Vicinal Han-Sur-Lesse Diesel Tram

The Vicinal diesel trams and toastrack style trailers plus some other types of transport as seen in Han Sue Lesse, Belgian Ardennes, summer 1990.

The trams take tourists to the local caves, which after a tour and sound & light show they exit by electric boats (caves and boats not seen).

Also seen are some ex-military Bedford buses, some canoeists and the GLT, Guided Light Transport which in 1990 provided public services linking Han Sur Lesse with the nearby radio telescope, the towns of Rochefort and the Belgian Railway station at Jemelle.

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• Vicinal
• tram
• Bedford
• bus
• truck
• GLT
• canoe
• streetcar
• light
• rail

[citytransportinfo]

@jstein4123 Thanks

:-)

[jstein4123]

Terrific show!

[citytransportinfo]

@MrOrganist Thanks :-)

On seeing the photos on some websites I thought that there might be some new passenger trailers.

Yes, the last motor car is needed for when the trains change direction of travel.

Simon

[MrOrganist]

What an excellent record. Thank you for sharing it. The tram operation is much the same today, although they have built some new "baladeuses" (tram trailers) to the old design. Note that the last motor car leaves the village without trailers. When the cavalcade of trams and trailers gets to the entrance of the caves, the motor cars are uncoupled from their trailers and each set of trailers is then coupled to the motor car "behind" them (i.e. at the village end), for the return.