The BeerTrain

This trip started with myself (Poodle) & John "Zuzzy Hell" Sandham, although we went our separate ways from the 26th. A different start to the trip (my fifth European bash of 1991) - a flight instead of the usual cross-channel ferry! No doubted saving a days leave in the process. (New locos again denoted by #). Friday 23/08/1991 G-BIKV    Heathrow - Dusseldorf Flughafen  1900 Heathrow - Dusseldorf 111 183#   Dusseldorf Flughafen - Duisburg   2118 Dusseldorf - Dortmund 20km 141 248#   Duisburg - Oberhausen                  2025 Monchengladbach - Dortmund 8km 111 092#   Oberhausen - Duisburg -                2103 Rheine - Koln 8km 103 186#   Duisburg - Koln Hbf                      1838 Hamburg Altona - Koblenz 64km Saturday 24/08/1991 103 245     Koln Hbf  - Hamburg Harburg        2335 Koln - Kiel 450km  A bit different today as we covered some new track for electric traction , namely the Bremen Vegesack , Nordenham branch & Nordeich Mole as well as new track for diese

Our first ever trip to Germany, a three pronged attack on the Diesels of DB by myself (Poodle) Steve Thomas (Neath) & John "Zuzzy Hell" Sandham. The holder of the Kursbuch and therefore chief planner honours fell to Neath, even though he was only of tender years (but just old enough to drink - which made up for it).With the remit of as many diesel locos and new lines during daylight hours then the odd electric to get in place for the overnight.(New locos again denoted by #). Friday 25/08/1989 No boring tales of crossing the channel - an afternoon boat from Dover must have been taken as we were on the last departure from Ostend. 2751#        Ostend - Aachen Hbf                 2030 Ostend - Hamburg Altona     280km Saturday 26/08/1989 Straight through on the overnight, we were all well used to doing (somewhat shorter) overnights behind class 33's here in the UK. 110 302#   Aachen Hbf - Hamburg Hbf      2030 Ostend - Hamburg Altona     521km 218 335)#  Hamburg Hbf - Lub