09 August – NMBS and De Lijn : Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden; 12/08/2012 Sangat Sahib Gurdwara

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
The crane to lift the derailed vehicle back on the tracks

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
Trams awaiting clearance of the tracks

Oostende NMBS Station
Luik/Liège train pulled by Siemens engine

Oostende NMBS Station
I took this fast train to Leuven, where I changed to the Gent – Brussel – Genk train

This is the last of the pictures of my visit to the Belgian coast

Sint-Truiden, Sangat Sahib Gurdwara, Bhog Akhand Path

Bhog Akhand Path
Suba Singh, Nishan Singh, Master Ranjit Singh

Sangat Sahib Gurdwara
Halmaal-Dorp 20
3800 Sint-Truiden
Belgian Limburg

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
Trams on the tracks blocked by the derailed vehicle

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
Tram on the track blocked by the derailed vehicle

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
The southbound (De Panne) track is available

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
The derailed vehicle

Oostende De Lijn Tram Station
The derailed vehicle, on the left the crane which is going to put it back on the rails

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Oostende De Lijn & NMBS station
Trams waiting ……

Oostende De Lijn & NMBS station
Trams waiting ……

Oostende De Lijn station
Trams waiting ……

Oostende De Lijn station
More trams that do not move

Oostende De Lijn station
Here is the reason for the disruption, a derailed tram that blocks two of the three tracks !

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Oostende – No tram !
Walking from Marie-Joséplein to the NMBS and De Lijn station

Oostende – No tram !
Walking from Marie-Joséplein to the NMBS and De Lijn station

Oostende – No tram !
Walking from Marie-Joséplein to the NMBS and De Lijn station

Oostende Marina – No tram !
Walking from Marie-Joséplein to the NMBS and De Lijn station

Oostende – Approaching the station
Here are trams, but they are not moving

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Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Nieuwpoort Stad

Nieuwpoort Stad

Nieuwpoort Stad – Tram to De Panne

Oostende Marie-Joséplein – All alight, tram goes no further !

Oostende Marie-Joséplein
We will find out why the trams are stuck here

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Oostduinkerke, Duinpark – Tram to Knokke

Oostduinkerke, Duinpark

Oostduinkerke, Duinpark

Oostduinkerke, Duinpark

Nieuwpoort Stad – Tram to Knokke

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Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

Kokzijde Bad – Tram to Knokke

Kokzijde Bad

Kokzijde Bad

Kokzijde Bad – Tram to De Panne

Kokzijde Bad – Tram to De Panne

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Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

De Panne Centrum – Tram to De Panne station

De Panne Centrum – Waiting for the tram to Knokke

De Panne Centrum – The tram to Knokke

De Panne Centrum – Inside the tram

Kokzijde Bad Tram stop

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

De Panne, the beach, the boulevard and the high rise apartment buildings

De Panne, the beach

De Panne, old style buildings near the beach

De Panne Centrum

De Panne Centrum
De Lijn Trams on the ‘Kustlijn, in Gent and in Antwerpen all run on 1 meter gauge tracks

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Harjinder Singh
Man in Blue

09 August 2012 – NMBS and De Lijn : Sint-Truiden – Brussel – De Panne – Oostende – Leuven – Sint-Truiden

The Belgian Kusttram (coastal tram) which runs along the Belgian Northsea coast from near the French border till near the Dutch border

De Panne – NMBS Station

De Panne Centrum – De kusttram

De Panne Centrum

Tram stop De Panne Centrum

De Panne – sandy beach, no dogs allowed !

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Man in Blue