16/6/2019 TRAMANIA magazine nr 63 is out of press

The last TRAMANIA magazine #63 is just published.

All pages are printed in colour and the magazine binded.

Every year, TRAMANIA magazine illustrates:
– the achievements of TRAMANIA;
– the history of Belgium tramways home and abroad: rolling stock, networks, builders, biographies;
– papers about transport tickets, tram postcards, annual reports of the SNCV;
– various papers about narrow gauge railways: Darjeeling, Syria, Egypt;

Help us by subscribing to our magazine – 1 year or 4 copies per year: 19 EUR (Belgium) 27.00 EUR (abroad p&p included)

Bank payment :
IBAN Account : BE41 0001 3319 1710
BIC Bank : BPOTBEB1
TRAMANIA asbl, Venelle au Palio 49, B-1150 Bruxelles, Belgium

8/2/2019: International tram agenda

International tram agenda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three new books

TRAMANIA PROPOSES :

Brussels trams in the 60s by Chr. Buisson

BRUSSELS TRAMWAYS (Chr. Buisson)

In French language:
Pictures of the Brussels networks in the 60’s by the author.

Mainly in B/W, 8 pages with colour pictures. 144 pages, 16×23 cm

25 EUR P&P included for Belgium. Rest of Europe : 33,00 EUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRAMWAYS EN WALLONIE (Chr. Buisson) Liège–Verviers–Charleroi

In French language:
Pictures of the Walloon urban networks in the 60’s by the author, completed by some Liège views of J. Bazin,.

Mainly in B/W, 8 pages with colour pictures. 144 pages, 16×23 cm

25 EUR P&P included for Belgium. Rest of Europe : 33,00 EUR

 

 

 

 

CAROLINE ET MELANIE EN TRAM 1958-1968 (Pierre Meeuwig)

A comic book drawn by Pierre Meeuwig illustrating tramways in Belgium from 1958 to 1968, with wanderings trough time and space.
The book is completed by an interview of the author by Olivier Geerinck.

108 pages, A4 siza, in B/W and colour

25 EUR P&P included for Belgium. Rest of Europe : 33,00 EUR

 

 

 

 

Payments on the account BE41 0001 3319 1710 of Tramania asbl , with an appropriate description

 

 

 

 

 

 

22-23/9/2018 Models exhibition

TRAMANIA has held in Ostend a stand at the MSKK models exhibition.

The perfect opportunity for new contacts and a couple of models sales that will contribute to the restoration of SNCV trailer A.1584

Photo 53169 Ostende. Exposition MSKK. Stand TRAMANIA. Date 22-9-2018

Photo 53170 Ostende. Exposition MSKK. Stand TRAMANIA. Date 22-9-2018

14/2/2017 Book: “Les tramways de Tientsin” – in stock !

Tramania collaborates with the exhibition “Chine – Belgique, 120 ans d’histoire partagée”. It will take place at:
– Brussels from April 4th until 22nd, from 8:00 until 18:00. Closed by April, 9th, 16th, 17th.
Place: University ULB, Foyer culturel, Campus du Solbosch (bâtiment F1), avenue Paul Héger 22-24, 1050 Bruxelles.
– Tianjin (Tientsin) (at a later date).

At this occasion, Tramania publishes a book about the trams of Tientsin:
68 pages in colour, more than 90 illustrations, maps of the city, the tram network, tracks and depots.

The book describes in detail a fantastic human adventure with a background of hard events in China during the first half of the 20th century.

A choice has been made between private collections and archives from the Belgian tram company of Tientsin, kept by the National Archives AGR, most of them have never been published.

Clic here for an extract of the book

The book is available and ready for shipment. (available in French only)
16 EUR (Belgium – P&P included)
20 EUR (rest of Europe – P&P included)
22 EUR (China and rest of world – P&P included)
this amount can be paid on the account of TRAMANIA asbl (no checks):
IBAN  BE41 0001 3319 1710
BIC BPOTBEB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26/3/2017: Exhibition China-Belgium

The book “Les tramways de Tientsin” is now available through this site.

TRAMANIA takes part to the exhibition “Chine – Belgique, 120 ans d’histoire partagée” with a section about the “tramways in Tientsin”

Dates: from April 4th until 22nd. Closed : April 9th, 16th, 17th.
Opening times: Monday-Saturday, from 8:00 until 18:00.

Place: Brussels University ULB, Foyer culturel, Campus du Solbosch (bâtiment F1), avenue Paul Héger 22-24, 1050 Bruxelles.
Public transport: STIB tramways 25 and 94, bus 71 and 72
Location and transport map

Exhibition Chine Belgique expo – all details

An organisation of ULB Culture.
Département des services à la communauté universitaire
02 650 65 80 – culture@ulb.ac.be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13/1/2017 : Update of our pictures site

The pictures site of TRAMANIA is reviewed and updated :

– 9,732 pictures on line
– easier search
– complete list of search criteria
– lower prices : automatic discounts from 10, 20 et 50 pictures
– trilingual French, Dutch, English (nearly everywhere, still to complete)

Galleries content :
Austria : tramways from Vienna and Linz 80’s,
Belgium : tramways, trolleybusses and buses of SNCV, STIB, STIL, STIV, MIVA, MIVG, SNCB, Nord Belge, Prince Henri, Industrials from 1935 until now,
China : tramways, steam and trolleybus from Beijing, Tientsin, Dairen, Anshan, Shenyang, Harbin, Shanghai, Canton and Hong Kong in 1984,
France : CFEN Valenciennes, Lille, Nice Digne, Laon, Cauterets in the 60’s and 70’s,
Egypt : Cairo 1982,
Luxemburg : tramways 1966,
Paraguay : STIB motor cars in the 80’s,
Portugal : Lisbon and Coimbra in the 70’s,
Yugoslavia : Zagreb.