Mocănița de la Crișcior a fost pusă, din nou, în mișcare și oferă plimbări de poveste pe toată perioada verii. Sezonul călătoriilor turistice a fost deschis deja pentru doritori. Trenul de epocă, tractat de o venerabilă locomotivă cu aburi, veche de peste un secol, „pufăie” pe șine până în luna septembrie.
Tourists arriving in Zarand County, but also locals are invited to a unique journey on the old road of the narrow railway between Brad and Crișcior, with the only steam train that still operates in Hunedoara County.
On the road, with "Thomas" in the real version
The vintage train runs from July 8 to September 10, with two departures each day it is set in motion. Sitting on the seats, in the wagons once used to transport miners to Gura Barza Mine, the little ones, accompanied by their parents or grandparents, can taste the charm of this experience and at the same time admire a delightful landscape.
Wrapped all in steam, the locomotive that pulls the wagons was manufactured in 1957, in Reșița, and even though it has a considerable age, it still "puffs" on the same "railway" for recreational purposes that connects Brad to Crișcior.
De bucurie are parte, de fiecare dată, când mocănița pleacă la drum, Georg Hocevar, omul din spatele acestor călătorii de poveste. Cetățeanul austriac, stabilit de mai mulți ani în România și „adoptat” de localnicii din Crişcior, a ţinut neapărat ca mocăniţa să nu ajungă la fier vechi. Aşa că a investit în pasiunea sa pentru trenuri. A cumpărat de la autorităţile române această porţiune de cale ferată, cu tot cu trenuleţul cu aburi pe care l-a recondiționat și transformat într-o atracție turistică de excepție a zonei Brad. Astfel, în fiecare an, prichindei entuziasmaţi, alături de părinți sau bunici, se înghesuie iute în vagoane, pornind într-o plimbare relaxantă, de neuitat, cu „Thomas” – celebrul personaj din desene animate, cu care mai este asemuit trenul cu aburi de micii pasageri.
Mocănița steam-train crosses the seven kilometers of the route between Brad and Crişcior, and the journey takes about 45 minutes. And this is because the old train, more than a hundred years old, travels at a low speed, of only 15 kilometers per hour, during which tourists on board can calmly admire the beauty of the landscape.
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According to the program, the steam engine runs every Thursday and Friday, with departures from Crișcior Station at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and from Brad Station at 12:00, 14:00 and 16: 00 (the departure from 16:00 has no return). The trips are made with reservation and with a minimum number of people. The maximum capacity is 100 seats. If 20 passengers do not gather, the trip is canceled and the schedule may change. The price of a ticket for the round trip is 25 lei for adults, respectively 15 lei for children. Those who want to take a ride on the train from Crișcior are asked to make reservations at the phone number 0730.759.993.
After September 10, the train will be parked "at rest" in the depot, most likely until winter, when it will hiss again, proudly, on the rails, during the most magical time of the year, of the winter holidays, to the delight of the smallest of the passengers who have the chance to meet, during the trips, even Santa Claus in person.
The railway on which the steam-train runs was built in 1907, for the transport of coal to the Electric Power Plant in Gura Barza. The route operated until 1998, when it was closed. In 2001, the line was put back into operation, but only for tourism purposes.
In addition to the ride on the steam-train, tourists arriving in Zarand Country also have the opportunity to visit the Locomotive Workshop in Crișcior, as well as the Gold Museum in Brad, unique in Europe.
Foto Facebook/Mocanita Apusenilor Linia Criscior – Brad
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