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GISELABAHN AT CHRISTMAS

One of the high lights of a coach tour holiday over Christmas 2004 was a one way trip on the ‘Giselabahn’ heritage train on Christmas Day. Our journey started at Kitzbuhel at 12.30 and continued to Fieberbrun where a pathing stop was made. After the pathing stop, the train then continued through the snow covered Austrian Alps until we reached at Leogang, where a photo-stop was made. Although our train was blocking the line, people were allowed off the train

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