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Steel from the past
In November '99, there were no signs yet of the big changes that the Belgian rail freight scene would undergo during the next 5 to 10 years. There's no sign yet of any private operators, nor any modern traction. Crossrail would only start running 4 years later, and the 77 series diesel locos were still in an early stage of testing & delivery.
We see SNCB 7351 hauling a steel train coming from the Sidmar steel factory, now Arcelor Mittal, to the Gent-Zeehaven yard. The train is running past the Sifferdok, that actually still looks very similar today.
B 7351, Gent Sifferdok, November 4, 1999.
Steel from the past
In November '99, there were no signs yet of the big changes that the Belgian rail freight scene would undergo during the next 5 to 10 years. There's no sign yet of any private operators, nor any modern traction. Crossrail would only start running 4 years later, and the 77 series diesel locos were still in an early stage of testing & delivery.
We see SNCB 7351 hauling a steel train coming from the Sidmar steel factory, now Arcelor Mittal, to the Gent-Zeehaven yard. The train is running past the Sifferdok, that actually still looks very similar today.
B 7351, Gent Sifferdok, November 4, 1999.