Stoomcentrum Maldegem literally Maldegem Steam Centre, is a heritage railway

Heritage railway

thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...

 located at Maldegem

Maldegem

Maldegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg. Kleit and Donk have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On January 1, 2006 Maldegem had a total population of 22,289. The total area is...

 in northern Belgium

Belgium

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. It is located at the former NMBS station. Standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 trains run on the line to Eeklo

Eeklo

Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of “eke” and “lo”, two Old German words meaning “oak” and “sparse woods”....

, where the SCM has its own station. A 600 mm gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

 line runs to Donk on the former line to Bruges

Bruges

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; this was supplemented by the standard gauge line in 1989, but this has since become disused.

Steam locomotives

• Operational
  • Standard Gauge
    • TKh 5387, named "General Maczik". Moved to SCM form the Northampton & Lamport Railway
      Northampton & Lamport Railway
      The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly north of Northampton.-Overview:...
      
       2006.
    • Avonside
      Avonside
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       1908 of 1925.
• Non Operational
  • Narrow Gauge
    • Haine St. Pierre 416 of 1891. Under restoration
    • Orenstein & Koppel 0-4-0T of 1911 (works number 4854). Named "Marie", under repair.
    • Las 3297, built by Chrzanow
      Chrzanów
      Chrzanów is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and is the capital of Chrzanów County.- To 1809:...
      
       in 1954. Restoration delayed.
  • Standard Gauge
    • Haine Saint-Pierre 1405 of 1923. Stored awaiting restoration.
    • La Meuse
      La Meuse
      La Meuse may refer to:* La Meuse , see List_of_locomotive_builders#Belgium* La Meuse , see List of newspapers in Belgium...
      
       0-6-0-T of 1926, named Bébert. Under restoration.
    • PKP
      Polskie Koleje Panstwowe
      is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
      
       Ol-4912, 2-6-2. Boiler ticket expired 2007-06-05.
    • St. Léonard 947 of 1893. Build in Liège.
    • Tubize
      Tubize
      Tubize is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km² which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km²....
      
       1627 of 1911.
    • Tubize 2334, stored awaiting restoration.

Diesel locomotives

• Operational
  • Standard Gauge
    • SNCB Class 80 8040. Operational and passed for mainline use.
    • SNCB Class 91 9151. Operational.
  • Narrow Gauge
    • Moës 4wDM.
    • Moës 4wDM, named "NELE".
• Non Operational
  • Standard Gauge
    • Moës shunter named "Karien"
  • Narrow Gauge
    • Moës 4wDM, to be named "Dolly", under restoration.

Diesel multiple units

• Operational
  • Standard Gauge
    • SNCB Class 44 single car unit 4403
    • SNCB Class 46 single car unit 4620
    • SNCB Inspection unit ES202.
• Non Operational
  • Standard Gauge
    • SNCB Class 45 single car unit 551.15

External links

• Official Website