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SNCB Class AM35
NMBS/SNCB Class AM35 (''Automotrice 35'' French language, French for Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) – 1935 [after their year of construction] - in Dutch they were MS35, the MS standing for ''MotorStel'') were electric multiple unit trains operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). First used in service on May 5, 1935 (a century to the day after the founding of the Belgian Railways) along the first electric line between Brussels and Antwerp. Twelve Electric Multiple Units consisting of four carriages set ran at 120 kilometres per hour between the two cities. Technical Details The EMUs consisted of two motorized cars at the ends and two infill trailers. Two manufacturers were selected for the power cars: 12 were built by the Société Anonyme la Métallurgique (Nivelles) and fitted with Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi, ACEC electrical equipment, the other 12 were assembled by the Ateliers de la Dyle (Leuven) and equipped by SEM (Société d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Anonyme La Métallurgique
Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgium, Belgian Walloon Brabant, province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2. The municipality includes the districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers. Ateliers de Tubize Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (Tubize 2179, 2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran See also * A.F.C. Tubize References External links * Tubize, Cities in Wallonia Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
