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MMarcVD replied to the thread Chasing loco haulage in Belgium - AI itineraries.The problem with loco haulage in Belgium is the lack of variety. All what you get is HLE18/19. Only exception is Bruxelles Luxembourg...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread Catch them before they're gone.It is now confirmed that there will be a farewell trip organised for the SNCB I6 cars. 31 Octobre, start and return from Schaerbeek, 45...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread Catch them before they're gone.It has now been officially announced that SNCB will retire all remaining I6 cars for end of next month. I6 cars are UIC-Z type...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread PCC-style trams remaining in service in (western) Europe..That's because those two lone historically always had lower patronage than the lines serving the city centre. That's changing, though...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread European timetables 2027.Basel SNCF will be gone in a few years when SBB starts remodeling the station. The 25 kV stub tracks will disappear, the limit between...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread Catch them before they're gone.Yes. All more recent stock is air conditioned so fixed windows. Might be a few non air-conditioning ones still on rush hour trains...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread Catch them before they're gone.They are mostly used around Antwerp, notably on the S service between Rosendaal and Puurs. And also most of the Turnhout - Brussels -...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread The joy of separate railway enterprises (complex fares in France).So, owning and operating a smartphone has become a mandatory prerequisite to purchase a train ticket nowadays ? I wonder how long that...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread The joy of separate railway enterprises (complex fares in France).Well, not really. I still Wonder what exactly I should have done before boarding the train at Orry la ville in order not to break the rules.
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MMarcVD posted the thread The joy of separate railway enterprises (complex fares in France) in International Transport.So last Sunday I find myself, with wife and another friend in tow, in the lovely little station of Orry la Ville, in the northern...
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MMarcVD replied to the thread Isolated, and Very Isolated, railways.Then you can also mention the Deseret Power Railroad, which is still operational, uses the same 50 kV electrification scheme, and uses...
