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The Chateau Tongariro Rail Excursion

The Chateau Tongariro Rail Excursion

Date: 09/04/17
Time: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Location: Feilding Railway Station

JJoin us on a unique Italian themed railway trip to the Château Tongariro.  We encourage everyone to dress up and prizes will be given to best dressed Italian couple. The last trip sold out in three weeks as there is always heavy demand for this trip.This train will be hauled by a Kiwi Rail Diesel Locomotive.

Chateau Tongariro

Enjoy the wide plains vistas of the Manawatu and the rugged landscapes of the Rangitikei as your journey soars over majestic viaducts and our locomotive hurries through tunnels on its way to the agribusiness centre that is Taihape township.
Overlander on viaduct
Leaving Taihape we ascend towards to volcanic plateau.  Passing Waiouru and Ohakune our locomotive speeds on towards National Park.

 

Arriving at National Park there stands the Château Tongariro, like a sentinel, on guard at the base of the mighty Mount Ruapehu.  Built in 1929 after the land was gifted by Maori, there have been VIPs from all around the world who have visited this New Zealand icon now its your turn. You will then be transported by bus up to the Château for a three course meal including tea and coffee.  Any liquid refreshments that you may desire are extra .

Lunch

Pumpkin and french onion soup with bread rolls

Starters

Marinated vegetables, lettuce, dressings, NZ green lip mussels, kiwi potato salad, roast tomato Salad,  Thai squid salad, NZ cheese.

Hot line

Kumara and sauce, root vegetable with herbs, lemon and walnuts, cauliflower and broccoli morney, oven baked fish, chicken curry, lamb shoulder, angus rump, Yorkshire pudding, gravy,  mustard.

Dessert

Fruit Salad, apple and berry with custard, carrot cake, chocolate mud cake, Tea and Coffee.

 

 

 

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No BYO.  This train will be licensed.

For those who may find the tundra landscape more interesting our train will be stationed at National Park for three hours with the National Park township a kilometre walk away.
At 3 pm we depart National Park for the return trip to Feilding.

When: Sunday 9th April 2017
Departs Feilding: 8.00 am
Depart Marton 8.35 am
Arrives National Park  11.40am
Departs National Park:  3.00 pm
Arrives Marton 6.15 pm
Arrives Feilding 6.50 pm
For additional information Phone  06 3235444  or Email Rod@steamrail.org.nz

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If you are unable to book online, drop into the Palmerston North, Wanganui or Hawera Isite’s or The Feilding Info Centre and they can book you there, an additional booking fee applies.

Bookings

This trip is fully booked.