SIW-2024-06 Steam Train Railway Line Solidarités Jeunesses

PARTENAIRE

The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating from its main station of Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands. It also runs across the border from Simpelveld to Aachen-Vetschau and has an extensive collection of stock. The construction of the original Miljoenenlijn, as a part of the total railway trajectory in the south of Limburg, started in 1925 and was carried out by the Spoorwegbouwbedrijf from Utrecht, a subsidiary of the NS. Construction was difficult and expensive. For example, there is a constant threat of subsidence due to mining. To keep the height differences as small as possible, a lot of earth is moved in the hilly area. While the railway embankment in the Anselerbeek valley in Kerkrade will be raised 32 meters, the railway line between Kerkrade and Simpelveld will be 18 meters below ground level - so as not to have to rise and fall too much. To this day, the Miljoenenlijn is a railway monument of great cultural-historical value that still appeals to the imagination. For old and young! Everyone is always amazed.

Localisation

Simpelveld

gare la plus proche

Station Heerlen

aéroport le plus proche

AMS

Itinéraire vers le point de RDV

"Meeting point is railway Station Heerlen. From there, travel by car / project bus directly to the residence, Scouting Simpelveld, at Sportlaan 1a 6369 VC Simpelveld. "

Travail

The conservation of the heritage railway and its steam trains requires proper maintenance. Foreseen activities are conservation of the nature and green environment along the railway trajectory, cleaning and painting railway bridges and maintenance of historic railway stations.

Logement & nourriture

"The Scouting St. Lucia club building consists of 3 rooms of which 2 of them will used as bedrooms. We organize separate bedrooms for ladies and for men and we provide the rooms with field beds. If you bring your airbed, you can sleep comfortable. During the camp we will have to cook by ourselves. We have a kitchen of our own. Also a barbeque (camp fire pit) for use is available, located under a porch. The possibility of a barbecue can be arranged. All the food supply will be bought from the supermarket. The building also consist of a kitchen, two toilet rooms (with 3 toilets each) and a shower. Outside, we will install 3 extra showers with warm water. A washing machine is not available in the building. A WIFI network is available at the building. https://www.scoutingsimpelveld.nl/"

Emplacement & temps libre

Several options for leisure time: - Evening traveling by steam train, - Tribute to Fleedwood Mac, music festival (July 20th, 2024, Brunsum), - visit to summer market, - visit a very good restored castle Hoensbroek, - visit marl caves in Valkenburg, - disco party end fest at scouting area.