LCGB Locomotive Club of Great Britain

2008 PROGRAMME

LCGB is pleased to present to members some details of our Overseas Tours in 2008. The making up of the programme is never very easy with so many competing events some of which mean that dates are sometimes uncertain. During the course of 2008 more events and attractions will become known and we will be proposing tours to encompass these as and when details become firm.

Bookings for tours must be on an overseas tours booking form and may be sent in at any time to the tour organiser whose name follows the tour details. Fuller details and closing dates will be announced in news sheets during the course of the year. During the course of the year various weekend events become known and extra tours will be operated taking in the more interesting events.

All members are welcome on these tours but any friend or colleague who wishes to take part must become a member of LCGB or pay a surcharge for temporary membership. Click here for LCGB membership details.

Please send any tour enquiries where no email address is given to Adrian Palmer akpalmer@talktalk.net.

TOUR 5/08 – LUXEMBOURG – CHAMPAGNE EXPRESS 3rd to 7th May 2008
Cancelled owing to higher than expected prices and the decline of the pound against the Euro.

TOUR 6/08 – NETHERLANDS DORDT IN STOOM 16th to 19th May 2008
Party full! Full details are available. COLIN MIELL

TOUR 7/08 – CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS July 2008
Party full! BRIAN GARVIN.

TOUR 8/08 – IGE EUROPA EXPRESS September/October 2008

Thursday 30th September to Wednesday 8th October 2008. Featuring: DB 01 1066 and in Italy FS types 640, 685, 740 and the Crosti 741!

Tuesday 30/9: Fly from UK to Stuttgart or München and overnight B&B.

Wednesday 1/10: 01 1066 leaves Stuttgart ca. 06.30, M. Pasing 10.02, M. Ost 10.20 for Rosenheim, Kufstein, Innsbruck through to Brenner with a 1020 electric banking from Innsbruck. From Brenner a vintage FS E626 takes the train to Trento for the overnight stop (B&B).

Thursday 2/10: 740.038 and 740.293 double head from Trento – Bassano del Grapa – Cittadella – Vicenza. Overnight in Vicenza. B&B.

Friday 3/10: 740.293 Vicenza – Verona – Mantova – Suzzara – Modena. Vintage FS electric E428 then on to Bologna, Firenze and Empoli. There 640.003 and 640.148 double head the train on to Siena where we stay for two nights (B&B).

Saturday 4/10: 640.003, 640.148 on a circular tour Siena – Asciano – Paganico – Buonconvento – Siena. Overnight B&B

Sunday 5/10: Both 640s again Siena – Poggibonsi – Castelfiorentino – Empoli – Firenze. Then the Crosti 741.120 with 640.148 banking: Firenze – Borgo – Faenza. Vintage E428 electric takes over for run to Rimini for overnight B&B.

Monday 6/10: Elegant 685.196 Rimini – Ravenna – Rovigo; 740.039 Rovigo – Legnano – Verona. Overnight B&B.

Tuesday 7/10: Vintage electric E626 Verona to Brenner changing to vintage OBB 1020 electric to Innsbruck and then 01 1066 back to Stuttgart. Overnight B&B.

Wednesday 8/10: Homeward journey.

PRICES: Railtour from Stuttgart €1490 (=£1242); 1st Class Supplement €300 (£250); Single room supplement €300 (£250). These prices are based on £1 = €1.2 which is more than likely by September. 
BUT LCGB will give members the benefit of a better exchange rate should this happen. In case the worse happens we would have to surcharge if the rate goes below 1.2. We will do our best.
To these prices must be added the cost of flights from the U.K. to Germany (say £100) and two nights B&B in Stuttgart (say £70 sharing). Note: lunches & dinners are not included so allow for these also.

BOOKINGS. Please complete an Overseas Tours Booking Form and provide a £100 deposit and three SAEs (one at least to be A5 size – not larger unless stamped as LARGE LETTER). Please send to:
BRIAN GARVIN, 5/91 ALBEMARLE ROAD, BECKENHAM, KENT, BR3 5JZ

CLOSING DATE: July 31st 2008.

