3rd - 5th April 1970

Locomotive Club of Great Britian
North German Rail Tour

Locos Used BR: ????, 5510 & 6967 (1)
NS: 1124 & 1208
DB: 011 065-0, 011 072-6, 011 091-6, 023 103-5, 041 282-5 & 082 035-7
DMU Used 4-car set
Ferry Used Avalon

Route :

Date Traction Route
03/04 (1) (1) London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Manningtree - Harwich Parkston Quay
03/04-04/04 Avalon Harwich Quay - Hoek van Holland
04/04 1208 Hoek van Holland Haven - Rotteram West - Rotterdam Noord - Gouda - Woerden - Utrecht
04/04 1124 Utrecht - Amersfoort - Apeldoorn - Deventer - Almelo - Hengelo
04/04 011 065-0 + 011 072-6 Hengelo - Oldenzaal - Bentheim - Salzbergen - Rheine Pbf - Rheine Rangierbahnhof
04/04 011 091-6 Rheine Rangierbahnhof - Rheine Pbf - Salzbergen - Leschede - Lingen (Ems) (2) - Geeste - Heppen - Haren (Ems) - Kluse - Aschendorf - Papenburg - Ihrhove - Leer - Neermoor - Oldersum - Emden West
04/04 082 035-7 Emden West - Emden Aussenhafen
04/04 082 035-7 Emden Aussenhafen - Emden West
04/04 023 103-5 Emden West - Oldersum - Neermoor - Leer - Filsum - Augustfehn - Apen - Bad Zwischenahn - Bloh - Oldenberg Hbf
04/04 041 282-5 Oldenberg Hbf - Oldenburg Osternbrug - Sandkrug - Ahlhorn - Cloppenburg - Nutteln - Essen (Oldb) - Nortrup - Freren - Spelle - Altenrheine - Rheine Pbf - Rheine Rangierbahnhof
04/04 011 065-0 + 011 072-6 Rheine Rangierbahnhof - (reverse of outward route) - Hengelo
04/04 1124 Hengelo - (reverse of outward route) - Hoek van Holland Haven
04/04-05/04 Avalon Hoek van Holland - Harwich Quay
05/04 6967 (3) (3) 08.28 Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manningtree - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Route :

Date DMU Route
05/04 as listed Harwich Parkston Quay - Harwich Town
05/04 as listed Harwich Town - Harwich Parkston Quay - Manningtree East Jn - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Diss (4)
05/04 as listed Diss - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) Two service trains were used - 19.40 from Liverpool Street (hauled by class 31 no. 5510) and the 20.10 departure (haulage not recorded).
(2) For tour of Lingen works.
(3) Service train to London for those wanting to return home sooner. Other passengers boarded a DMU for the journey to Diss (for Bressingham) as listed above.
(4) For road coaches to Bressingham Gardens where a Norwegian 2-6-0 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' were in steam and giving rides up and down the siding.

Source : Chris Totty

Photo Review

 
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Chris Totty)

3rd April - Service trains

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Liverpool Street 19.40d 19.46   20.10d 20.12
4.03 Stratford 19/47½ ?   20/17½ 20/19½
13.40 Gidea Park 19/59 ?   20/29 ?
20.14 Shenfield 20/08 ?   20/38 21/14
29.60 Chelmsford 20/18 ?   20/47 21/48
38.46 Witham 20/28 ?   20/56 21/57
46.50 Marks Tey 20/36 ?   21/06 ?
51.53 Colchester 20/42 ?   21/13 22/07
59.35 Manningtree 10/52 ?   21/23 22/16
68.70 Parkeston Quay 21.07a 21.53   21.40a 22.31

