the invoice after trip deposit is received. Travel insurance protects your vacation investments and is a very good investment for your travel and vacation money. US law allows us to offer this insurance to all persons
Worldwide. We will accept a "refusal of travel insurance wavier" if you do not wish to purchase any travel insurance. FOR CUBA: Because of the nature of these tours travel insurance is MANDATORY for everyone. We have a special American travel insurance company that will insure all folks going to Cuba on legal US approved tours. This insurance information will be sent to you upon receiving your booking.
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Accepting your payment represents an agreement that you understand all the conditions, to
be a member of our tours. TTI gives notice that they are acting agents for the owners, contractors and suppliers, providing the transportation and all related travel services and assume no responsibility for injury, sickness, damage, loss, additional expenses accidental delay or irregularities which may be caused through willful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of the companies providing or engage in transportation, accommodations or services related to the accomplishment of the tour. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disasters, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. TTI reserves
the right to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, onboard accommodations, routes and to alter the itinerary when deemed necessary without notice. The right is also reserved to cancel any trip or train prior to departure for any reason . TTI is not responsible for expenses incurred by tour members in preparing for the tour, including non-refundable airline tickets, visa fees, planning, phone calls, or any other expenses. TTI reserves the right to decline to accept, or ask to leave a tour, any person whose actions impede the daily operations of a tour, welfare or enjoyment of other tour members. TTI cannot give any refunds for any unused services. The terms contained herein shall serve as a waiver of liability to TTI. Assumption of risk on behalf of the client, their heirs, executor, administrators, successors, and assigns for any and all known persons injuries
RESERVATIONS: A deposit is due in our office within 14 days after you make your bookings. Full payment is due 90 days before departure. You will
receive an invoice, reservation form and current tour bulletins with your confirmation and travel insurance forms. No notice for final payment will be sent
to you. It is your responsible to make the final payment on-time.
CANCELLATIONS: TTI does not accept cancellations on the phone. Cancellations must be received by postal mail, email or fax before any refunds will be considered. Allow enough time if sending your written notice by US mail postal system. When a written cancellation is received in the Trains and Travel
office this will be the effective date of the cancellation. Please take note that it can take up to 60 days to to process some refunds. Cancellation refund rules:
100 days prior to the start of any tour you will receive a full refund less a $100 per person administration fee. 99 to 61 days before the departure of any tour
there will be a 80% cancellation penalty based on the full cost of the tour. Cancellations received 60 or less days before the start of any tour will not receive
any refund. GW Travel Ltd has their own cancellation rules and these will apply. If booking on GW Travel Ltd ask for cancellation rules.
PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be sent to clients that have booked on tours operated by TTI. Bulletins include travel info related to the tour. Final documents will be sent out about two to three weeks before a tour begins. We offer tours operated by other companies and they may
or may not send out tour bulletins and updates and most send out final documents only one to two weeks prior to the start of their tours.
PAYMENTS: Payments can be made with personal check drawn on a U.S. Dollar account, money order for U.S. Dollars, bank wire transfer, or credit card.
We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express. Final payment for all tours is due 90 days prior to departure. If final payment has not been received 7 days after the due date, a late fee of $50 per week will apply.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: All prices are based on double room occupancy. We will try and match you with a roommate if one is available. If not, you may
be charged the single room supplement listed for the tour you are booked on. Single rooms may not be available in some remote locations and on some trains.
TOUR REFUNDS: If for any reason tour members amend or delete any arrangements during travel, and leave the tour on their own, we cannot give any refunds on unused portions of the tour. If buses and trains are cancelled by the carrier or there is a labor strike or they go out of business, we cannot be held
responsible and we cannot give refunds. Travel insurance will protect you for any of these reasons. If TTI needs to cancel any tour everyone will receive a
full refund. Please take note that in some cases refunds can take up to 60 days to process.
PARTIAL TOURS: We will allow passengers to join or leave a tour at certain points. It will all depend on the tour and the conditions. Give us a call and
we will try and work up a custom option for you.
MILEAGE COLLECTORS: Mileage collectors please take note that TTI does not cater just to mileage collectors. We cater to all folks that enjoy trains and
Rail journeys. We give strong warning that itinerary and route changes do happen and this is totally beyond our control when it does. If the only reason that
you would want to book a tour is to collect the rare mileage, you need to understand that possible route changes do happen.
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