Saturday 30 September - Tuesday 10 October 2023
Flight to Marrakech for eight days in Morocco, with two days of Branch Line Society railtouring including the famous desert railway to Bouarfa; then flying from Tetouan to Alacant for three days in Spain covering some passenger track; then flying home from València.
I had covered about half of the passenger lines in Morocco on a previous trip in 2013 - photos here - and doing the Desert Express fitted in nicely with covering the remaining passenger lines. I also had time to do the tram routes that had been opened since the 2013 visit. The flight from Tetouan to Alicante/Alacant was so cheap I couldn't refuse a few more days in Spain.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
Flight to Marrakech for eight days in Morocco, with two days of Branch Line Society railtouring including the famous desert railway to Bouarfa; then flying from Tetouan to Alacant for three days in Spain covering some passenger track; then flying home from València.
I had covered about half of the passenger lines in Morocco on a previous trip in 2013 - photos here - and doing the Desert Express fitted in nicely with covering the remaining passenger lines. I also had time to do the tram routes that had been opened since the 2013 visit. The flight from Tetouan to Alicante/Alacant was so cheap I couldn't refuse a few more days in Spain.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
Marrakech Casablanca Rabat - 30 September 2023
9 photos
Rabat Tanger Kenitra Fès - 1 October 2023
17 photos
Fès Nador - 2 October 2023
8 photos
Nador Beni Ansar Taourirt Oujda - 3 October 2023
17 photos
Oujda Guenfouda Taourirt - 4 October 2023
22 photos
Oujda Bouarfa - 5 October 2023
24 photos
Oujda Fès Tanger - 6 October 2023
3 photos
Tanger Tetouan Alacant - 7 October 2023
3 photos
Alacant - Murcia Albacete - 8 October 2023
18 photos
Alacant Benidorm Denia Gandia València Moixent Xàtiva - 9 October 2023
12 photos
Alacant València Buñol - 10 October 2023
8 photos