Recommendations for Belgium trainspotting

[Tobytrain10]

Hello, as a present for my 18th birthday (today) i am going to belgium from next monday to thursday, could i get recommendations of where i can go to trainspot please? I preferably want places with either High speed trains, or loads of freight, preferably at speed but i dont mind. Many thanks, please feel free to give me any other suggestions aswell!

 

[StephenHunter]

Happy Birthday!

I'd recommend Train World in Brussels; plenty of HS trains in that city as well.

 

[Tobytrain10]

Happy Birthday!

I'd recommend Train World in Brussels; plenty of HS trains in that city as well.

Thanks!
Hmmm maybe, im more it to trainspotting at stations and such, but i will do some research, somehow i have never heard of this

 

[AdamWW]

Thanks!
Hmmm maybe, im more it to trainspotting at stations and such, but i will do some research, somehow i have never heard of this

Plenty to see in Brussels-Midi/Zuid - double decker push-pull and top and tailed loco hauled trains, top and tailed non double decker services to the Netherlands plus Eurostars (London services and ex Thalys), TGVs and ICEs. Some of the double decker trains also have one single level coach.

And the occasional Ouigo Classique loco hauled train to/from Paris and European Sleeper trains.

Plus various types of multiple units.

And double decker trains with the rather unusual M7 power cars which are essentially a locomotive with some passenger seating.

It's certainly somewhere I'm happy to spend some time just watching what's going on.

 

[Tobytrain10]

Plenty to see in Brussels-Midi/Zuid - double decker push-pull and top and tailed loco hauled trains, top and tailed non double decker services to the Netherlands plus Eurostars (London services and ex Thalys), TGVs and ICEs. Some of the double decker trains also have one single level coach.

And the occasional Ouigo Classique loco hauled train to/from Paris and European Sleeper trains.

Plus various types of multiple units.

And double decker trains with the rather unusual M7 power cars which are essentially a locomotive with some passenger seating.

It's certainly somewhere I'm happy to spend some time just watching what's going on.

Thanks will be interesting to see some of these trains, unsure whether i will go to the main stations in brussels that much but i will be on the look for some of those trains you have mentioned

 

[AdamWW]

Thanks will be interesting to see some of these trains, unsure whether i will go to the main stations in brussels that much but i will be on the look for some of those trains you have mentioned

The SNCB/NMBS on-line journey planner (web site or app) is quite useful as it shows train compositions.

Some of them are a bit imaginative though.

This web site seems to be quite accurate.

 

[Tobytrain10]

The SNCB/NMBS on-line journey planner (web site or app) is quite useful as it shows train compositions.

Some of them are a bit imaginative though.

This web site seems to be quite accurate.

Thanks

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Does anyone have any station for loads of freight? More specifically where they go relatively fast?