Techniquest
Veteran Member
Afternoon all,
Those who've been following my TPP Discussion thread (revived for 2017!) will be aware I'm off to Brussels later this month (22nd January, returning 23rd January) thanks to some bargain fares. £29 each way is just amazing! I've now re-read my trip reports from my first Brussels visit in January 2013, and also the Benelux InterRail one of March 2013. Hard to believe those trips were 4 years ago now...
Anyway, I note during the re-read that I had no idea what was loco hauled and what wasn't on those trips. This time I'm taking no prisoners, I want to fill my book as much as possible! Yes it'll all be little leaps around the city centre, but I'm not worried about that. So my question is this:
What services should I be looking for to get my loco bashing done on? Not all IC services are loco hauled of course, the Luxembourgs sure aren't unless you're leaving from Liege. I like the 18s and 19s, as they remind me of 92s, but the 21s are particularly hellfire and I'd love to get some more of those in. They remind me massively of 87s which I sorely miss and wish I'd known what I know now back then. 27s are great too of course. Now if a SNCB 55 turned up I'd be in heaven!
My other plan is to go track bashing. Not fussed about the trams, but I may find myself on the Metro as I like that system. Done the Metro and pre-Metro in 2013 of course. I'd like to try out a DB ICE or a Thalys set if possible, although I don't know what does the SNCB stuff to Amsterdam now. I'd be happy to just go as far as Antwerp if those services still turn out anything worth doing (I think it was 28s in 2013).
Obviously I'll only be going for a Jump card, as I intend to enjoy some Belgian beers too. I know I've been warned off Jupiler, but I fell in love with it in 2013 and I want some more! However, I'll also try some other stuff too. Problem with the Jump card is that I don't know the exact boundaries and recall this was difficult to find out before. Especially useful for the P trains after all!
Any help more than appreciated!
Those who've been following my TPP Discussion thread (revived for 2017!) will be aware I'm off to Brussels later this month (22nd January, returning 23rd January) thanks to some bargain fares. £29 each way is just amazing! I've now re-read my trip reports from my first Brussels visit in January 2013, and also the Benelux InterRail one of March 2013. Hard to believe those trips were 4 years ago now...
Anyway, I note during the re-read that I had no idea what was loco hauled and what wasn't on those trips. This time I'm taking no prisoners, I want to fill my book as much as possible! Yes it'll all be little leaps around the city centre, but I'm not worried about that. So my question is this:
What services should I be looking for to get my loco bashing done on? Not all IC services are loco hauled of course, the Luxembourgs sure aren't unless you're leaving from Liege. I like the 18s and 19s, as they remind me of 92s, but the 21s are particularly hellfire and I'd love to get some more of those in. They remind me massively of 87s which I sorely miss and wish I'd known what I know now back then. 27s are great too of course. Now if a SNCB 55 turned up I'd be in heaven!
My other plan is to go track bashing. Not fussed about the trams, but I may find myself on the Metro as I like that system. Done the Metro and pre-Metro in 2013 of course. I'd like to try out a DB ICE or a Thalys set if possible, although I don't know what does the SNCB stuff to Amsterdam now. I'd be happy to just go as far as Antwerp if those services still turn out anything worth doing (I think it was 28s in 2013).
Obviously I'll only be going for a Jump card, as I intend to enjoy some Belgian beers too. I know I've been warned off Jupiler, but I fell in love with it in 2013 and I want some more! However, I'll also try some other stuff too. Problem with the Jump card is that I don't know the exact boundaries and recall this was difficult to find out before. Especially useful for the P trains after all!
Any help more than appreciated!