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View on some advertising for NMBS-SNCB products and subsidiaries. All of the products/subsidiaries advertised for still exist (yet some in another form/formula), except one: Golden Railpass, offering 6 single train journeys at a special price for people older than 60 was discontinued in favour of the "Seniorenbiljet/Billet Seniors", offering a return journey at a fixed price for people older than 65, regardless of the length of the journey. Railtour, the NMBS-SNCB subsidiary which was once a full-fledged tour operator in its own right, operating its own trains with own cars like the I2 restaurant, I4, I5, the Bar-Disco, T2 and MU sleeping cars, now only issues international tickets ordered with other tour operators. B-Dagtrips, arrangements including a entry ticket and train journey to selected attractions, concerts and fairs. InterRail, the famous train pass allowing people to travel in different European countries with one ticket. It still exists today, yet the formula and fares were changed in 2007. Go Pass, offering 9 single train journeys at a special price for people younger than 26. It still exists today, yet offering 10 single journeys now instead of 9 before. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on a mockup of an NMBS-SNCB Classical EMU (AM62-AM73).This mockup actually features the cab of a Classical EMU on the inside and was used as a simulator to train drivers for this train.When the simulators of the AM80 EMUs and HLE 27 locomotives were installed in the 1980s, this simulator was dismantled and moved to storage at the railroadmuseum. The livery of this mockup isn't fictional: it was carried by all Classical EMUs between their delivery and the early-1980s, when the yellow bands were widened. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on 2 coal buckets, as seen in the railroadmuseum in Leuven. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on the machinery of the former workshops of Leuven, which is now the railroadmuseum. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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2nd class (after 1956: 1st class) with luggage compartiment car NMBS-SNCB GCI 91.001 was seen stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven. In the early 20th century the different Belgian railways were looking for ways to transport more passengers without making the cars longer.This led to the design of the GC (Grande Capacité; Large capacity) cars: cars with 6-seat compartiments which were only accessible from the sides of the car.This also meant that the train conductor had to reach the compartiments from the outside, explaining the presence of the large steps. Unfortunately this practice led to too many incidents and it was decided to remove 2 seats per compartiment and to create a side corridor and fit gangways to the cars.In this way the conductor could now walk along the whole train without problems.The type code was also changed to GCI (Grande Capacité ŕ Intercirculation; Large capacity with gangways) after the rebuilt. Built between 1901 and 1921, they first were in service with the Belgian State railway (État Belge), after nationalisation of the railways in 1926 and the creation of NMBS-SNCB they remained in service until 1966 for that last one.This car, along with the 3 others stored at the railroadmuseum was restored in 1985, but wasn't used for special trips ever since and is now only in static display.Other GCI-cars in running condition can be found among different heritage railways in Belgium (Stoomcentrum Maldegem, CFV3V) and Luxembourg (AMTF). Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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3rd class (after 1956: 2nd class) NMBS-SNCB GCI compartiment car 96.840 was seen stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven. In the early 20th century the different Belgian railways were looking for ways to transport more passengers without making the cars longer.This led to the design of the GC (Grande Capacité; Large capacity) cars: cars with 6-seat compartiments which were only accessible from the sides of the car.This also meant that the train conductor had to reach the compartiments from the outside, explaining the presence of the large steps. Unfortunately this practice led to too many incidents and it was decided to remove 2 seats per compartiment and to create a side corridor and fit gangways to the cars.In this way the conductor could now walk along the whole train without problems.The type code was also changed to GCI (Grande Capacité ŕ Intercirculation; Large capacity with gangways) after the rebuilt. Built between 1901 and 1921, they first were in service with the Belgian State railway (État Belge), after nationalisation of the railways in 1926 and the creation of NMBS-SNCB they remained in service until 1966 for that last one.This car, along with the 3 others stored at the railroadmuseum was restored in 1985, but wasn't used for special trips ever since and is now only in static display.Other GCI-cars in running condition can be found among different heritage railways in Belgium (Stoomcentrum Maldegem, CFV3V) and Luxembourg (AMTF). Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on the interior of a 2nd class (after 1956: 1st class) NMBS-SNCB GCI car. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on the side of the cab of NMBS-SNCB steam locomotive 10.018.MKM is the internal SNCB code for Stockem, which was the last depot of the locomotive before it went into storage. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View inside the smoke box of NMBS-SNCB steam locomotive 7.039. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on an unknown old rail crane stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on an old accompanying car for rail cranes stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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Postal car 50 88 00-26 053-3 was seen stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven. This car was built in 1930 as type Post4ü-a/20 and was in service with the OPD (Oberen Post Direktion) in Hannover under the number 4364.After WWII it was transferred to the Belgian Post, which first gave it the number 70.302, then 70.803 and ultimately its current UIC-number.(Thanks to Dieter Pleus for the information !) Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on tender 13.332, coupled to NMBS-SNCB steam locomotive 44.225. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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Detail on the number and builder plates of NMBS-SNCB steam locomotive 7.039. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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NMBS-SNCB brake van "Hasselt Parking 6071" was seen stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven.This wagon was originally used by the Nord Belge railway before it was transferred to NMBS-SNCB in 1926. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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NMBS-SNCB draisine trailer "Draisine loods Vorst-Zuid 572" was seen stored at the railroadmuseum in Leuven.As the inscriptions show, it was in use at the workshops of Vorst-Zuid/Forest-Midi before it went into storage. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)

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View on the side of the cab of NMBS-SNCB steam locomotive 44.225. Although the inscriptions show that the locomotive had a last revision in 1987 at the workshops of Hasselt, it was actually only repainted instead of restored to running condition, probably due to a lack of spare parts or too old technology. Leuven , 06/07/2006. Photo by : Denis Verheyden (msts_2@hotmail.com)