Belgian National Railways 1926

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
Belgian
born in:
Belgium
Made:
Belgium

Created in 1926, the NMBS/SNCB is an autonomous government company. In 2005, the company was split up into three parts: Infrabel, which manages the railway infrastructure, network operations and network access, the public railway operator NMBS/SNCB itself to manage the freight (B-Cargo) and passenger services, and NMBS/SNCB-Holding, which owns both public companies and supervises the collaboration between them. Essentially, this was a move to facilitate future liberalisation of railway freight and passenger services in agreement with European regulations. Several freight operators have since received access permissions for the Belgian network.

1835 - first European railway was built in Mechelen, Belgium. 1870 onwards the railway lines were gradually nationalised (Belgian State Railways until 1926).