In 2026, the National Railway Company of Belgium, or Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (NMBS) in Dutch and Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges (SNCB) in French, turns 100 years old. To commemorate this anniversary, bpost is issuing a series of stamps.
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REVIEW | ‘Belgian Railways Under Occupation: Between Collaboration and Resistance’ at Train World in Brussels
Opened in late September 2025 at Train World in Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek in Brussels, the exhibition ‘Belgian Railways Under Occupation: Between Collaboration and Resistance‘ examines the complex and often painful history of the Belgian railways during World War II.
TRAIN WORLD | ‘Belgian Railways Under Occupation: Between Collaboration and Resistance’, 26 September 2025 to 28 June 2026
From Saturday 26 September 2025 to Sunday 28 June 2026, NMBS / SNCB‘s railway museum in Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek in the Brussels-Capital Region, Train World, will host the exhibition ‘Belgian Railways Under Occupation: Between Collaboration and Resistance‘. How did the Belgian Railways act during World War II?
27 SEPTEMBER 2025 | Farewell Tour for ‘Benelux’ Intercityrijtuig (ICR) coaches in the Netherlands and Belgium
On Saturday 27 September 2025, a special heritage train will operate across the Netherlands and Belgium to mark the approaching withdrawal of the last Intercityrijtuig (ICR) coaches from regular service.
GREAT BRITAIN | Network Rail tests steam locomotive with digital ETCS safety system
April 2025 has seen the start of testing at speed for the world’s first operational steam locomotive to be fitted with European Train Control System or ETCS technology. Tests are being done by Network Rail, the railway infrastructure (the tracks) in Great Britain. So England, Scotland and Wales. Not Northern Ireland.
NMBS / SNCB to apologize for involvement in WWII deportation transports
During World War II, Belgian railway company NMBS / SNCB collaborated closely with the German occupiers. This included the deportation of 230,000 people to concentration and extermination camps using Belgian railway trains. The company is now preparing to issue a formal apology, amongst other initiatives.
BELGIUM | Fête du Rail at Rétrotrain, Saint-Ghislain
August 2024. Two weekends in a row, we experienced some Belgian railway heritage. On the 11th, we went to Baasrode-Noord for the Dendermonde – Puurs Steam Railway or Stoomtrein Dendermonde-Puurs over line 52. On the 17th, we travelled all the way to Saint-Ghislain for a special ride over freight railway line 100, organised by Le…
TRAIN WORLD | ‘Draw me a train’ design and architecture exhibition from 19 September 2024
Belgium‘s national train and rail museum Train World in Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek) in Brussels proposes a new temporary exhibition: ‘Draw me a train‘ (‘Van schets tot trein‘,’Dessine-moi un train‘). The exhibition opens on Thursday 19 September 2024 and closes on Sunday 11 May 2025.
Plans for a steam train heritage service between Brussels and Mechelen shelved
“If all goes well, Train World will operate steam train between Brussels and Mechelen (Malines), reports Gazet van Antwerpen. The service could start in 2020″, we wrote in 2019. Quod non. Minister for Mobility George Gilkinet (Ecolo) declared in Parliament it’s not happening because it’s too complicated.
REVIEW | ‘Royals & Trains’ exhibition at Train World in Brussels
Until 22 January 2023, Train World in Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek in Brussels is hosting the ‘Royals & Trains‘ exhibition.
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