Sea-Rail coal hopper Falls 85 88 664 0 216-8 Type 1002F9 was seen passing Lint in the consist of a freight train.Due to less coal transports in Belgium and western Europe , SNCB sold many Falls/Falns type cars to numerous Slovakian private operators in 2003.The cars that remained were rebuilt with a new unloading mechanism , fitted with a new kind of brake pads (type C952) and sold to the private company Sea-Rail.They also lost their RIV-status , although the cars are still allowed to run on SNCB,NS,DB and CFL tracks.
Lint , 18/08/2006.
Photo by : Denis Verheyden Visit HGBTF for train discutions.