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Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium. Former Locomotive from the US Army

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium

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By Joop on 15 April 2015 Belgium

In Holland as well as in Belgium you easily fall in love with  steam locomotives. We visited a Steam Festival in Maldegem, in Belgium. It was a show  memorizing the end of WW2. In this blog I show you photo’s of this festival; pay attention to the function of the railways in WW2; tell you about upcoming events and show you the way to Railway Stations from which ancient trains powered by steam locomotives offer a regular service in summertime.

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium. Preserving our cultural industrial inheritage.

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium: the best steam trains in the Netherlands

The city Hoorn 70 km north of Amsterdam is the hometown of a fanatic group of volunteers maintaining, restoring and operating ancient trains. Thus guarding our industrial heritage.  The volunteers are organized in Foundation 162. They renovated and are the proud owner of the War Department No. 33 Diesel Locomotive. An authentic American locomotive of the US Army Transportation Corps, built specifically for the liberation of Europe in 1945. The locomotive is named “The Enter”. It was the first locomotive to be put ashore through the strong surf on the Normandic coast.

  1. Must See the “Museum Stoomtram” when you pass by Hoorn or Medemblik  and book a historical ride through the countryside. If you’re lucky you will see the War Department No. 33 Diesel Locomotive passing by on a track. Address: Museum Steamtram, Van Dedemstraat 8, Hoorn
  2. Must See the city Stadskanaal in the North-East of Holland where a museum-train is running all summer. The enthusiastic volunteers relentlessly organise vaporizing events. Address: Stoomtrein Stadskanaal Stationsstraat 3, 9503 AD Stadskanaal.
  3. Must See Goes, a city in the South-East of Holland which is the hometown of a museum-train with impressive steam-locomotives among which a Wittouck, a steam locomotive SGB 3 ‘Bison’ and the “Enter” a steam machine with a Davenport engine. Address: Stoomtrein Goes Albert Plesmanweg 23, 4462 GC Goes.
WD33 on the line Hoorn-Medenblik.
WD 33 American Diesel Locomotive
Locomotive WD33 passing a windmill in Holland.
“War Department 33” WD 33 Locomotive on its way to Belgium.
Locomotive in action on Railroad Festival Maldegem in Belgium

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium: Steam train in Maldegem

The main building of the Railway Station of Maldegem is an excellent restaurant offering a variety of Belgian beer and a good view on the platform from which the steam locomotives leave. The Steam Centre Maldegem maintains a regular line. Volunteers keep up the trains and run them. The train runs on Sundays and public holidays from 10 May to 27 September.

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium. Burning coal to get steam pressure.

Book a hotel near Maldegem and take this train through the lovely countryside of Flanders. Maldegem is in the city triangle Sas van Gent, Bruges and Ghent.

Address: Vzw Steam Center Maldegem , Stationsplein 8, B-9990 Maldegem, Belgium.

Lady taking the coals out of the fire.
Ancient locolotive.
Steaming locomotive.
Keeping the engines steaming.
Entering the Railway Station of Maldegem in Belgium.

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium making a tribute to the railways in WW2

The Steam Center Maldegem in Belgium organized in May 2015 the “Rail – Road to Victory Festival”.  A reeky festival with seven steam locomotives. The festival was part of the celebrations to commemorate the end of the Second World war 70 years ago. 

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium Compartment

In the area of Maldegem was fought fiercely during World War II. May 1945-May 2015 is a period of an awesome 70 years of peace which come to a climax during this jubilee. The Steam Center Maldegem celebrated this jubilee and made a tribute in particular to the Railways and their role during the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazi’s in 1945. Unfortunately the Germans used a Railroad Plough as they retreated destroying the infrastructure. But the railways were repaired quickly and in the UK about a thousand locomotives were assembled and transported to the continent during the operation Market Garden.

Entering the Railway Station of Maldigem.
American Army Wagon
Poster Railroad festival
The "Enter": a steam machine with a Davenport engine.
Goes is the hometown of Locomotive 4389
Taking the locomotive for a ride.
War Department No. 33 Diesel Locomotive

Are you interested in the destination of former railwaystations? Well,  Station Homburg offers a low buget hotel in  their restored wagoons.

Steam Trains in Holland and Belgium Steam Locomotive
Russland, Einsatz des "Schienenwolf". WW@. German troups destroy Railroads as they withdraw.
Russland, Einsatz des “Schienenwolf”. German troups destroy the Railroads with this terrible machine as they withdraw.

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Hello, my name is Joop and I am the creator/designer of this blog. Always looking for new adventures. I travelled the World and would like to travel some more. Well, that's who I am in a nutshell. Together with some friends and family we like to show the Netherlands to the World. I hope you will enjoy our blog and persuade you to visit our lovely country. Love to see you soon in Holland.

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