Belgian public transport companies quit Elon Musk’s X.

Belgian railways, Brussels metro STIB and Flemish bus company De Lijn quit social media platform X, the companies announced Wednesday.

"We are leaving X. This communication tool no longer aligns with the values upheld by #SNCB," said NMBS/SNCB in its last post on X.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250319-belgian-public-transport-companies-quit-elon-musks-x?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Le Tec sur X, c’est termine

Alle #belgischen #öffentlichen #Verkehrsbetriebe verlassen das #sozialeNetzwerk X

Die SNCB, die Stib und De Lijn gaben am Mittwoch in gleichzeitigen Postings um 10:00 Uhr auf demselben sozialen Netzwerk bekannt, dass sie #X verlassen würden.
„Dieses Kommunikationsinstrument entspricht nicht mehr den Werten, die von der #SNCB getragen werden“, erklärte die Eisenbahngesellschaft kurz in ihrer Veröffentlichung.
https://www.lavenir.net/actu/belgique/2025/03/19/toutes-les-societes-de-transport-en-commun-belges-quittent-le-reseau-social-x-cet-outil-de-communication-ne-correspond-plus-a-nos-valeurs-Q3YSNHABINBD5DDLRYPSI4DOVY/

Bravo, belgischer ÖPNV. Möget Ihr Vorbild sein für viele Follower in Deutschland .

Belgian public transport leaves #X with a funny goodbye

#delijn #sncb #stib #letec

https://www.lavenir.net/actu/belgique/2025/03/19/toutes-les-societes-de-transport-en-commun-belges-quittent-le-reseau-social-x-cet-outil-de-communication-ne-correspond-plus-a-nos-valeurs-Q3YSNHABINBD5DDLRYPSI4DOVY/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/03/19/nmbs-verlaat-x-wegens-niet-langer-in-lijn-met-de-waarden/

Toutes les sociétés de transport en commun belges quittent le réseau social X dans un élan commun

Bravo!

#escapex #TEC #SNCB #STIB
https://www.7sur7.be/belgique/toutes-les-societes-de-transport-en-commun-belges-quittent-le-reseau-social-x-dans-un-elan-commun~a70a37d5/

#Brussels Midi station in spring 2001: this is the #Oostende to #Cologne morning service, train #415, with a luggage van for bicycle transport right behind the #SNCB #NMBS Class 27 electric. Unlike most other trains on this route, this one required an engine change at #Aachen, the 27 not being a multi-current loco, able to operate in Germany.

Quelqu'un posait la question de l'aération des trains la semaine passée. Dans une rame I10 de la #SNCB, quasi pleine, le niveau de CO2 plafonne autour de 1000-1100ppm après 20 minutes.
Pas idéal, donc il faut porter un FFP2 (j'étais le seul). Quand la rame se vide, on redescend vite à 600-700ppm (j'ai gardé mon masque).

(Par contre, il y a des gens malades dans la rame, et des personnes qui reniflent toutes les 30 secondes au lieu de se moucher... )
#train #Aranet #CovidIsNotOver

For the train'ers here:

My brother-in-law wants to cycle from Antwerp to Paris with his e-bike (next year).

He'd like to take his e-bike from Paris back to Brussels/Antwerp by train.

He can't find a train that takes e-bikes.

Any advice?

Hello railway fans,
I have updated my own unofficial #Belgium network map for the year 2024. There aren't many changes compared to the year 2023. Feel free to explore it anyway!

https://larstransportmaps.com/2024/04/02/rail-network-of-belgium-2024/ #SNCB #NMBS

Belgian railways #NMBS / #SNCB have developed a nice planner for taking your bike on the train, with advice on train composition (I learnt that some stations, such as Brussels-Central, do not allow bikes on/off)

https://bikeontrain.belgiantrain.be/en
#bike #train

Today’s photo: a summer 2001 #SNCB #NMBS @diningcar menu - used as a bookmark since and retrieved earlier this week.
Prices are given in Belgian Francs, French Francs, Italian Lira and … Euros .
The latter one replaced these (and other) currencies as means of payment in 2002.