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6/10/2017: Exhibition – Belgium trams in Russia
From October 6th until November 2017.
At the Wallonia Transports Museum ( Liège ). (Link on the right column)
From the end of the 19th century until WW1, hundreds of tramway networks and light railways were built or financed abroad by Belgians.
This year will mark the centenary of the Russian revolution of 1917. It is the opportunity to draw the history of Belgians who installed or took over not less than 36 tramway networks in 34 cities of the Russian Empire.
During this industrial journey, Russia has a special place, as until 1914, half of the Russian tramways networks were in Belgian hands.
WW1 put an halt to this golden age in Russia, as the 1917 revolution resulted in the confiscation of 24 amongst 29 networks still in Belgian hands at the time.
The exhibition will sketch this industrial, financial and human adventure. The turmoil of Belgian managers taken by this storm and the pathetic calls from their Russian colleagues will be highlighted..
BOOK: Les tramways belges en Russie
Posted by pdussart in Belgie, Belgique, Belgium, Boek, book, buurtspoorweg, buurtspoorwegen, livre, models, narrow gauge, NMVB, Rusland, Russia, schmalspur, smalspoor, SNCV, streetcar, Tram, TRAMANIA, tramway, Uncategorized, vicinal, vicinaux, voie étroite on 12/09/2017
Available from October 7th. You can order from now.
21 EUR post included (Belgique) 29 EUR post included (rest of Europe)
you can pay on the account TRAMANIA asbl, BE41 0001 3319 1710 with message “Livre Russie”
Luxury cardboard cover, 84 pages of text and pictures, more than 120 colour pictures !
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