18th March 98 : Class 51 Co-Co diesel at Mol station.
A mixed traffic class of locomotive, 5136 weighs 117 tonnes and is about the same power as a UK Class 40 diesel.
15th March 98 : Class 62 Bo-Bo diesel at Geraardsbergen.
Many of Belgiums non-electrified branches still use diesel locomotives with steam heat coaches. Here 6228 waits for departure time on a train to Gent Sint Pieters.
17th March 98 : Class 62 Bo-Bo diesel at Lier.
All services from Antwerpen Centraal to Neerpelt are in the hands of Class 62's. For the bashers, changes of train at Lier and Overpelt allow for maximum mileage and least waiting at stations. 6281 is seen at Lier, bound for Antwerpen.
19th March 98 : Class 62 Bo-Bo diesel at Ronse.
As 6292 runs round it's train, the shunter is busy painting the platform edge white line. Safety around moving trains in Belgium was not up to the same standard as in the UK.
17th March 98 : Class 62 Bo-Bo diesel at Neerpelt.
Only stay on the train to Neerpelt if you want the track - otherwise you'll be there an hour...and the station is about 2km from the town! If you're chasing loco's then change at Overpelt, about two minutes before Neerpelt where you wait only 5 minutes or so for a Class 62 going in the other direction.
19th March 98 : Class 62 Bo-Bo diesel at Gent Sint Pieters.
In early 1998, Class 62's were still being used on three routes out of Gent - to Eeklo, Ronse and Geraardsbergen. 6313 is seen here at Gent having arrived with a train from Eeklo.
18th March 98 : Class 84 diesel shunter at Hasselt.
A general purpose shunter, most are now used on "infrastructure" work.
19th March 98 : Class 91 diesel shunter at Kortrijk.
An early 1960's design shunter, now mainly used for working around stations and smal yards. 9110 is seen here in one of the bay platforms at Kortrijk station.
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