2nd - 4th October 1970

L.C.G.B.
The Rhein-Mosel Railtour

Locos Used 5659, 140 231-2, 290 134-6 & steam: 001 073-6, 003 111-2 & 044 178-2 (4), 055 647-2, 055 848-6 & 094 881-4
Ferry Used S.S. Avalon
EMU Used NS ??? (booked for 2x plan V units)

Route :
???? : Liverpool Street to Harwich Parkeston Quay
16773 : Hoek van Holland Haven to Venlo
???? : Venlo to Venlo
16772 : Venlo to Hoek van Holland Haven
???? : Harwich Parkeston Quay to Liverpool Street

Date Traction Route
02/10 5659 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Manningtree - Harwich Parkeston Quay
02/10-03/10 S.S. Avalon Harwich Parkeston Quay - Hoek van Holland Haven
03/10 NS EMU Hoek van Holland Haven - Schiedam (Rotterdam West) - Rotterdam CS - Dordrecht - Breda - Tilburg - Boxtel - Eindhoven - Blerick - Venlo
03/10 140 231-2 Venlo - Dülken - Viersen - Mönchengladbach Hbf
03/10 003 111-2 Mönchengladbach Hbf - Rheydt Hbf - Rheydt-Odenkirchen - Grevenbrioch - Stommeln - Köln Hbf - Porz-Wahn - Troisdorf - Bonn-Beuel - Linz - Neuwied - Koblenz Lutzel (1)
03/10 001 073-6 Koblenz Lutzel - Koblenz Moselwieß - Müden - Bullay (2)
03/10 094 881-4 Bullay - Zell - Traben-Trabach
03/10 094 881-4 Traben-Trabach - Zell - Bullay
03/10 001 073-6 Bullay (3) - Wittlich - Ehrang - Trier Hbf
03/10 044 178-2 Trier Hbf - Bitburg-Erdorf - Gerolstein - Jünkerath - Blankenheim - Kall - Euskirchen
03/10 055 647-2 + 055 848-6 Euskirchen - Zülpich - Düren
03/10 140 231-2 Düren - Eschwieler Hbf - Aachen Hbf
03/10 140 231-2 Aachen Hbf - Herzogenrath - Geilenkirchen - Rheydt Hbf - Mönchengladbach Hbf - Viersen - Dülken - Venlo
03/10 NS EMU Venlo - (reverse of outward route) - Hoek van Holland Haven
03/10-04/10 S.S. Avalon Hoek van Holland Haven - Harwich Parkeston Quay
04/10 class 31 ???? Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manningtree - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Notes:
(1) The brochure says that the actual route at Koblenz was 'unknown at time of going to press' and said that reversal would be necessary if it went via Koblenz Hbf. On the day the loco change took place outside Koblenz Lutzel and the train went round the direct curve from the Rhein Valley line to the Mosel Valley line.
(2) Only the front portion of the train went to Traben-Trabach and participants could remain at Bullay if they so wished.
(3) Banked from Bullay to Urzig by 290 134-6
(4) Originally uploaded as 044 176-2 in error.

Sources : Chris Totty & Chris Powell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)

02/10 & 04/10

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Liverpool Street 20.10d ??.??a 68.70
4.03 Stratford ? ? 64.67
13.40 Gidea Park ? ? 55.30
20.14 Shenfield ? ? 48.56
29.60 Chelmsford ? ? 39.10
38.46 Witham ? ? 30.24
46.50 Marks Tey ? ? 22.20
51.53 Colchester ? ? 17.17
59.35 Manningtree ? ? 9.35
68.70 Harwich Parkeston Quay ??.??a 08.10d 0.00

Ferry

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Harwich Parkeston Quay 22.00d 06.45a
Hoek van Holland 06.00a 23.40d

03/10

km Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) km
0.0 Hoek van Holland 07.00d 23.15a 186.0
? Schiedam (Rotterdam West) 07/20 22/50 ?
27.0 Rotterdam CS 07.26a ~ 07.33d 22*45 ~ 22*46 159.0
? Dordrecht 07/49 22/31 ?
? Lage Zwaluwe 07/58 22/22 ?
? Breda Jn 08/06 22/15 ?
? Breda 08/09 22/13 ?
? Tilburg 08/26 22/01 ?
? Tilburg Jn 08/29 21/59 ?
? Oisterwijk 08/34 21/56 ?
? Boxtel 08/39 21/51 ?
134.0 Eindhoven ??.?? ~ 08.53 21/39 52.0
? Blerick 09/21 21/13 52.0
186.0 Venlo 09.23a ~ 09.33d 20.56a ~ 21.11d 0.0
31.0
4.3 Kaldenkirchen ? ? 26.7
8.9 Breyell ? ? 22.1
12.1 Boisheim ? ? 18.9
16.9 Dülken ? ? 14.1
22.3 Viersen ? ? 8.7
31.0 Mönchengladbach Hbf 09L56a ~ 10L04d 20*26 ~ 20*27 0.0
62.2
3.2 Rheydt Hbf ? ? 58.4

