After the tramway in Antwerp celebrated its 150th anniversary with a big parade last year (seehere), this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Ghent tramway, which also belongs to the Flemish transport company ‘De Lijn’.
This was celebrated on Whit Sunday with a big ‘Tramfeest’ around the Korenmarkt in Ghent. In the morning, there was a tram parade along the old walls. In the afternoon, 8 trams travelled between Sint-Niklaasstraat and Sint-Pietersstation.
Already the day before, 3 different routes were offered for special fan trips through the city centre, to Moscou and Zwijnaarde.
The festival was enriched by the many guest vehicles from the Lobbes-Thuin Museum (ASVi), the coastal tramway and the Flemish Tramway Museum in Antwerp (VlaTAM). Special highlights were the use of the steam locomotive HL303 and the ‘diesel tram’ Aurorail AR86, both from the museum in Lobbes-Thuin.
Just like last year in Antwerp, this was a very successful event thanks to the great commitment of the transport company and the participating associations.
