30th April - 2nd May 1971

L.C.G.B.
Westfalen & Weser Railtour

Locos Used BR: 5520
Stapleford Miniature Railway: 750, 751 & D100
DB: 012 066-7, 023 094-6, 050 452-2, 055 455-0 & 055 738-9
DMU Used BR: 50553+50564+59215+50546
EMU Used NS: EMUx2
Ship Used SS Avalon

Route :
16105 : Hook of Holland to Enschede
D43609 : Enschede to Rotenburg
D43610 : Rotenburg to Oldenzaal
16104 : Oldenzaal to Hook of Holland

Date Traction Route
30/04 D5520 (1) London Liverpool Street - Harwich Parkston Quay
30/04-01/05 ship SS Avalon Harwich - Hoek van Holland
01/05 2x NS EMU Hoek van Holland Haven - (via Rotterdam west curve) - Utecht CS - Lunetten
01/05 2x NS EMU Lunetten - Blauwkapel Jn - Utrecht Maliebaan - Apeldoorn - Enschede
01/05 055 455-0 + 055 738-9 Enschede - Gronau - Ochtrup - Burgsteinfurt - Nordwalde - Nienberge - Münster Hbf
01/05 012 066-7 Münster Hbf - Westbevern - Lengerich - Natrup-Hagen - Osnabrück Hbf - Bohmte - Lemförde - Diepholz - Barnstorf - Bassum - Syke (3) - Kirchweyhe - Dreye - Bremen-Hemelingen - Bremen Hbf
01/05 050 452-? Bremen Hbf - Bremen-Oberneuland - Sagerhorn - Sottrum - Rotenburg
01/05 050 452-? Rotenburg - Sottrum - Sagerhorn - Bremen-Oberneuland - Bremen Hbf -Achim - Langwedel - Verden - (3) Eystrup - Nienburg - Neustadt - Poggenhagen - Wunsdorf
01/05 012 066-7 Wunsdorf - Haste - Stadthagen - Bückeburg - Minden - Bad Oeyenhausen - Löhne - Bünde Westerhausen - Osnabrück Hbf
01/05 023 094-6 + 012 066-7 Osnabrück Hbf - Osnabrück-Eversberg - Velpe - Esch - Rheine - Salzbergen - Bad Bentheim - Gildehaus - Oldenzaal
01/05 2x NS EMU Oldenzaal - Hengelo - Almelo - Deventer - Apeldoorn - Amersfoort - Utrecht
01/05 2x NS EMU Utrecht - Woerden - Gouda - (via Rotterdam west curve) - Hoek van Holland Haven
01/05-02/05 ship SS Avalon Hoek van Holland - Harwich Parkeston Quay West
02/05 CIWA0330 (4) Harwich Parkeston Quay West - Harwich Parkeston Quay (5)
02/05 DMU as listed Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manningtree East Jn - Manningtree
02/05 DMU as listed Manningtree - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Diss - Norwich
02/05 DMU as listed Norwich - Wymondham - Thetford - Ely North Jn - March - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Melton Mowbray
02/05 road coaches Melton Mowbray - Stapleford
02/05 (6) on Stapleford Miniature Railway
02/05 road coaches Stapleford - Melton Mowbray
02/05 DMU as listed Melton Mowbray - (via MML) - Brent Jn - Acton Canal Wharf Jn - Willesden - Camden Town - Primrose Hill - Camden Road - Dalston West Jn - Victoria Park - Stratford
02/05 DMU as listed Stratford - London Liverpool Street [P9]

Notes :
(1) May have been a service train?
(2) SS Avalon was specially chartered for this tour.
(3) Alight at Syke for run on museum line from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Asendorf, picking up the railtour again at Eystrup.

Date Traction Route
01/05 ????? Syke - Wachendorf - Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Heiligenberg
01/05 ????? Heiligenberg - Bruchhausen-Vilsen
01/05 ????? Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Hoya - Eystrup

(4) What was this?
(5) An option direct back to Liverpool Street was available (a service train?) - details required.
(6) Chris Totty comments: I think the railway was open to us to go where we wanted, my records show Central to Lakeside and return behind 750 & 751 and Central to Stable Hill and return behind D100.
(7) Route confirmation required. DMU journey on 02/05 given as 311m 65ch.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Sources : Chris Totty, John Broderick & Chris Powell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

30th April

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Liverpool Street 20.10d 20.11½
4.03 Stratford 20/17½ 20/19
13.40 Gidea Park 20/29 20/28
20.14 Shenfield 20/38 20/40
29.60 Chelmsford 20/47 20/49
38.46 Witham 20/56 ?
46.50 Marks Tey 21/06 21/07
51.53 Colchester 21/13 21/12½
59.35 Manningtree 21/23 21/20½
68.70 Harwich Parkeston Quay 21.40a ~ 22.00d 21.41

