Private and Foreign Freight Operators

Captrain Class 6603 in the northern harbour area Antwerpen 30 December 2010
Antwerpen – Noorderdokken Captrain 6602 passing with a coal train from Born 1 July 2011
Antwerpen – Noorderdokken with passing SNCF 467528 and 467530 on 1 July 2011
DB-Schenker 6515 and 6516 passing Kijkuit north of Antwerpen with steel for Wales 1 July 2011

Luik – Liege Guillemins

Local train Liege-Luik Guillemins to Maastricht formed by NMBS emu 155 on 8 May 2010
IC to Namur and Lille Flanders with emu NMBS 468 on 8 May 2010
stairs 8 May 2010
Shops in the underpass mezzanine level Luik – Liege Guillemins 8 May 2010
The new very nice Gare station at Luik – Liege Guillemins. Shop in the underpass 8 May 2010

B Cargo

Antwerpen – Dam station NMBS 2021 date 29 June 2011
NMBS 2009 passing Antwerpen Dam station with steel and a view looking into Lange Lobroekstraat 29 June 2011
Double diesel traction NMBS 7805 and 7792 pulling a container load leaving the Antwerpen docks passing at Antwerpen Ekeren 1 July 2013
NMBS 2304 and 2344 leaving the docks near Antwerpen Noorderdokken 1 July 2011. Ekeren in the back ground
Passing Essen border station on its way to Roosendaal NL is Traxx 186-222 als B cargo 2830 with a mixed freight 18-7-2009

Freight line 24

B 5505 and 5539 near Weerst Warsage pulling 44505 on 5 May 2008
B 2320 at Voeren 5 May 2008
B7771 leading after leaving the tunnel at Veurs 5 May 2008
R4Chem PB01 at Veurs 5 May 2008
B2802 Traxx for instruction running with freight trains at Teuven – Remersdeal 5 May 2008
B2374 near Teuven – Remersdeal 5 May 2008

Chertal Wals

Train near Chertal steelworks with NMBS 7700 loc on 6 May 2008
Train near Chertal steelworks with NMBS 7700 loc on 6 May 2008
Train near Chertal steelworks with NMBS 7700 loc on 6 May 2008
near Herstal to Cherstal iron works B7700 with fluid steel cars 5-5-2008
B 7762 leaving Cherstal 5-5-2008
B 7769 passing Herstal to Cherstal iron works 5-5-2008

Line 37

8 August 2004 Asternet DB225-023 and 225-024 while 225-028 pushes at the rear.
Asternet and ICE still on the old main line. 8 August 2004
8 August 2004 Thalys 4332 from K

Belgium TSP trip 102

Merelbeke 2 April 2005
Railion Nederland or RN 204-618 and NMBS 6256 B-D border at Sas van Gent 2 April 2005
2 April 2005
2 April 2005
2 April 2005
2 April 2005
2 April 2005 Merelbeke yard with a type 62 for Infra. New 41 railcar and 77 diesel
Merelbeke yard.
Merelbeke NMBS 6256

Belgium TSP Trip 98

Quevy with B 2224 and 2514 with special 26 June 2004 TSP trip 98
Soignies gare B 2224 and 2514 with special 26 June 2004 TSP trip 98
Clebecq iron smelter former line 106 with B 2514 and K4 coaches 26 June 2004 TSP trip 98
B 2240 2514 2224 at Charleroi Sud 26 June 2004 TSP trip 98
NMBS 2514 with TSP K4 charter train at Clebecq on old line 106 26 June 2004
B 806 and 2214 at Binche on 26-6-2004 TSP rit 98

Steam Specials

NMBS 29013 on 25 September 1976 . Like many fan trips it is often difficult to get a nice picture. It was my very nfirst trip into Belgium with a camera with me. The VeBOV was a pleasant Antwerpen based Flamish railfan group wiich started in 1975. For its first 10 years it was very active and organised lots off fantrips in Belgium with railway bus- and tramway visits.
NMBS 29013 view along the train.
NMBS 29013
NMBS 12 004 departure from Menen in grey rainy conditions 10-8-1985
NMBS 29 013 with a special somewere between Vielsalm and Gouvy on 13 July 1985
NMBS 29 013 passing Salmchâteau on 13 July 1985

Antwerpen Harbor

6 September 2002 NMBS7720 crossing a road bridge
6 September 2002 NMBS 7405 and 7409 await next duties.
6 September 2002 NMBS2382 and 2346 hauling a heavy freight with Fads cars from the harbour near Ekeren.
6 September 2002 Two unindentified NS6400 loco’s after arriving in Antwerpen.
Antwrpen Harbour NMBS7716 6 September 2002
NMBS7720 crossing the bridge at 6 September 2002

Moresnet

8 August 2004 Moresnet. Stap by stap the bridge is being modernised. A special build device rides over the tracks binging in a new bridge part. The old one is that cut off and lowered to the ground while the new (top) part is slowly lowered in. It takes a day for two new sections.
The old iron cut to pieces while the new bridge grows 8 August 2004
The perfect graveyard for every gricer. You look up and trains do pass day and night. I would not mind to be buried here!

Belgium NMBS Rly

26 June 2004 Luik – Guillemins station with B676
26 June 2004
NMBS 5401 Luik 1 April 2000
NMBS 6074 on 25 September 1976
26 June 2004 NMBS 7735 awaits permit to enter the premeses off the chemical plant at Feluy-Zoning
Line 24 Gemmenich DB241 805 returning to Aachen on 9 August 2003
Line 24 Gemmenich DB225 014 hauling a load off scrap iron.
Line 37 Welkenraedt with NMBS218 coming from Aachen 9 August 2003
Line 37 with Thalys 4346 forming T9456 still on the old route at Welkenraedt on 9 August 2003. The new high speed line between Luik and Aachen is under construction.
NMBS 1602 with IC near May 1996
Noorderdokken NMBS 2364 rush hour extra 1 July 2011 P-trein
Antwerpen Noorderdokken NMBS 2603 1 July 2011
NMBS 043 passing Wildert 28 August 1983
NMBS 2342 leaving Essen towards Antwerpen 27 August 1983
TEE from Paris at Eseen, B nearing the Dutch border 27 August 1983
NMBS 5925 Essen 27 August 1983
NMBS 4301 in a railway employees only Welkenraedt – Montzen service at line 39 on 17 January 1987

Belgium Industrial Rly

gate Felay-Zoning Chemical plant 26 June 2004
Antwerpen Harbour Esso Moyse locomotive 6 September 2002