Steamtrain Maldegem-Eeklo (SME), is a heritage railway located at

Maldegem Maldegem (; vls, Moaldegem), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and . and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. ...

in northern

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. It is located at the former

NMBS french: Société nationale des chemins de fer belgesgerman: Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen , type = Statutory corporation , industry = Rail Transport , foundation = 1926 , founder = Government o ...

station. Standard gauge trains run on the line to

Eeklo Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning ''oak'' and ''sp ...

, where the SCM has its own station. A

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

line runs to Donk on the former line to

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the country by population. The area of the whole city a ...

; this was supplemented by the standard gauge line in 1989.

Stock List

Steam locomotives

Operational **Standard Gauge *** Avonside No. 1908 of 1925. Named "Fred". *** La Meuse of 1926. Named "Bébert". ***St. Léonard n°947 of 1893. Build in Liège. ***

Hunslet Hunslet () is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is southeast of the city centre and has an industrial past. It is situated in the Hunslet and Riverside ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central parliamentar ...

, No. 3796 of 1953, WD196, "Errol Lonsdale". Previously based on the South Devon Railway in England. *** Hanomag 0-4-0WT of 1906. *Non Operational **Narrow Gauge *** TKh No. 5387, named "General Maczik". Moved to SME from the

Northampton & Lamport Railway The Northampton and Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton. Overview ...

in England in 2006. *** Haine St. Pierre n°416 of 1891. Awaiting restoration ***

Orenstein & Koppel Orenstein & Koppel (normally abbreviated to "O&K") was a major Germany, German engineering company specialising in railway vehicles, escalators, and heavy equipment. It was founded on April 1, 1876 in Berlin by Benno Orenstein and Arthur Koppel. ...

0-4-0WT of 1911 (works number 4854). Named "Marie", Static. (First Locomotive of SME) *** "Adolphe" Tubize 4-6-2 (miniature) 1935. Built for Brussels World Fair railway. Awaiting restoration. **Standard Gauge ***Haine Saint-Pierre n°1405 of 1923. Stored awaiting restoration. *** 41.195 (Ex-SNCB) Macintosh superheated 0-6-0. Awaiting restoration. *** AD08 "La Meuse" (ex-CFV3V) awaiting restoration.

Diesel locomotives

*Operational **Standard Gauge *** SNCB Class 74 7408. Operational. *** SNCB Class 80 8040. Operational. *** SNCB Class 91 9151. Operational. **Narrow Gauge *** Moës 4wDM. *** Moës 4wDM, named "NELE". ***Diema DS30-1 *Non Operational **Standard Gauge ***Moës shunter named "Karien" **Narrow Gauge ***Moës 4wDM, to be named "Dolly", under repair. ***Simplex 4wDM, Under restoration off site.

Diesel multiple units

*Operational **Standard Gauge ***SNCB Class 44 single car unit 4403 Operational. ***SNCB Class 46 single car unit 4620 Operational. ***SNCB Class 49 single car unit 4903 Operational. ***SNCB Inspection unit ES202. *Non Operational **Standard Gauge ***SNCB Class 44 single car unit 4405 Will be scrapped

References

External links

Official Website
600 mm gauge railways in Belgium Heritage railways in Belgium Tourist attractions in East Flanders Maldegem {{Belgium-transport-stub