On Monday evening, 3 August 1914, an explosion signalled the start of World War I in Belgium. Belgian combat engineers detonated the southern portal of the Laschet train tunnel.
Volunteers from History Park have taken care of a unique collection of historic railway wagons near the tripoint between Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
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