With the Flandersbach bound chalk train, 189 080 takes a break at 's-Hertogenbosch on 24 January 2019.

With the Flandersbach bound chalk train, 189 080 takes a break at 's-Hertogenbosch on 24 January 2019.

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With the Flandersbach bound chalk train, 189 080 takes a break at 's-Hertogenbosch on 24 January 2019.

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DBC 189 025 passes through Venlo-Vierpaardjes with a box train on 7 February 2026. 
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