Heritage route
Veluwsche Stoomtrein
Apeldoorn → Dieren · Netherlands
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The Netherlands’ biggest steam operation: wartime German Kriegsloks and a forty-strong fleet work the 1887 Veluwe country line between Apeldoorn and Dieren.
Stations
- 0 kmApeldoorn
- 6 kmBeekbergen
- 8 kmImmenbergweg
- 11 kmLoenen
- 15 kmEerbeek
- 22 kmDieren
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11188212 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Veluwsche Stoomtrein?
The Veluwsche Stoomtrein runs 22 km from Apeldoorn to Dieren.
How long does the Veluwsche Stoomtrein take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 22 km. That is an average of 22 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Veluwsche Stoomtrein?
VSM, with DB/DR Kriegslok steam.
How old is the Veluwsche Stoomtrein?
The line has been in service since 1887. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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