Coming Overseas Study Tours

Bookings for tours must be on an overseas tour 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. LCGB Tours are operated by LCGB solely for its members. Participation in LCGB tours entails compulsory LCGB Membership.

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Tour Programme for 2024 - No additional tours planned.

(See also Overseas Tour News 07/2024

Tour Programme for 2025

Poland - The next Narrow Gauge Tour in 2025 probably to Poland with similar arrangements as per our 2024 Hungary tour with similar dates. Prague Airport meeting point planned. (Tour contact Adrian Palmer)

Germany. During the recent IGE tour we were given some interesting information about 2025. 100 years ago saw the introduction in1925 of the class 01 4-6-2. This will be celebrated by running a major railtour utilizing eight class 01 locos culminating with a major event with them at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg. There are several operational locomotives which could be used for the tour; one thinks of 01 066 and 01 180 both at Nördlingen , and 01 202 in Switzerland. Also probably being contemplated are some of the following 01 509, 01 519, 01 1066, 01 1075 and 01 1104.  No date can be given just yet as all locomotive owners have to be contacted and agree upon suitable dates. It is likely to be September or October after the fire ban season.  More information will be given when IGE make it known. (Tour contact Brian Garvin)

Angola -This proposal is deferred for now.  If there is any progress for 2025, we will ask for it to start on about 21st or 28th August . Geoff Warren)

 

Brazil – We are investigating another tour to Brazil. There are some new preservation operations and elsewhere there are some different locomotives in use.  (Adrian Palmer)

Portugal – A look at heritage preservation in Portugal under review. (Adrian Palmer)

 

 

 

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