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The Brussels Metro is served by 217 carriages of M1-M5 series, manufactured by La Brugeoise et Nivelles, ACEC, Bombardier Transportation, Alstom and CAF and delivered between 1976 and 1999, as well as 21 six-car trainsets of the new M6 series (also known as "Boa"), manufactured by CAF and delivered between 2007 and 2012. A new train type known ...
Brussels Metro carriage at Erasme/Erasmus metro station. The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (French: Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles [a] or STIB; Dutch: Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel [b] or MIVB) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium.
Development of the Brussels Metro up to 2006. The Brussels Metro was first opened in 1976 and has been expanding since, to comprise as of 2009 a set of four metro lines serving a total of 60 metro stations, most of which are underground. Line 1 connects Gare de l'Ouest/Weststation to the east of the city. Line 2 runs in a loop around the city ...
European Sleeper runs a night train service connecting Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin. - Bart Biesemans/Reuters Midnight Trains hoped to deliver a deluxe “hotel on wheels” experience between ...
MBTA Red Line train (Boston Subway) R142 car (NYC Subway) Delhi Metro broad gauge train, manufactured by Bombardier. Bombardier's standard metro vehicles are the mid-sized fully automated and driverless INNOVIA Metro with the option for linear induction motor propulsion or a conventional rotary motor, and the high-capacity customizable MOVIA Metro, which is powered by conventional motors and ...
On May 5, 1835, the first railway in continental Europe opened between Brussels-Groendreef/Allée verte and Mechelen. Some sort of railroad or canal had been envisaged as early as 1830. The feasibility of a railroad was investigated by engineers Pierre Simons and Gustave De Ridder. The first trains were Stephenson engines imported from Great ...
Gare Centrale or Centraal Station is a Brussels Metro station on lines 1 and 5.It is located five minutes' walk from Brussels-Central railway station, under the Marché au Bois / Houtmarkt, in the City of Brussels, Belgium, and can be accessed through a pedestrian tunnel.
The BN-ACEC also proposed a design for that train similar to the M1-M5 series of the Brussels Metro if they won the bid. Competition for the contract was so fierce that it involved last-minute discounts, offers of free parts and allegations of sabotage. [1] [13] Metro-Cammell, Kawasaki and ASEA were shortlisted for the final round.