The FIRST WORLD STEAM & TOURIST TRAIN CONGRESS will take place in Brienz, Switzerland, on October, 5 to October, 8 this year. Although itīll be more about steam trains there will be steamboat buffs too. Officials of the Dresden steamers, the Austrian steamer Schoenbrunn, Switzerland steamerīs, and the British steamer Kingswear Castle showed their interest. The word is that someone of the SSHSA/Steamboat Bill will attend the congress too.
For more informations, please contact:
Andrew Thompson at steamcongress@yahoo.com
Unfortunately the website is in German, but the congress language will be English. Dues are EUR 341 (approx. $350) for the congress (including lunch and coffee breaks, several train rides and two rides on steam launches) or EUR 679 (approx. $685) (including 3 nights at the Grand Hotel Griessbach, breakfast, dinner and the congress as noted above).
Brienz is located at lake Brienz and lake Thun where you will find two sidewheelers (Bluemlisalp and Loetschberg).
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