Diesel Car ART.300

Current state :

Riding

Diesel railcar built for freight service in 1949 by the SNCV Andenne and Kessel-Lo workshops. 

It nevertheless has seats, since there were sometimes mixed services (passengers and goods in the same train). It takes part in a series of 4 railcars numbered from 297 to 300.

The ART.300 ran in the Namur-Luxembourg, Hainaut and in Brussels groups. In 1961, it was already considered as a historic vehicle. At the end of the 1970s, it took part in the construction works of the Charleroi light metro. 

Then, it was finally entrusted to the ASVi.

Technical specifications :

Builder:

SNCV Andenne and Kessel-Lo

Construction Location:

Andenne

Construction date:

1949

Power source:

Diesel

Engine:

GM 6-71

Displacement:

6 Cylinders

Horsepower:

160hp

Theoretical maximum speed:

41km/h

Transmission:

Brossel, 4 non-synchronized gears