Honestly I thought this picture was lost. I had a dark, grainy, 20 years old print. And a negative. It took some time in Lightroom and Photoshop, but honestly I’m surprised about the result I’ve been able to get out of it. The pictured train is running north on line 26A, between the Schaarbeek shunting yard and the docks of the port of Brussels. I … Continue reading The digital revolution
On april 3rd 2016, commercial operation started on the second phase of LGV-Est. High speed trains from Paris to Strasbourg could from then on run at high speed until Vendenheim, where the LGV connects to the classic network. SNCF and SNCB now expect people travelling to Strasbourg to to use Thalys and TGV trains, with a transfer in Paris. For that purpose the classic international … Continue reading Last time in style to Switzerland
During the last years, the European quarter has been the subject of an aesthetic and functional makeover. The functional change in railway land was the construction of the Schuman – Josaphat rail link and the upgrade of Brussels-Schuman station into a multimodal hub. The functional upgrade was used to give the station an aesthetic makeover, making it more attractive to rail and subway passengers. It’s … Continue reading Connecting Europe
Still last summer… one of very few sybic engines carrying the En Voyage livery hauls Eurocity n° 97 from Brussels to Basel. The train left Luxembourg a few minutes after the TGV service to Paris… which would now be the fastest train if you would want to travel to Switzerland from Luxembourg. Continue reading En voyage
After almost 29 years, the Belgian EuroCity trains will ride a last time on April 4th 2016. On May 31st 1987, the EuroCity network was established as a successor for the TEE network. The EC-trains also contained 2nd class coaches – compared to their first class only predecessors. In order to be labeled EuroCity, the trains need to respond to a certain number of quality … Continue reading Very soon: end of the EuroCity trains
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