Steam Festival 2009_________

Plans for the annual Steam Festival, to be held at Maldegem, Belgium, on Friday 1fth, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3th of May 2009, are well advanced. The main attraction this year will be the return to steam of ex ICI Tunstead Avonside 0-4-0st “FRED”. This loco has been out of service since 2002  in which time a major overhaul has been carried out, mainly “in house”, and also including the fitting of a new welded steel boiler Standard gauge
TKh 5387	"Enkhuizen" from Hoorn-Medemblik (Holland)
We also offer the fully restored standard gauge carriage M1BC (2nd + 3th class, formerly known as 1st and 2nd class). It's the only M1BC carriage in original painting and in perfect condition.
Like every year, a goods train will cross the picturesque lift bridge in Balgerhoeke This is an extra train we use to put into action on behalf of the photo amateurs.
Narrow gauge
	On the narrow gauge line, trains will be operated by familiar Kerr-Stuart 0-4-0st “Peter Pan” which must hold the record for the number of channel crossings by a steam locomotive, together with “PADDY”, an 0-4-0 vertical boilered loco from Amerton in the UK <--- Peter Pan On this line, there will also be an intensive service in operation.