Streetcar # 5016 of the Tram museum Bruxelles near the Bruxelles-Central station, ready to pick up the group from Switzerland. These motor cars were built for the 1935 World’s Fair. They introduced an innovation to Brussels: as they were nearly 15 metres long it was impossible to have the tram’s wheels on two fixed axles. Consequently, the body rests on two bogies mounted on a pivot, each with its own motors and suspension. The elegance, comfort and speed of these trams made them unanimously popular. The Brussels Urban Transport Museum (MTUB) was founded in 1982 by members of the Société des Transports Intercommunaux Bruxellois (STIB) and a few amateurs with a passion for public transport.
