Rusted SNCB Autorail No. 4001 Near Charleroi

Abandoned SNCB Autorail 4001 diesel train sits on a disused track near Charleroi, Belgium.
Abandoned SNCB Autorail 4001 diesel train sits on a disused track near Charleroi, Belgium.

An abandoned SNCB/NMBS Autorail Série 400, unit no. 4001, sits on a disused track near Charleroi, Belgium. These diesel multiple units, built by BN (La Brugeoise et Nivelles) in the early 1950s, were a significant post-war modernization effort for Belgian regional rail. Their streamlined design and distinctive red-and-cream livery symbolized industrial progress at the time.

Taken September 2017

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Liège-Guillemins, Brussels-Midi, and derelict rolling stock near Charleroi, September 2017
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Derelict structures at the former Monceau-sur-Sambre power plant and abandoned SNCB rolling stock near Charleroi, Belgium
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