Tramsite Schepdaal, Tramway museum in Schepdaal, Dilbeek, Belgium
Tramsite Schepdaal is a tramway museum in Dilbeek dedicated to the history of street transportation in Belgium and features vehicles spanning multiple decades. Three large depot buildings house trams, locomotives, passenger cars, and maintenance equipment from different periods of Belgian transport history.
The tramway line between Brussels and Ninove began operations in 1887 and served as a crucial transportation link for the region. Service ended in 1970, making this site a memorial to this important transport category.
The site shows how trams shaped daily life in Belgium and what role they played in local transportation. Visitors can see how different vehicle types were built for various purposes, from simple worker rides to representational transport.
To view the collections, visitors should arrange an advance appointment since museum tours only operate on a reservation basis. The site is normally accessible from Wednesday through Sunday between March and October.
The royal carriage built for Leopold II is the collection's centrepiece, but sources disagree on whether the king ever rode in it; a newspaper article was needed to confirm his trips. The Shah of Persia certainly did, during his 1900 visit to Ostend. The museum also holds the SNCV's first electric tram of 1894 and a steam tram locomotive of 1920.
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