18th - 19th February 2000

Along Different Lines
The Hagen Dazzler With Added Bananas

Locos Used SNCB : 5103, 5168, 5508, 7617 & 8274
DB : 215 027 & 221 135

Route :
41145 1345 Rhodesie Yard – Aachen West Yard
(other headcodes not known)

Date Loco(s) Route
18/02 7617 (1)

Antwerpen Depot – Schijnpoort Yard

18/02 5103

Schijnpoort Yard – Antwerpen Noorderdokken – Y Schijn – Y Ekerse Dijk – Y Noorderlaan – Y Leopold – Rhodesie Yard

18/02 8274 Shunt in Rhodesie Yard
18/02 5103 Rhodesie Yard – Y Leopold – Y Noorderlaan – Y Ekerse Dijk – Y Schijn – Antwerpen Noorderdokken – Berchem – Lier – Heist op den Berg – Y Aarscot Oost - Diest – Hasselt – Bilzen – Y Glons – Montzen Yard – Aachen West Yard
18/02 221 135

Aachen West Yard – Aachen Hbf – Düren – Köln Hbf (2) – Köln-Deutz – Köln Buchforst – Köln-Kalk Nord – Köln Gremberg Yard

18/02 221 135 Köln Gremberg Yard – Köln-Kalk Nord – Köln Buchforst – Köln-Deutz – Köln Hbf
19/02 221 135

Köln Hbf – Köln-Deutz – Köln-Mülheim Gbf – Leverkusen-Morsbroich – Opladen – Hilden – Düsseldorf-Eller – Düsseldorf-Rath – Duisburg-Wedau – Oberhausen West – Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Essen-Karnap – Gelsenkirchen-Schalke – Wanne-Eickel Hbf – Bochum-Riemke – Bochum Hbf – Bochum-Langendreer – Witten Hbf – Oberwengen – Hagen-Vorhalle – Hagen Hbf – Gevelsberg Hbf – Schwelm – Wuppertal Hbf – Gruiten – Düsseldorf Hbf – Neuss Hbf – Grevenbroich – Bedburg – Quadrath-Ichendorf

19/02 221 135 (2) Quadrath-Ichendorf - East Curve – Horrem “East Jn”
19/02 221 135 Horrem – Düren – Aachen Hbf
19/02 215 027 Aachen Hbf – Welkenraedt – Montzen Yard
19/02 5508 Montzen Yard – Y Berneau – Visé - Bressoux – Liège Kinkempois Depot
19/02 5168 Liège Kinkempois Depot – Liège Guillemins (3) – Ans - Waremme - Landen
19/02 5168 Landen – Sint Truiden – Hasselt Station – Hasselt Depot
19/02 5168 (2) Hasselt Depot – Hasselt Station
19/02 5168 Hasselt Station – Diest – Y Aarschot Oost – Heist op den Berg - Lier - Antwerpen Berchem

Notes :
(1) 5103 on rear.
(2) Loco propelling.
(3) booked via Line 36A, but closed due to engineering works.

Additional notes:
a) Haulage from Antwerpen Dam Depot to the Docks was booked for a class 77, but none had been accepted into traffic by SNCB at the time of the tour.
b) It was originally intended for the two coaches to continue in train 41145 to Köln Gremberg Yard but DBAG had failed to give DB Cargo enough notice to arrange this, so the tour ran as a separate train.
c) The “V200” was booked to be 200 007 but this was not in service at the time of the tour. Following various quotes / offers of a V200 from Nürnberg and 228 714, we ended up with V221 135 (owned by the same person as 228 714).
d) The original specification was for the Saturday to be a Depot / Works tour in the Ruhr area but due to problems with DBAG no depot visits were possible so a freight line tour covering the original route was devised with visits to a couple of SNCB depots to help compensate.

Source : Janet & John Cottrell (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

18/02

Location Booked Actual
Antwerpen Dam Depot 11.30d 11.57
Schijnpoort Yard ? 12.37a ~ 12.40d
Antwerpen DS Kongo 12.10a ~ 12.40d DIV
Antwerpen DS Rhodesie - 13.11a ~ 13.43d
Hasselt 15/36 15.30a ~ 15.33d
Montzen 16/15 ?
Aachen West Yard 17.15a ~ 18.24d 16.55 ~ 18.21
Köln West 19/33 DIV
Köln Gremberg 19.45a ~ 20.12d 20.02 ~ 20.15
Köln Hbf 20.33a 20.53

19/02

Location Booked Actual
Köln Hbf 08.02d 08.03
Köln-Mülheim 08/10 ?
Leverkusen Morsbroich 08/19 ?
Opladen 08/21 08/20
Hilden 08/29 08/27
Düsseldorf Rath 08/37 08/36
Oberhausen West 09/03 09/06
Oberhausen Osterfeld Süd 09/30 09/11
Wanne Eickel Hbf 09.48a ~ 10.30d 09.45 ~ 10.41
Bochum Riemke 10.38a ~ 10.41d 10/49
Bochum Hbf 10/48 10/53
Bochum Langendreer 10/57 11/00
Witten Hbf 11/05 11/07
Hagen Vorhalle 11/16 ?
Hagen Hbf 11.24a ~ 11.38d 11.23 ~ 11.37
Gevelsberg West 11/53 11/48
Schwelm 12/00 11/51
Wuppertal Hbf 12/08 11/58
Neuss Hbf 12.42a ~ 12.46d 12.40 ~ 12.48
Gustorf 13.05a ~ 13.22d 13.06 ~ 13.25
Quadrath Ichendorf 13.48a ~ 13.52d 13.50 ~ 14.17
Horrem 14/22 14/22
Düren 14/35 14/32
Aachen Hbf 15.00a ~ 15.20d 14.53 ~ 15.21
Welkenraedt 15/38 15/36
Montzen 16.00a ~ 16.35d
(depot visit)		 16.00 ~ 16.36
Visé 16/59 ?
Liège Kinkempois Depot 17.22a ~ 18.00d
(depot visit)		 17.27 ~ 18.05
Y Voroux 18/09 DIV
Landen 18.48a ~ 19.11d 18.40 ~ 19.07
Hasselt 19.38a ~ 20.18d
(depot visit)		 ??.?? ~ 20.14
Antwerpen Berchem 21.27a 21.23


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