From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.
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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