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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (L12), seen just North of Essen station, looking towards the Netherlands. This level-crossing with Grensstraat actually marks the Dutch-Belgian border. Essen [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (L12), seen at the level-crossing with Grensstraat, which, as implied in its name, marks the Dutch-Belgian border at this stage. Pic looks South, towards the station of Essen, and Antwerp. Grensstraat (Gemeente Essen, BE; Nispen, Gemeente Roosendaal, NL) [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (L12), seen slightly North of the Dutch-Belgian border, thence in Dutch territory, yet looking towards Belgium. Belgian OHLE extends for a while into The Netherlands, until the buffer for that siding in the foreground. Nigtestraat (Nispen, Gemeente Roosendaal, NL) [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (12), seen slightly North of the Dutch-Belgian border, thence in Dutch territory, yet looking towards Belgium. Belgian OHLE extends for a while into The Netherlands, until the buffer for that siding in the foreground. Nigtestraat (Nispen, Gemeente Roosendaal, NL) [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (L12), seen slightly North of the Dutch-Belgian border, thence in Dutch territory, yet looking towards Belgium. Belgian OHLE extends for a while into The Netherlands, until the buffer for the Belgian siding, further right. Beyond that stage, Dutch OHLE begins, and one can notice quite well the (subtle) differences from Belgian OHLE. Nispen (Gemeente Roosendaal, NL) [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Antwerp-Roosendaal line (L12), seen slightly North of the Dutch-Belgian border, thence in Dutch territory, yet looking towards Belgium. At this stage, the line is fitted with Dutch OHLE. However, Belgian 3kV DC extends until the South end of Roosendaal, close to the Junction with the Vlissingen line. Nispen (Gemeente Roosendaal, NL) [Roosendaal Frontière]. 18th December 2005. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)