Mercia Charters

Route:
Z18225 : Bruxelles Midi to Zottegem
Z18226 : Zottegem to Eeklo
???? : Eeklo - Maldegem - Eeklo
Z18227 : Eeklo to Gent Zeehaven
Z18228 : Gent Zeehaven to Antwerpen Noord TW
Z18229 : Antwerpen Noord TW to Zandvliet
Z18230 : Zandvliet to Essen
Z18231 : Essen to Bruxelles Midi

Loco(s)	Route
5910	Bruxelles Midi - Y. Sint Katherina Lombeek - Denderleeuw - Ede - Burst - Herzele - Zottegem
5910	Zottegem - Gontrode - Melle - Merelbeke - Y. Oost Driehoek Ledeberg - Y. Nord Driehoek Ledeberg - Gent Dampoort - Y. Boma - Wondelgem - Waarschoot - Eeklo - Eeklo (SCM platform)
9151 (1)	Eeklo (SCM platform) - Balgerhoeke (3) - Maldegem
1 Moës CL	Maldegem (narrow gauge platform) - End of narrow gauge line
1 Moës CL	End of line & return - Maldegem (narrow gauge platform)
8040 (2)	Maldegem - Eeklo (SCM platform)
5910	Eeklo (SCM platform) - Eeklo - Waarschoot - Woldelgem - Y. Muide - Gent Zeehaven
5910	Gent Zeehaven - Y. Bernadettesstraat - Lokeren - Sint Nicklaas - Y. Antewerpen Zuid - Antwerpen Berchem - Antwerpen Oost - Y. Holland - Y. Dreihoekstraat - Y. Schijn - Antwerpen Noord Intrit C1 - Antwerpen Noord Bundel N - Antwerpen Noord TW
5166	Antwerpen Noord TW - Antwerpen Noord Bundel N - Antwerpen Noord Intrit C1 - Antwerpen Noord Bundel B3 - Antwerpen Noord Bundel B1 - Antwerpen Noord Blok 10 - Y. Walenhoek - Y. Stabroek - Y. Berendrecht - Antwerpen D.S. Zandvliet
5166	Antwerpen D.S. Zandvliet - (5) (reverse of outward route) - Antwerpen Noord Bundel B3 - (5) Y. Schijn - Y. Dreihoekstraat - Y. Sint Mariaburg - Kapellen - Essen
5166	Essen - Kapellen - Y. Sint Mariaburg - Antwerpen Dam - Antwerpen Oost - Antwerpen Berchem - Y. Noord Groenenhoek - Mortsel - Kontich - Lier - Heist-op-den-Berg - Aarschot - Haact - Y. Hever - Y.Prinsenhoek - Y. Weerde - Vilvoorde - Y. Haren Nord - Schaerbeek - Bruxelles Nord - Bruxelles Central - Bruxelles Midi

Notes :
(1) 8040 dead on rear.
(2) 9151 dead on rear.
(3) A photostop was made at a bridge over a canal at Balgerhoeke. The train ran over the bridge and stopped. Passengers de-trained, then the train ran back over the bridge (8040 powering) and forward again (9151 powering) to the same point, where passengers then rejoined.
(5) Narrow gauge railway ran on the trackbed of the standard gauge line beyond Maldegem.
(5) Booked route from Y. Walenhoek was: Y. Walenhoek - Y. Beriwal - Antwerpen Nord Blok G9-H9 - Antwerpen Noord Intrit C1 - Y. Schijn however due to Antwerpen Noord Blok 10 closing at 2pm on the outward route was retraced as far as just after Antwerpen Noord Bundel B3 where the line splits off to Antwerpen Noord Intrit C1 or Y. Schijn.

