HM Philippe, King of the Belgians and HM Mathilde of Belgium are paying a State Visit to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. They went by train.
It’s the first time since the middle of the 1990s, when then Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands paid a State Visit to Belgium that the King and Queen used a Royal Train.
Today, 15 October 2019, the train consisted of regular first class coaches with the new royal coat of arms added.
Wim Dehandschutter, royal correspondent for Het Nieuwsblad, made photos and a short video. The train consisted of five coaches. We can see an I6, an I6M and an I11.
NMBS / SNCB will mark its centenary with a unique travelling exhibition bringing together almost a century of Belgian railway history in a single 300-metre-long…
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Belgian railway operator NMBS / SNCB is preparing to permanently withdraw its nearly 50-year-old I6 coaches … NMBS / SNCB set to retire nearly 50-year-old I6 coachesRead more
Belgium‘s national railway operator NMBS / SNCB is preparing to permanently withdraw its nearly 50-year-old I6 coaches from service, bringing an end to a fleet that has been running since 1977. I6 coaches were (are) laid out in a corridor + compartments set-up. A cosy and romantic design philosophy which is nowadays very rare.