Brussels loves its trams so much it is putting on a five-day 'tramiversary'

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Brussels loves its trams so much it is putting on a five-day 'tramiversary'
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The Belgian capital laid on a parade of around 40 historic trams to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its transport system. Jon Stone was there and fascinated

The attention to detail that the city’s transit authority had put into the spectacle was huge – most trams had passengers and attendants wearing period costume. A handy guide handed out to the crowd for free gave more details about what was going past.

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