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Brussels N 050314 HLE 21 2101

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Brussels-North station, March 5th 2014

In happier times, unit 2101 is hauling a peak-hour train through the Brussels-North station.

The first to be built of her series of 60 units, 2101 entered service in January 1984 as the prototype, some ten months before other units of her series were introduced.  And now, thirty years on, she's also among the first of her series to have been retired.

So far, 23 out of 60 Series 21 electric locomotives of the Belgian Railways have been withdrawn from service, and it appears the rest might follow suit next year.  Following the withdrawal of the Series 20 in 2013, Series 23 in 2012, Series 26 in 2011, and Series 22, 25 and 25.5 in 2009, the withdrawal of the Series 21 would leave the Series 27 as the last surviving series of "blue locomotives" of the Belgian Railways.
Image size
4000x3000px 3.28 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot G15
Shutter Speed
1/79 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
160
Date Taken
Mar 5, 2014, 5:55:07 PM
Sensor Size
7mm
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JSH50's avatar
Farewell old girl!  :(,   Nice shot! :)