CFC/NMBS/CFV3V 5538 stands on 23 September 2023 in Treignes.

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For the 125th anniversary of the Bex - Villars - Col-de-Bretaye Railway (BVB), the BDeh 2/4 N° 25 railcar, which went into operation in 1944, was painted in the original BVB livery.

CFC/NMBS/CFV3V 5538 stands on 23 September 2023 in Treignes. The railways of Congo (Chemins de Fer du Congo) tried to buy three ex-SNCB Class 55s, but the deal fell through due to another civil war in that African country. The NMBS/SNCB was and is phasing out Class 55 rapidly and the 5538, which was to be opne of the Congolese locos, ended with the CFV3V that uses the loco on Diesel days and for some shunting duties. Since there are plans to give the loco a repaint back to original colours, anyone willing to photograph a quasi-Congolese Diesel in the Belgian Ardennes is advised not to wait for too long.

Leonardus Schrijvers 24.10.2023, 501 Views, 0 Comments

Loco 61 of the CFv3V runs round at Treignes on a rainy 22 September 2023.

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CFV3V's NE61/8098 "ANDRÉ CHAPELON" rides solo through Puurs on 4 July 2026 during the annually held "Scheldeland in Stoom" spectacle. 
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Belgium / Heritage Railways and Museums / CFV3V Three Valleys Steam Train, Belgium / Steam locomotives / Various

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CFV3V's NE61/8098 André Chapelon hauls a steam shuttle train from Baasrode Noord into Puurs on 4 July 2026 during the "Scheldeland in Stoom" spectacle. 
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Belgium / Heritage Railways and Museums / CFV3V Three Valleys Steam Train, Belgium / Steam locomotives / Various, Belgium / Heritage Railways and Museums / SDP Stoomtrein Dendermonde Puurs

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Ex-NMBS/SNCB sjhunter 7304 stands at Mariembourg on 26 September 2009, where she has found an asylum within the ranks of CFV3V. 
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Belgium / Heritage Railways and Museums / CFV3V Three Valleys Steam Train, Belgium / Diesel locomotives / Série 73

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