 

km Location Booked (out)
0.0 Hoek van Holland 07.00d
27.0 Rotterdam CS 07.26a ~ 07.33d
134.0 Eindhoven ?
186.0 Venlo 09.26a ~ 09.33d
4.3 Kaldenkirchen ?
8.9 Greyell ?
12.1 Boisheim ?
16.9 Dülken ?
22.3 Viersen ?
31.0 Mönchengladbach Hbf 09L56a ~ 10L04d
3.2 Rheydt Hbf ?
7.0 Rheydt Odenkirchen ?
11.9 Hochneukirch ?
14.7 Jüchen ?
22.1 Grevenbrioch ?
33.3 Rommerskirchen ?
37.9 Stommeln ?
41.9 Pulheim ?
47.8 Köln Bocklemünd ?
53.4 Köln Ehrenfeld ?
57.0
0.0		 Köln Hbf 10*52 ~ 10*53
1.2 Köln Deutz 10*57 ~ 11*02
3.6 Köln Kalk ?
8.2 Gremberghoven ?
10.7 Porz (Rhein) ?
13.5 Porz Wahn ?
18.0 Spich ?
20.9 Troisdorf ?
22.5 Friedrich Wilhelmshütte ?
25.0 Menden (Rheinland) ?
30.0 Beuel ?
33.6 Oberkassel (Siegkreis) ?
36.3 Niederdollendorf ?
38.3 Königswinter ?
41.0 Rhöndorf ?
43.2 Bad Honnef (Rhein) ?
47.3 Unkel ?
50.1 Erpel (Rhein) ?
53.1 Linz (Rhein) ?
55.7 Leubsdorf (Rhein) ?
59.8 Bad Hönningen ?
62.9 Rheinbrohl ?
69.2 Leutesdorf ?
71.9 Fahr-Irlich ?
75.6 Neuwied ?
80.5 Urmlitz Rheinbrücke ?
85.5 Koblenz Lützel ?
90.1
0.0		 Koblenz Hbf 12L17a ~ 12L30d [DIV]
2.9 Koblenz Moselweiss ?
4.2 Güls ?
8.0 Winningen (Mosel) ?
15.0 Kobern-Gondorf ?
16.8 Lehmen ?
20.7 Kattenes ?
23.6 Löf (Brodenbach) ?
26.7 Hatzenport ?
28.7 Burgen ?
30.7 Moselkern ?
33.5 Müden (Mosel) ?
36.7 Karden (Treis) ?
39.4 Pommern (Mosel) ?
44.3 Klotten ?
47.6 Cochem (Mosel) ?
53.4 Eller (Mosel) ?
54.9 Neef ?
59.1
0.0		 Bullay (Bad Bertrich) 13L18a ~ 13L38d
2.6 Pünderich ?
4.1 Reil ?
9.5 Kövenig (Enkirch) ?
13.3
0.0		 Traben-Trabach (Bad Wildstein) 13.57a ~ 14.07d
3.8 Kövenig (Enkirch) ?
9.2 Reil ?
10.7 Pünderich ?
13.3
59.1		 Bullay (Bad Bertrich) 14L26a ~ 14L41d
61.7 Pünderich ?
67.0 Bengel ?
71.2 Urzig ?
76.4 Wengerohr ?
84.4 Salmrohr ?
88.5 Sehlem ?
92.3 Hetzerath ?
94.8 Föhren ?
99.5 Schweich ?
102.3 Quint ?
105.3 Ehrang ?
107.9 Pfalzel ?
111.6
0.0		 Treir Hbf 15L25a ~ 15L35d
3.7 Pfalzel ?
6.3 Ehrang ?
10.1 Burg Ramstein ?
12.3 Kordel ?
17.6 Daufenbach ?
24.1 Auw (Kr. Bitburg) ?
27.5 Speicher ?
30.6 Philippsheim ?
34.4 Hüttingen ?
38.4 Erdorf ?
44.4 Kyllburg ?
47.3 St Thomas ?
54.4 Densborn ?
57.3 Mürlenbach ?
61.5 Birresborn ?
68.8
0.0		 Gerolstein 16p54a ~ 17p13d
5.9 Bewigen ?
9.8 Oberbett-Hillesheim ?
14.2 Lissendorf ?
18.1 Jünkerath ?
23.7 Dahlem (Eifel) ?
27.2 Schmeidtheim ?
31.7 Blankenheim ?
38.3 Nettersheim ?
43.6 Urft (Stainfold) ?
47.8 Kall ?
51.5 Scheven ?
57.0 Mechernich ?
63.7 Satzvey ?
71.1
0.0		 Euskirchen 18L27a ~ 18L35d
6.2 Dürscheven ?
10.6 Zülpich ?
17.1 Vettweis ?
22.5 Bubenheim ?
30.2
0.0		 Düren 19L15a ~ 19L25d
9.9 Langerwehe ?
15.1 Nothberg ?
17.8 Eschweiler Hbf ?
21.2 Stolberg (Rhein) Hbf ?
25.8 Eilendorf ?
29.1 Aachen-Rothe Erde ?
31.1 Aachen Hbf 19L45a ~ 19L46d
2.9 Aachen West ?
9.7 Kohlscheid ?
14.3 Herzogenrath ?
21.0 Palenberg ?
25.7 Geilenkirchen ?
32.9 Lindern ?
35.0 Brachelen ?
39.1 Baal ?
45.6 Erkelenz ?
50.1 Herrath ?
54.5 Wickrath ?

Timings continue in first table under 03/10 heading.

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