A little train along the Loir
The little train of Thoré-La-Rochette is a charming green and blue fifties’ railcar, which follows the path of the Loir for around twenty kilometers and back again, all in three hours!
Starting from a station that also houses a centre for wine and local produce from the Vendôme region, it first goes to the platform of Varennes, site of the TGV high-speed train world record (515 kph in 1990… what a contrast!) before doing an about-turn to the tunnel of Saint-Rimay and Montoire station (meeting between Pétain and Hitler in 1942), then the troglodyte village and hill of Trôo, opposite the church of Saint-Jacques-Des-Guérets and its frescoes. A “senator’s train” for a bucolic trip.
Travel in this rural railcar dating from the 1950s. The trip includes 3 halts, Trôo and Montoire stations and on the spot where you may see the TGV. In Trôo, a interesting audio and visual display unfolds the tale of life in the Loir Valley. In Montoire the ‘tunnel of history” reminds of the events of the Second World War. Departure and return to the station in Thoré. Duration : 2 h 45