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton, Steve Ashby & Pete Drury)

Km	Location	Booked	Actual
0.0	Bruxelles Nord	07.45d	07.47 [P9]
?	Bruxelles Centraal	07/49	07/50½ [P4]
3.80	Bruxelles Midi	07.52a ~ 08.08d [50A]	07.53½ ~ 08.10½ [P13]
?	Y. Bruxelles Petite-Ile	08/12	08/14
?	Y. Sint Katherina Lombeek	08/23 [50A/2]	08/25
?	Liedekerke	08/25	08/26½
25.60	Denderleeuw	08/27 [89]	08/29 [P5]
?	Haaltert	08/30	08/32½
36.85	Burst	08/37	08/38
?	Herzele	08/39	08/39
45.60 0.00	Zottegem	08p44a ~ 09p15d [122]	08.47 ~ 09.21½ [P2]
?	Balegem-Dorp	09/20	09/26½
?	Moortsele	09/24	09/30
13.20	Gontrode	09/26	09/32
?	Y. Melle	09/29 [50]	09/34½
?	Merelbeke Blok 27	09/30 [50E]	?
18.90	Merelbeke	09/34	09/40
?	Y. Oost Driehoek Ledeberg	09/35 [58(1)]	09/41
?	Y. Noord Driehoek Ledeberg	09/36 [58]	09/42
23.60	Gent Dampoort	09/39	09/44½
?	Y. Boma	09/41	09/46
?	Y. Muide	09/42	?
29.20	Wondelgem	09/46	09.52½
?	Evergem	09/48	09/55
?	Sleidinge	09/50	?
?	Waarschoot	09/54	10.04 ~ 10.06 [P1]
43.80	Eeklo	09L58a ~	10.05 ~ 10.07
??.?? 0.00	Eeklo (SCM platform)	?	10.08 ~ 10.17½
5.00	Balgerhoeke	?	10.35 ~ 10.55
10.00 0.00	Maldegem	?	11.08 ~ 11.14½
??.? 0.00	Narrow Gauge EoL	?	11.23 ~ 11.25
??.? 0.00	Maldegem	?	11.33 ~ 11.40
5.00	Balgerhoeke	?	?
?.??	Eeklo (SCM platform)	?	12.10 ~ 12.12
10.00 0.00	Eeklo	~ 12L00d [58]	12/13
?	Waarschoot	12/04	?
?	Sleidinge	12/08	?
?	Evergem	12/11	12/26½
14.60	Wondelgem	12/13	12/29
?	Y. Muide	12/17 [58/2]	12/34
18.70 0.00	Gent Zeehaven	12p18a ~ 12p50d [59B]	12.35½ ~ 12.56
?	Y. Bernadettestraat	12/53 [59]	12/59
18.80	Lokeren	13/07	13/12
?	Sinaai	13/12	?
31.80	Sint Niklaas	13/17	13.21½
?	Beveren (Waas)	13/24	?
?	Y. Melsele	13/26	?
?	Y.Zwijndrecht Fort	13/27	?
?	Zwijndrecht Wijksporen	13/29	?
?	Y. Antwerpen Zuid	13/33	13/35
?	Y. West Berchem	13/35	13/40
55.00	Antwerpen Berchem	13/36	13c41 ~ 13c44
?	Y. Oost Berchem	13/37 [27A]	13/45
56.00	Antwerpen Oost	13/39	13/47
?	Y. Antwerpen Schijnpoort	13/40	13/48
?	Y. Holland	13/41	13/49
?	Luchtbal Blok 8	13/45	13/53
?	Y. Driehoekstraat	13/47	13/59
69.80	Y. Schijn	13/48	14/01
?	Antwerpen Noord Inrit C1	13/49 [27L/4]	14/04
?	Antwerpen Noord Bundel N	13/50	?
71.00 0.00	Antwerpen Noord TW	13p51a ~ 15p04d [27L/4]	14.07 ~ 15.05½
?	Antwerpen Noord Bundel N	15/06	?
?	Antwerpen Noord Inrit C1	15/06 [27A(3)]	15/07
?	Antwerpen Noord Uitrit B3	15/09 [27A(2)]	15/11½
?	Antwerpen Noord Bundel B3	15/10	?
?	Antwerpen Noord Blok L9	15/11	15/14
?	Antwerpen Noord Bundel B1	15/13	?
