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Saturday July 9th 2011 - Germany, this tour has had to be further postponed to 2012 as it is still being worked on and we will announce a date as soon as we can
Confirmed Tour Dates for 2012
(Mercia Charter's 15th year of European tour operation)
Saturday 28th April 2012
The Cause and Effect
Requested route: Brussels Midi - Brussels Nord - Schaerbeek - Line 26 - Y.Keelbeek Nord - Y.Keelbeek Zuid - Line 36/1 - Line 36 -Y.Zaventem - Line 36C - Brussels Airport (reverse) - Line 36C/1 - Y.Nossegem - Line 36 - Y.Wilsele - Line 35/2 - Y.Holsbeek - Line 35 - Aarschot - Diest - Hasselt - Bilzen - Line 34 - Y.Glons - Line 24 - Montzen - Line 24 - Aachen West (reverse) - Aachen Hbf (reverse) - Line 37 - Welkenraedt (reverse) - Eupen - Raeren (reverse) - Eupen - Welkenraedt - Verviers Central - Angleur - Line 125A - Flemalle Haute - Line 125 - Statte - Namur - Line 161 - Gembloux - Ottignies - Line 139 - Y.Parkburg - Y.Tivoli - Leuven - Line 53 - Haacht - Y.Hever - Line 27B/1 - Y.Prisenhoek - Y.Weerde - Line 27 - Vilvoorde - Y. Machelen - Y.Keelbeek Noord - Line 26 - Y.Etterbeek - Line 26/2 - Etterbeek - Brussels Luxembourg - Brussels Nord - Brussels Midi
Requested motive power: 1 x B-Holding diesel locomotive, 1 x Type 28 (B-Cargo), 1 x Type 77, 1 x DB locomotive
Coaches will be probably be either First Class K1, I10's, or any of which are available for use in Germany, with the buffet provided by Stoom Centrum Maldegem.
Saturday 19th May 2012
The Paradise Lost
Requested route: Brussels Midi - Y.Curegem - Line 28 - Schaerbeek - Line 26 - Y.Keelbeek Nord - Y.Keelbeek Zuid - Line 36/1 - Line 36 - Leuven - Y.Tivoli - Line 139 - Ottignies - Line 140 - Y.Marcinelle - Line 130A - Y.La Sambre Sud - Line 132 - Mariembourg - CF3V - Mariembourg (rev) - Couvin (rev) - Line 132 - Y.La Sambre Sud - Marchienne-au-Pont - Line 112 - La Louviere Sud - Line 116 - La Louviere Centre - Y.Bois d'Haine - Y.Familleureux - Ecausinnes - Soignes - Line 96 - Y.Jurbise - Line 90 - Ath - Geraardsbergen - Line 122 - Zottegem - Line 89 - Burst - Line 82 - Aalst - Line 50 - Denderleeuw - Line 50 - Jette - Y.Jette - Y.Pannenhuis - Line 28 - Y.Curegem - Brussels Midi
Requested motive power: B-Holding 29.013, 2 x steam locomotive on CF3V, assisted by 1 x Type 77 as drawback locomotive when required
Coaches will be B-Holding First Class K1 with buffet provided by Stoom Centrum Maldegem
All routes and motive power subject to amendment, agreement, and availability on the day.
Further details and booking forms are now available for both tours;
Provisional Tour Dates for the remainder of 2012:
Saturday 30th June/Sunday 1st July - TBA
Saturday 15th September - TBA
Saturday 13th October - TBA
July 2010 - questionnaire
We would like to thank everyone who filled out a questionnaire on "The Docking Port" the information will prove useful in helping to plan future tours around Europe.
A summary of the responses is available here should you wish to read it.
Some interesting ideas were put forward for consideration, however there are some lines requested which are now closed or inaccessible to us.