5th September 2009

Mercia Charters Limited
The Resurrection, Part 2

Locos Used SNCB: 5507 & 6041

Route :
Z18604 : Bruxelles Midi to Paal (Dow Chemicals)
Z18605 : Paal to Diest
Z18606 : Diest to Genk
Z18607 : Genk to Raccordement MGM-Winters
Z18608 : Raccordement MGM-Winters to Angleur
Z18609 : Angleur to Bruxelles Midi

Loco(s) Route
6041 (1) Bruxelles Midi - Scharbeek - Erps-Kwerps - Aarschot - Diest - Tessenderlo - Paal
5507 (2) Paal - Tessenderlo - Diest
6041 (1) Diest - Hasselt avoider - Genk
5507 (2) Genk - Hasselt - Tongeren - Liers - Liege Guillemins - Kinkempois - Seraing - Y. Val-Saint-Lambert - Raccordement MGM-Winters
6041 (1) Raccordement MGM-Winters - Y. Val-Saint-Lambert - Seraing - Kinkempois Yard
5507 (2) Kinkempois Yard - Kinkempois A.T.
6041 (1) Kinkempois A.T. - (3) - Liege Guillemins - Ans - Landen - Leuven - Scharbeek - Brussels Midi

Notes :
(1) 5507 dead on rear.
(2) 6041 dead on rear.
(3) Due to late running the train went direct from Kinkempois A.T. to Liege Guillemins, rather than via Angleur as booked.
(4) Stuart Clarke has provided the tour mileages which can be downloaded here (Word document).

Source : Mercia Charters Website

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Km Location Booked Actual
0.0 Bruxelles Midi 07.54d 08.15
3.80 Bruxelles Nord 08.01a ~ 08.06d 08.23 ~ 08.27
6.10 Schaerbeek 08/31 08/30
10.55 Y. Diegem Oost 08/35 ?
13.70 Y. Zaventem 08/38 08/36
21.40 Erps-Kwerps 08/46 ?
42.05 Aarschot 09/09 08/59
59.75 Diest 09/26 ?
69.45 Tessenderlo 09/48 09.43 ~ 09.47
77.25
0.00		 Paal (Dow Chemicals) 10p03a ~ 10p20d 10.10 ~ 10.21
7.80 Tessenderlo 10/35 10.45 ~ 10.54
17.50
0.00		 Diest 10p57a ~ 11p07d 11.15 ~ 11.27
18.50 Y. West Hasselt 11/24 11/42
19.45 Y. Nord Hasselt 11/26 11/45
33.35
0.00		 Genk 11p40a ~ 11p58d 11.57 ~ 12.02
2.30 Y. Boksbergheide 12/01 12/04
13.90 Y. Nord Hasselt 12/13 12/13
15.80 Hasselt 12/16 12/19
31.60 Bilzen 12/35 12/32
42.10 Tongeren 12/46 12/39
55.70 Liers 13/00 12/51
62.90 Herstal 13/09 ?
69.60 Liege-Guillemins 13/22 13.07 ~ 13.11
71.10 Y. Val-Benoit 13/24 ?
? Kinkempois Block 2 13/27 ?
73.80 Seraing 13/42 ?
80.00 Y. Val-Saint-Lambert 13/46 13/23
87.90
0.00		 Raccordement MGM-Winters 14p09a ~ 14p28d 14.38 ~ 14.53
7.90 Y. Val-Saint-Lambert 14/51 15/34
10.60 Seraing 14/56 ?
? Kinkempois Block 2 15/10 ?
17.65 Kinkempois A.T. 15.16 ~ 16.05 15.58 ~ 16.50
19.30
0.00		 Angleur 16p15a ~ 16p27d DIV
2.80 Liege-Guillemins 16/30 16.55 ~ 17.00
8.60 Ans 16/38 17.07 ~ 17.09
27.70 Waremme 16/53 17/29
41.60 Landen 17/04 17.46 ~ 18.08
72.80 Leuven 17.32 ~ 17.44 18.39 ~ 18.42
92.30 Y. Zaventem 18/02 ?
99.90 Schaerbeek 18/08 19/03
102.20 Brussels Nord 18p13a ~ 18p14d 19.08 ~ 19.11
106.00 Bruxelles Midi 18.21a 19.21


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