De Kusttram | Travelling The Longest Tram Line In The World!
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- Опубліковано 29 кві 2023
- ROUTE: KNOKKE - DE PANNE
OPERATOR: DE LIJN
TRAM: CAF URBOS 3
COST: €7.50 ADULT DAY PASS
De Kusttram (The Coast Tram) is a service connecting the cities and towns along the coast between Knokke, 8.5km from the Dutch border and De Panne, 1.5km from the French border. At 67 kilometres (42 mi) in length, it is currently the world's longest tram line in operation. The line is built at 1,000 mm gauge. The Urbos 3 trams have a top speed of 70 kmph/43mph.
De Kusttram started out as part of the Belgian Vicinal tramway, a network of interurban trams that once covered the entire nation. The first section of the line opened in 1885 running between Ostend and Nieuwpoort.
The tram service is operated by De Lijn, the Flemish government-owned company that provides public bus and tram transport in Flanders. De Lijn began operating in 1991.
The 67-km (42-mi) journey through coastal Flanders takes slightly under two and a half hours non-stop. There are 67 stops between De Panne and Knokke.
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Not just his theories line was fantastic! 😂
Great video and some nuggets of comedy genius in there as always. Never even knew about this record-breaking route. Aye, great value for money for you Tim (well done Mrs TT for actually funding this UA-cam video) :)
De Haan aan Zee ("The Hen/Rooster on Sea") is not only the prettiest tram station along the entire line, it's also by far the loveliest and best preserved seaside resort on the whole Belgian coast. In most other resort towns, traditional Flemish buildings have been bulldozed and replaced with charmless concrete blocks.
Great review Tim and Mrs TT . I love trams ,have done so since as a kid I was taken on the famous Blackpool trams . We have the slowest and most expensive trams in the World here in Sydney , something that places them on the other end of the tram spectrum to this one . This tram experience is definitely on my bucket list . Cheers and my best wishes to you both 👍
Mr & Mrs Tim's Travels : you've made on old man very ugly. Not ugly, I meant happy. (Not that I'm not ugly, though!) I was a driver on De Kusttram for 3 years (1995 to 1997), and they were happy days. I even still had hair back then. I must say your pronunciation of the Flemish place names gets a 9 out of 10 from me. The way you pronounced 'De Haan Aan Zee' was pretty funny, but you got 'De Lijn' spot on ! Congratulations on picking out the most beautiful tram stop we've got there as well. Just one point of criticism : just as you are Scottish, we are Flemish, so you didn't travel the Belgian coast, you traveled the Flemish coast. And Gerardus Mercator was not Belgian, he was Flemish. He lived from 1512 to 1594 and the fiasco called Belgium only came into being in 1830,,,
Nice one. Yet another item for the bucket list! And very well presented, especially the little jokes :)
Nice one Tim. Some lovely station buildings on this line, I must admit, I wasn’t expecting much scenery-wise but I was surprised. Very informative too 👍
Plopserland 😂 love it 😀
Plopsaland....maybe you could head there for a toilet review? 😂😂
magnificent! what a great video, being a tram nerd this is something I've wanted to do for a while. The scenery along the route does look impressive too. Stand out item for me, what a weird colour choice for those seats....!!
Nice video Tim, I’ve driven the route twice, I fancy the tram though, interestingly I’ve always pronounced it “Nock”?? Good to be corrected 👍
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