25th March 2006

Mercia Charters Limited
The State of Flux

Locos Used CFL 802, 857, 904, 907, 1102, 1501, 1807 & 1818
Stock Used 51 82 22-40 469-2, 51 82 22-40 452-8, 51 82 81-40 494-8, 51 82 84-40 457-2

Route:
91101 : Luxembourg to Diekirch
91100 : Diekirch to Bissen
92110 : Bissen to Ettelbruck
92112 : Ettelbruck to Luxembourg
93131 : Luxembourg to Oetrange
94130 : Oetrange to Langengrund
96140 : Langengrund to Esch / Alzette
96142 : Esch / Alzette to Kleinbettingen
95160 : Kleinbettingen to Luxembourg

Loco(s) Route
802 (1) Luxembourg – Ettelbruck – Diekirch
904 (2) Diekirch – Ettelbruck – Bissen
802 (1) Bissen – Ettelbruck
904 (2) Ettelbruck – Luxembourg
857 (3) Luxembourg – Cents-Hamm – Oetrange
1501 (4) Oetrange – Syren – Berchem – Noertzange - T้tange – Langengrund
857 (3) Langengrund – T้tange – Schifflange – Esch / Alzette
1501 (5) Esch / Alzette – Noertzange – Bettembourg – Berchem – Luxembourg Lt (opp. 15.2km)
1818 &1807 (6) Luxembourg Lt (opp. 15.2km) – Hollerich – Kleinbettingen
1102 (7) Kleinbettingen – Mamer – Luxembourg
1818 & 1807 (8) Luxembourg – via line round rear of depot – Carriage Sdgs (opp. 14.6km) (9)
907 Carriage Sdgs (opp. 14.6km) – Luxembourg (9)

Notes :
(1) 904 on rear.
(2) 802 on rear.
(3) 1501 on rear.
(4) 857 on rear.
(5) 907 on rear.
(6) 1102 on rear.
(7) 1818 & 1807 on rear.
(8) 907 on rear.
(9) Extra trip to view depot and get 907 in the book as it did not work earlier!

Source : Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Janet Cottrell & Pete Drury)

km Location Booked Actual
0.00 Luxembourg 10.03d 10.04d
4.30 Dommeldange 10/09 10/11
11.50 Lorentzweiler 10/15 10/17
18.10 Mersch 10/21 10/21
? Cruchten Tra ? ?
30.50 Ettembruck 10.34 ~ 10.42 10.32 ~ 10.42
34.65
0.00		 Diekirch 10.47 ~ 10.53 10.48 ~ 10.54
4.15 Ettelbruck 10.58 ~ 11.00 10.59 ~ 11.01
8.75 Colmar Usines 11/12 11/06
11.90
0.00		 Bissen 11.20 ~ 11.25 11.17 ~ 11.31
3.15 Colmar Usines 11.34 ~ 11.40 11/44
7.75
0.00		 Ettelbruck 11.51 ~ 11.57 11.49 ~ 11.57
12.40 Mersch 12/11 12/09
19.00 Lorentzweiler 12/17 12/14
26.20 Dommeldange 12/24 12/20
30.50
0.00		 Luxembourg 12.31 ~ 13.02 12.26 ~ 13.02
6.50 Sandweiler-Contern 13/14 13.14 ~ 13.16
11.50
0.00		 Oetrange 13.20 ~ 13.28 13.21 ~ 13.29
3.80 Syren 13/32 13/34
9.00 Berchem-E 13/37 13/38
11.90 Berchem 13/40 13/41
15.90 Bettembourg Ville 13/45 13/44
19.95 Noertzange 13/51 13/48
20.10 Brucherberg 13/53 13/50
23.90 T้tange 13/59 13/53
27.20
0.00		 Langengrund 14.06 ~ 14.15 14.01 ~ 14.20
3.30 T้tange 14/22 14/26
6.00 Brucherberg 14/28 14/29
7.20 Scheuerbusch 14/31 14/33
11.50
0.00		 Esch / Alzette 14.38 ~ 14.55 14.37 ~ 14.55
4.30 Scheuerbusch 15/02 15/00
5.70 Noertzange 15/03 15/01
9.70 Bettembourg Ville 15/08 15/05
15.20 Berchem 15/12 15/09
? Luxembourg Ls 15/17 ?
(20.00)
0.00		 Luxembourg Lt 15.20 ~ 15.40 15.16 ~ 15.37
(6.20) Bertrange 15/48 15/42
(9.80) Mamer 15/51 15/45
(12.95) Capellen 15/55 15/48
(17.90)
0.00		 Kleinbettingen 16.01 ~ 16.07 15.53 ~ 16.08
4.95 Capellen 16/13 16/12
8.10 Mamer 16/17 16/16
11.70 Bertrange 16/21 16/19
11.70 Luxembourg 16.28a 16.32a


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