Boat Crossing

Location Booked Actual
Parkeston Quay 22.00d 22.30
Hook of Holland 05.00a 06.20

1st May

Km Location Booked Actual
0.00 Hook of Holland 07.00d 07.02
23.0 Schiedam/Rotterdam West 07/20 07/18
29.0 Rotterdam Noord 07/28 07/26
48.0 Gouda 07/38 07/35
64.3 Woerden 07/49 07/45
80.0 Utrecht 08.00a ~ 08.02d 07.58 ~ 08.02
82.5 Lunetten 08.06a ~ 08.11d 08.06 ~ 08.13
87.4 Aansl Blauwkapel Ost 08/20 08/21
103.8 Amersfoort 08.32 08.32a ~ 08.34d
147.5 Apeldoorn 08/56 08/58½
162.1 Deventer 09/09 09.09½a ~ 09.11½d
195.8 Wierden 09/32 09/32
199.8 Almelo 09/36 09.34½a ~ 09.36d
214.5 Hengelo 09/51 09/51
222.5
0.00
Enschede 09.59a ~ 10.06d
(change train)
09.58 ~ 10.07
8.7 Gronau (Westf.) 10.21a ~ 10.25d 10.19½ ~ 10.25
20.1 Ochtrup ? 10/38
26.9 Metelen Land 10p50a ~ 11p05d 10.50 ~ 11.04
32.5 Burgsteinfurt ? 11/11½
38.4 Borghorst (Westf.) ? 11/18½
44.9 Nordwalde ? 11/26
48.0 Altenberge ? 11/30
54.6 Nienberge ? 11.38½a ~ 11.43d
58.8 Kinderhaux ? 11/49
65.0 Münster (Westf.) Hbf 11L57a ~ 12L10d 12.01 ~ 12.13
71.1 Sudmühle ? 12/20
77.2 Westbevern ? 12/24
82.5 Brock-Ostbevern ? 12/28
88.5 Kattenvenne ? 12/31
96.2 Lengerich (Westf.) ? 12/36½
100.6 Natrup-Hagen ? 12/40
106.5 Hasbergen (Kr. Osnabrück) ? 12/43
115.1 Osnabrück Hbf 12.42a ~ 12.43d 12.50 ~ 12.51
121.9 Belm (closed) ? 13/00
125.7 Vehrte ? 13/02
131.8 Ostercappeln ? 13/06
139.5 Bohmte ? 13/10
151.2 Lemförde ? 13/17
158.3 Lembruch ? 13/21½
167.7 Diepholz ? 13/28
175.3 Drebber ? 13/34
182.1 Barnstorf (Hen.) ? 13/39
187.9 Drentwede ? 13/44
195.2 Twistringen ? 13/50½
204.2 Bassum ? 13/57
208.1 Bramstedt (b.Syke) ? 14/00
213.9 Syke 13.42a ~ 13.52d 14.05 ~ 14.12½
217.4 Barrien ? 14/17
222.0 Kirchweyhe ? 14/20
226.1 Dreye ? 14/22
230.8 Bremen-Hemelingen ? 14/25
237.2 Bremen Hbf 14L09a ~ 14L19d 14.31 ~ 14.39
248.6 Bremen-Oberneuland ? 14/53
255.0 Sagehorn ? 14/58
262.6 Ottersberg (Han.) ? 15/05
270.4 Sottrum ? 15/12
279.9 Rotenburg (Han.) 14.58a ~ 15.08d 15.21 ~ 15.50
289.4 Sottrum ? 16/00
297.2 Ottersberg (Han.) ? 16/06
304.8 Sagehorn ? 16/11½
311.2 Bremen-Oberneuland ? 16/16
322.6 Bremen Hbf 15.45a ~ 15.46d 16.29 ~ 17.00
328.2 Bremen-Schaldsbrück ? 17/08
333.0 Bremen-Mahndorf ? 17/11½
339.2 Achim ? 17/17
342.7 Baden Kr. Verden) ? 17/20
351.1 Langwedel ? 17/27
358.4 Verden (Aller) ? 17/34
361.8 Wahnebergen ? ?
366.8 Dorverden ? 17/40
373.7 Eystrup 16p30a ~ 16p44d 17.47½ ~ 17.56
382.8 Rohrsen (b. Nienburg) ? 18.05a ~ 18.12d
389.6 Nienburg (Wes.) ? 18/20
398.7 Linsburg ? 18/36½
404.7 Hagen (Han.) ? 18/43
408.7 Hilvese ? 18/45
413.9 Neustadt a Rübenbge ? 18/49
417.9 Poppenhagen ? 18/52
423.5 Wunsdorf 17L27a ~ 17L40d 18.58 ~ 19.19
430.4 Haste (Han.) ? 18/29
438.0 Lindhorst (Schaunib-Lippe) ? 19/33
445.1 Stadthagen ? 19/37
457.3 Bückeberg ? 19/43½
461.0 Evesen ? ?
466.5 Minden (Westf.) ? 19.51a ~ 19.51½d
471.8 Porta ? 19/58
476.0 Vennebeck ? 20/00
481.6 Bad Oeynhausen ? 20/03½
484.2 Gohfeld ? 20/05
487.4 Löhne (Westf.) 18.21a ~ 18.22d 20.08½a ~ 20.09d
492.5 Kirchlengern ? ?
497.4 Bünde (Westf.) ? 20/18
501.1 Ahle (Kr. Herford) ? 20/20
506.2 Bruchmühlen ? 20/23
513.5 Melle ? 20/27
519.0 Westerhausen (Kr. Melle) ? 20/30
524.8 Wissingen ? 20/33
530.8 Lüstringen ? 20/36
534.6 Osnabrück Hbf 18L55a ~ 19L05d 20.40 ~ 21.01½
536.0 Osnabrück Hasetor ? 21.04½
539.2 Osnabrück-Eversburg ? 21/07
545.1 Lotte (Kr. Tecklenburg) ? ?
550.3 Velpe (Westf.) ? 21/13
556.3 Laggenbeck ? ?
560.8 Ibbenbüren ? 21/19½
565.8 Esch (Westf.) ? ?
570.4 Hörstel ? ?
575.2 Rodde ? ?
582.1 Rheine 19.38a ~ 19.39d 21.38 ~ 21.40
589.9 Salzbergen ? ?
599.2 Schüttorf ? ?
603.6 Bad Bentheim 19.56a ~ 19.58d 21.57½ ~ 22.00½
606.6 Gildehaus ? ?
619.2
0.00
Oldenzaal 20L12a ~ 20.17d
(change train)
22.1½ ~ 22.38
10.8 Hengelo 20/24 22/45
25.5 Almelo 20/34 22/53
29.5 Wierden 20/37 22/58
63.2 Deventer 21/02 23.16a ~ 23.18d
77.8 Apeldoorn 21/15 23/28
121.5 Amersfoort 21.48a ~ 21.50d 23.52 ~ 23.55
142.4 Utrecht 21.18a ~ 22.15d 00.14½ ~ 00.23
158.1 Woerden 22/25 ?
174.4 Gouda 22/34 ?
193.4 Rotterdam Noord 22/44 ?
199.4 Schiedam/Rotterdam West 22/53 00.57a ~ 00.59d
222.4 Hook of Holland 23.10a 01.15

