Talk:1997 in rail transport

inauguration of the Belgian High Speed Line 1 on December 10
Mais décembre 1997 marque un premier grand tournant dans l'histoire de Thalys. Le 10 déc. 1997, Albert II de Belgique et la Reine Paola inaugurent la section de LGV Antoing - Lembeek. Le 12 décembre, les nouvelles relations Thalys Namur - Mons - Paris, Oostende - Bruxelles - Paris et Köln - Bruxelles - Paris sont inaugurées. http://www.trains-en-voyage.com/117-thalys-a-la-conquete-de-l-etoile-du-nord.html

BLN 820.067][BE] (Lille -) Antoing - Halle (- Brussel/Bruxelles): (BLN 802.0223; Ball 7B1-8A2; SNCB/NMBS Ligne 1) King Albert II of the Belgians inaugurated the Antoing - Halle section of the LGV Belge on Wednesday 10 December (Daily Telegraph, 11 December), and three years and one month after services began, Eurostars were timetabled to use the high-speed line from Sunday 14 December 1997, reducing the London - Brussel journey to 2h 40min. Today's Railways #26 reports however that the first commercial train to use the new line from end to end was Eurostar #9140, 14:23 London - Bruxelles on Wednesday 3 December, diverted because of a suicide at Ath. http://ccl.kuleuven.be/~corn/blnews98.html

Wdew (talk) 20:21, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Belgian High Speed Line 1 put into service
sorry only in Dutch & French

Op 14 december 1997 werd de HSL 1 tussen Brussel via Rijsel (Fr. Lille) naar Parijs geopend. In Frankrijk gaat de HSL 1 verder als "LGV Nord". http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_1

14 december 1997: De HSL 1 tussen Brussel en de Franse wordt grens in gebruik genomen. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mijlpalen_in_de_spoorweggeschiedenis

Historique d'Eurostar - 14 décembre 1997 : mise en service de la ligne à grande vitesse entre Bruxelles et la frontière française en Belgique http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurostar

Le 14 déc. 1997, la LGV Belge entre Antoing et Lembeek est ouverte au service commercial. Le service Thalys est renforcé grâce au gain de temps de 40 minutes, procuré par cette nouvelle section de LGV. http://www.trains-en-voyage.com/117-thalys-a-la-conquete-de-l-etoile-du-nord.html

14 décembre 1997 - Mise en service commerciale du tronçon Antoing (km ) - Bruxelles (km ). Paris-Bruxelles en 1h25. Londres-Bruxelles en 2h36) http://www.laviedurail.com/culturerail/histoire/chronologie/chronologie_tgv01.php?SID=20060930112207FFF4D5B9

Wdew (talk) 21:37, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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