TOUR 9/08 – JORDAN/SYRIA HEDJAZ September 2008
Regrettably we have decided not to proceed with this tour. Although we had steam agreed out of Aqaba it would not be possible to run through to Amman. Additionally the train would not be able to go north of Amman as electrification and rebuilding work will have already started. Faced with these decisions the Overseas Tours Committee has decided to withdraw this tour from the programme. COLIN MIELL

TOUR 10/08 – SERBIA INDUSTRIAL STEAM 4th to 12th October 2008
This tour is joint with the Industrial Railway Society. The programme has now been decided and is as follows. 4/10: Arrive Beograd and visit locations in the city. 5/10: Mladenovac, Jagodina, Cuprija, Popovac, Zajecar, Bor, overnight at Nis. 6/10: Nis, Prokuplie, Aleksinac, Kraljevo, Overnight at Beograd. 7/10: Zrenjanin, Kikinda, Subotica, Sombor, Crevenka, Vrbas. Overnight at Beograd. 10/10: Obrenovac, Vreoci, Lajkovac, Cacak, Lucani, Pozega, Uzice. Overnight at Mokra Gora area. 11/10: Mokra Gora. 12/10: To Beograd for journey home. No late nights are planned! Quoted programme subject to final permits etc being granted.  ROD FARR

TOUR 11/08 – ERITREA STEAM CHARTERS October 2008
Fortunately a flood of interest has recently been received for this tour which amazingly is now cheaper than many similar length tours in Europe! We are just 1 booking short of declaring go. If you have any interest please contact the organiser. An extension will be available on the return leg in Cairo on an organised basis on request. Great news the 440 class Mallet is now back in use. Book now with ADRIAN PALMER. Click here for a provisional itinerary.

TOUR 13/08 – JAVA ADDITIONAL TOUR July 16th to August 3rd 2008
This tour is definitely running and the club is currently represented by a group of 5 members supporting the arrangements of Rob Dickinson and John Raby. We may be able to accept further bookings but they will be charged at the land only price plus the flight at cost price. Availability is becoming difficult as flights are heavily booked. Call if interested. ADRIAN PALMER

TOUR 12/08 – ARGENTINA BROAD & NARROW GAUGE November 2008
At the Overseas Tours Committee Meeting held on April 2nd it was decided to cancel this tour. Despite being advertised since before Christmas last year support has not reached the numbers required to operate this tour. It is cancelled and members who were interested are thanked for their support and you now have time to consider other tours later in the year. JOHN TITLOW. 

Please send an email (akpalmer@talktalk.net) to register for details of any of these tours when available. 

Contacts:

John Cramp, 8 Lovatt Close, Edgware, Middx. HA8 9XG (Tel. 020 8958 6119)
Email: jmcramp@hotmail.co.uk

Rod Farr, Flat B, 52 Wells St, London W1N 5FD
Email: rodfarr@tiscali.co.uk 

Charles Firminger, 1 Rudgwick Court, 7 Woodville St, Woolwich, LONDON SE18 5JH

Brian Garvin, 5/91 Albemarle Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 5JZ. (Tel/Fax. No:020 8658 2340).
Email: brian_garvin@hotmail.com

Colin R. Miell, 2 Manston Avenue, Norwood Green, Southall, Middlesex, UB2 4HE
Email: colinmiell@hotmail.com

Adrian Palmer, 46 Heathside, WEYBRIDGE, Surrey, KT13 9YL (Tel: 01932 850624)
Email: akpalmer@talktalk.net

John Titlow, 56 Eaton Avenue, East Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8TY
Email:  john@titlow.fsnet co.uk

INSURANCE

A condition of booking is that insurance cover is taken out. LCGB can arrange insurance cover just for a particular tour or a yearly policy at competitive rates. The club offers this insurance as a service to all members whether you take part in a tour or not. Rates are very competitive. What we do in fact is split the commission we obtain giving members a discount and at the same time adding to club funds. For full details of these arrangements contact Brian Garvin, email: brian_garvin@hotmail.com.

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