Toulouse. Santa Claus will travel by historic train
As every year (apart from the pandemic), the team of volunteers from the Amicale des Cheminots puts its historic train into service for four days. By reliving theirs, parents will give their children and grandchildren unforgettable memories by rubbing shoulders with Santa Claus on a train like no other. Here are the different destinations with the stations served:
Saturday 11: Toulouse-Matabiau, Labège-Innopole, Escalquens, Baziège, Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Castelnaudary, Bram and Carcassonne.
Sunday 12: Toulouse-Matabiau, Montrabé, Gragnague, Montastruc, St Sulpice-sur-Tarn, Rabastens – Couffouleux, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Gaillac, Marssac-sur-Tarn, Albi-ville and Carmaux.
Saturday 18: Toulouse-Matabiau, Toulouse – Saint-Agne, Portet – St-Simon, Pins-Justaret, Venerque – Le Vernet, Auterive, Cintegabelle, Saverdun, Pamiers, Foix, Varilhes, Tarascon-sur Ariège and Ax-les-Thermes .
Sunday 19: Toulouse-Matabiau, Castelnaudary, Bram, Carcassonne, Lézignan-Corbières and Narbonne.
The steam locomotive, the 141 R 1126, will resume service and provide traction for the trains for the first weekend. The two following trains will have their head the electric locomotive type BB 7200. These trains, accessible to all, run in the afternoon. Their departure is between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., their return between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., after a break in the terminus towns. Detailed timetables appear on the website (1). Throughout the trip, in the bar-animation car, a clown will amuse the children, make-up artists will make them up, and Santa Claus will give a gift to each child under 12 (with a snack bag).