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"Alishan Forest Railway is a priceless cultural heritage [for Taiwan]." says Tang Yu-chin, a spokesperson of AFRCH. "Therefore, preserving Alishan Forest Railway isn't just for tourism purposes but for promoting this culture."

Please find below some deadlines for the upcoming conference in Frisco and Santa Fe.

·         October 6 – deadline to register for HRA conference in Santa Fe, NM at a lower rate - https://heritagerailalliance.wildapricot.org/event-2954000

·         October 9 – deadline to secure hotel rooms at Drury Hotel for WATTRAIN conference at the special conference rate - https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=2340496

·         October 15 – deadline to register for Frisco, TX WATTRAIN conference - http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efdsw0cy2be41f89&llr=6r7xtbyab

The members of TopRail, the UIC working group created to help raise awareness around Tourism Potential of Railways, had the chance to meet again, this time in Athens.

The meeting, effectively organised by our colleagues from Trainose, was attended by railway representatives from the railway operators of Austria, Hungary and Spain as well as representatives from the European and the World Tourist Trains and Tram associations (Fedecrail and Wattrain).