Almost 100 years ago, the electric locomotive ADU No. 6 was assembled in the former steelworks of the Aciéries Réunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange, better known as Arbed.
Those who stroll along the canal near the Redersplein in Brussels will encounter a striking sight: a 1923 steam locomotive perched on an abandoned railway bridge spanning the Brussels-Scheldt Sea Canal.
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