1st May

Km Location Booked
0.00 Syke Bhf 14.00d
1.6 Syke Stadt ?
3.8 Steimke Burdorf ?
6.3 Heiligenfelde  ?
9.4 Wachendorf ?
11.4 Süstedt ?
13.8 Uenzen ?
14.9 Berxen ?
17.7 Bruchhausen-Vilsen ??.??a ~ ??.??d
19.1 Wiehe ?
20.7 Vilser Holz ?
21.6 Heilegenberg ??.??a RR ~ ??.??d
22.5 Vilser Holz ?
24.1 Wiehe ?
25.5 Bruchhausen-Vilsen ??.??a ~ ??.??d
27.4 Bruchhausen Ost ?
29.6 Gehlbergen ?
32.0 Hoyerhagen ?
33.4 Tivoli ?
35.8 Hoya Kreiskrankenhaus ?
36.6 Hoya ?
41.8 Hassel (Kr. Hoya) ?
44.8 Eystrup 16.30a

1st May

Location Booked Actual
Hook of Holland 23.30d ?
Harwick Parkston Quay 06.45 ?

2nd May
(direct home option)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Harwich Parkston Quay 08.10d
9.35 Manningtree 08/27
17.17 Colchester 08/36
22.20 Marks Tey 08/42
30.24 Witham 08/49½
39.10 Chelmsford 09/01½
48.56 Shenfield 09/13½
55.30 Gidea Park 09/22½
64.67 Stratford 09/36
68.70 Liverpool Street 09.44a

2nd May

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Harwich Parkston Quay ? 08.55d
  Manningtree East Jn ? 09/13
  Manningtree ? 09.15a ~ 09.18d
  Bentley ? 09/26½
  Ipswich ? 09.33a ~ 09.35d
  Stowmarket ? 09/45
  Diss ? 10/04½
  Norwich ? 10.26a ~ 10.34½d
  Wymondham ? 10/56
  Thetford ? 11/20
  Brandon ? 11/27
  Ely North Jn ? 11/43
  March ? 12.09a ~ 12.13d
  Peterborough East Jn ? 12/41
  Peterborough North ? 12/44
  Stamford ? 13/29
  Luffenham ? 13/35
  Manton Jn ? 13/39
  Oakham ? 13/44
  Melton Mowbray ? 13.58a ~ 16.04½d
  Syston ? 16/55
  Leicester ? 17.00a ~ 17.02d
  Wigston ? 17/07½
  Market Harborough ? 17/19
  Kettering ? 17/29
  Wellingborough ? 17/36
  Sharnbrook Summit ? 17/44½
  Bedford ? 17.56a ~ 17.56½d
  Flitwick ? 18/06½
  Luton ? 18/16
  St Albans ? 18.30a ~ 18.30½d
  Silkstream Jn ? 18/46
  Brent Jn ? 18/54
  Acton Canal Wharf ? 18.58a ~ 19.01½d
  Willesden ? 19/07
  Camden Town ? 19/12½
  Primrose Hill ? 19/13½
  Camden Road ? 19.18a ~ 19.19d
  Dalston West ? 19/24
  Victoria Park ? 19/28½
  Stratford ? 19.36½a ~ 19.50d
  Liverpool Street ? 20.03a


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