3rd/4th April - Ferry

Location Booked Actual
Parkeston Quay 22.00d 22.55
Hook of Holland 06.15a 06.15

4th April

km Location Booked Actual
0.0 Hook of Holland 07.15d 07.15
? Schiedam/Rotterdam West 07/32 07/32
23.0 Rotterdam Noord 07/41 07/38
? Gouda 07/51 07/51
? Woerden 08/04 08/03
76.0 Utrecht 08.16a ~ 08.26d 08.17 ~ 08.29
97.0 Amersfoort 08/43 08/45
140.0 Apeldoorn 09/07 09/11
155.0 Deventer 09/18 09/21
? Wierden 09/38 09/40
194.0 Almelo 09/44 09/46
208.0 Hengelo 09.55a ~ 10.15d 09.57 ~ 10.18
219.0 Oldenzaal ? 10.29 ~ 10.30
231.0 Gildenhaus ? 10/41½
234.0 Bentheim 10.38a ~ 10.49d 10.48½ ~ 10.58
238.4 Schűttorf ? ?
247.7 Salzbergen ? 11/07½
255.6 Rheine Pbf ? 11/14
258.2 Rheine Rangierbahnhof 11.10a ~ 11.25d 11.18 ~ 11.31
260.8 Rheine Pbf 11/30 ??.?? ~ 11.44
268.7 Salzbergen 11/37 ?
277.5 Leschede 11/42 ?
284.0 Elbergen 11/46 ?
291.8 Lingen (Ems) 11.51a ~ 13.00d 12.14 ~ 13.12
296.7 Holthausen (Ems) 13/04 13/17½
300.9 Geeste 13/07 13/20
312.1 Meppen 13/14 13/26
317.0 Hemsen (Ems) 13/17 ?
321.4 Haren (Ems) 13/20 13/32
330.8 Lathen 13/25 13/37
338.9 Kluse 13/29 13/41
343.3 Dörpen 13/32 13/44
352.6 Aschendorf 13/38 13/49
257.9 Papenburg (Ems) 13.41a ~13.55d 13.53 ~ 14.18
364.1 Steenfelde 13/59 ?
367.3 Ihrhove 14/01 14/25½
375.0 Leer (Ostfr) 14/08 14/32½
383.3 Neermoor 14/14 ?
391.3 Oldersum 14/18 14/42
396.3 Petkum (Ostfr) 14/21 ?
403.3 Emden West 14.28a ~ 14.48d 14.51 ~ 15.22½
406.4 Emden Aussenhafen 14.55a ~ 15.15d 15.30 ~ 15.41
409.5 Emden West 15.22a ~ 15.32d 15.49 ~ 15.58
416.5 Petkum (Ostfr) 15/38 16/05
421.5 Oldersum 15/42 16/09
429.5 Neermoor 15/48 16/14
437.8 Leer (Ostfr) 15.55a ~ 16.05d 16.22 ~ 16.31
444.0 Nortmoor 16/12 ?
449.9 Filsum 16/15 ?
453.2 Stickhausen-Velde 16/17 ?
460.6 Augustfehn 16/21 16/48
463.3 Apen 16/23 ?
469.3 Ocholt 16/26 ?
477.6 Bad Zwischenahn 16/31 ?
482.0 Kayhauserfeld 16/33 ?
486.8 Bloh 16/36 ?
492.8 Oldenburg Hbf 16.40a ~ 16.50d 17.10 ~ 17.21
495.2 Oldenburg Osternbrug 16/54 ?
498.3 Oldenburg Krusenbusch 16/57 ?
503.4 Sandkrug 17/00 ?
510.8 Huntlosen 17/06 ?
516.2 Grossenknetten 17/10 ?
521.6 Ahlhorn 17/14 17/46
527.9 Höltinghausen 17/19 ?
534.0 Cloppenburg 17/24 17/54
538.3 Nutteln 17/27 ?
542.0 Hemmelte 17/30 ?
549.4 Essen (Oldb) 17/36 ?
555.5 Quakenbrűck 17/40 18/12
563.6 Nortrup 17/49 ?
572.8 Bippen 17/59 ?
582.0 Fűrstenau 18/09 18/37
591.3 Freren 18/18 18/46
597.5 Beesten 18/24 18/52
605.2 Spelle 18/32 18/59
612.1 Altenrheine 18/39 ?
615.6 Rheine Pbf 18/44 19.13 ~ ??.??
618.2 Rheine Rangierbahnhof 18.50a ~ 19.22d ??.?? ~ 19.59
620.8 Rheine Pbf ? 20/05
628.7 Salzbergen ? ?
638.0 Schűttorf ? ?
642.4 Bentheim 19.42a ~ 19.50d 20.19 ~ 20.22
645.0 Gildehaus ? ?
657.0 Oldenzaal ? ?
668.0 Hengelo 20.18a ~ 20.31d 20.50 ~ 20.57½
682.0 Almelo 20/41 ?
? Wierden 20/44 ?
721.0 Deventer 21/04 ?
736.0 Apeldoorn 21/17 ?
779.0 Amersfoort 21/44 ?
800.0 Utrecht 22.05a ~ 22.15d 22.22 ~ 22.32
? Woerden 22/26 ?
? Gouda 22/36 ?
853.0 Rotterdam Noord 22/46 ?
? Scheidam/Rotterdam West 22/55 23/07
876.0 Hook of Holland 23.10a 23.20

4th/5th April - Ferry

Location Booked Actual
Hook of Holland 23.45d 23.45
Parkeston Quay 06.45a 06.45

5th April - Direct service train to London

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Parkeston Quay 08.28d 08.28
9.35 Manningtree 08/45 08/43
17.17 Colchester 08/53 08/57
22.20 Marks Tey 08/59 ?
30.24 Eitham 09/06 ?
39.10 Chelmsford 09/15 09/24
48.56 Shenfield 09/30 09/42
55.30 Gidea Park 09/37 09/50
64.67 Stratford 09/47½ ?
68.70 Liverpool Steet 09.58a 10.20

5th April - DMU via Diss

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Parkeston Quay 09.20d 09.20
1.66 Harwich Town 09.25a ~ 09.38d 09.24 ~ 09.38
3.52 Parkeston Quay 09/43 09/43
13.07 Manningtree North Jn 10/00 09/55
16.31 Bentley 10/05 ?
21.78 Ipswich 10.13a ~ 10.15d 10.08 ~ 10.10
36.14 Haughley 10/35 10.39 ~ 10.48
48.18 Diss 10.56a ~ 16.28d 11.05 ~ 16.28
60.22 Haughley 16/44 ?
74.38 Ipswich 17.07a ~ 17.10d 17/08
80.05 Bentley 17/19 ?
83.62 Manningtree 17/24 17/19
91.44 Colchester 17/36 17.26 ~ 17.32
96.47 Marks Tey 17/43 17/37
104.51 Eitham 17/53 17/44
113.37 Chelmsford 18/03 17/54
123.03 Shenfield 18/16 18.06 ~ 18.06½
129.57 Gidea Park 18/24 18/14½
139.14 Stratford 18/37 18/32
143.17 Liverpool Steet 18.45a 18.40


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