?	Antwerpen Noord Blok 10	15/15 [11/1(1)]	?
?	Y. Walenhoek	15/18 [11]	15/19
?	Y. Stabroek	15/19 [11A]	15/20
?	Y. Berendrecht	15/20	15/24
??.?? 0.00	Antwerpen DS - Zandvliet	15p24a ~ 15p49d [11A]	15.31 ~ 15.52
?	Y. Berendrecht	15/56	16/02
?	Y. Stabroek	15/56	16/02½
?	Y. Walenhoek	15/58 [11/1]	16/03
?	Y. Berliwal	15/58 [223]	DIV
?	Antwerpen Noord Blok G9-H9	16/02 [27A(1)]	DIV
?	Antwerpen Noord Uitrit C1	16/04	DIV
?	Antwerpen Noord Inrit C1	16/06 [27A]	DIV
?	Antwerpen Noord Blok 9	DIV	16/09
?	Antwerpen Noord Blok BE9	DIV	16/11 [11]
?	Y. Schijn	16/07	16/13
?	Y. Driehoekstraat	16/09 [12/1]	16/14½
?	Y. Sint Mariaburg	16/10 [12]	16/15½
?	Kapellen	16/13	16/18½
?	Kalmthout	16/21	16/33½
??.?? 0.00	Essen	16p29a ~ 17p07d [12]	16.41 ~ 17.29
?	Kalmthout	17/14	17/37½
17.10	Kapellen	17/21	17/44½
?	Y. Sint Mariaburg	17/23	17/47½
?	Luchtbal Blok 8	17/25	?
?	Y. Luchtbal	17/27	?
?	Antwerpen Dam	17/28	17/53
?	Y. Holland	17/29	17/55
?	Y. Antwerpen Schijnpoort	17/30	17/56
29.90	Antwerpen Oost	17/31	17/58
?	Y. Antwerpen Oost	17/32 [27/1]	17/58½
?	Y. Noord Berchem	17/33 [27]	17/59½
31.10	Antwerpen Berchem	17/34	18/00
?	Y. Noord Groenenhoek	17/34	?
?	Y. Berchem Stadion	17/35	?
?	Mortsel	17/36	18/02
?	Y. Drabstraat	17/37	18/03
?	L. Liersesteenweg	17/38	18/04½
?	Kontich	17/41 [13]	18/09
?	Y. Lint	17/43	?
43.00	Lier	17/48 [15]	18/19
?	Y. Nazareth	17/50 [16]	18/21
?	Berlaar	17/54	18/25½
?	Heist-op-den-Berg	17/59	?
?	Begijnendijk	18/06	18/39
?	Y. Noord Driehoek Aarschot	18/08 [16/1]	18/42
?	Y. Zuid Driehoek Aarschot	18/09 [35]	18/43
70.25	Aarschot	18/10	18/45
?	Y. Holsbeek	18/20 [53/1]	18/57½
?	Y. Dijlebrug	18/22 [53]	18/59½
?	Wespelaar Tildonk	18/28	19/06
93.55	Haacht	18/30	19/07
?	Y. Hever	18/35 [27B/1]	?
?	Y. Prinsenhoek	18/36 [27B]	?
?	Y. Weerde	18/39 [27]	?
111.40	Vilvoorde	18/44	19/22½
?	Y. Machelen	18/46	?
?	Y. Haren Nord	18/46	?
118.30	Schaerbeek	18.51 ~ 18.55	19.31½ ~ 19.32½ [P7]
?	Bruxelles Nord Gril F	18/57	?
120.60	Bruxelles Nord	18/58 [0/2]	19/36 [P10]
?	Bruxelles Central	19/01	18/38½
?	Bruxelles Midi Gril JNM	19/02	?
124.40	Bruxelles Midi	19.04a	19.43

Locos Used	ex-SNCB: 5166, 5910, 8040 & 9151 SCM Narrow gauge: 1 Moës CL
Stock Used	main train: 42306+43269+49911+42367 SCM train: 43046+42005+42062 SCM narrow gauge: 4 coaches (un-numbered)

Timings (Booked & Actual) (from Gary Thornton, Steve Ashby & Pete Drury)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton, Steve Ashby & Pete Drury)