BrusselsPictures.com » metro http://www.brusselspictures.com Photo Blog Covering the City of Brussels, Belgium Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:23:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tintin Mural at Stockel Metro Station http://www.brusselspictures.com/2009/06/07/tintin-mural-at-stockel-metro-station/ http://www.brusselspictures.com/2009/06/07/tintin-mural-at-stockel-metro-station/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:51:19 +0000 admin http://www.brusselspictures.com/?p=1088 The Adventures of Tintin Mural located inside the Stockel Metro Station is definitely one of most impressive of the city of Brussels. The sketches featuring all of the 140 characters of The Adventures of Tintin Comic Strip are displayed on both sides of the 135 meters long underground station’s wall. These were drawn by Hergé himself just before his death in 1983 and completed by the Studio Hergé and Bob de Moor for the opening of the Stockel station on August 31st, 1988.

Location of Tintin Mural at Stockel Metro Station: 
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Photos of Tintin Mural at Stockel Metro Station:

Stockel Undergroud Station

When the wagons leave the mural art is revealed in it’s entirety

Here are some closeups of various characters from the adventures of Tintin


Full Set of all 140 characters of The Adventures of Tintin Comic Strip

]]> http://www.brusselspictures.com/2009/06/07/tintin-mural-at-stockel-metro-station/feed/ 15 the new subways wagons in Brussels http://www.brusselspictures.com/2008/01/15/the-new-subways-wagons-in-brussels/ http://www.brusselspictures.com/2008/01/15/the-new-subways-wagons-in-brussels/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:54:50 +0000 admin http://www.brusselspictures.com/2008/01/15/the-new-subways-wagons-in-brussels/ The metro network of Brussels (STIB/MIVB) has recently added 15 brand new subway M6/Boa wagons to its fleet. This is one of their latest moves to increase by 40% the capacity of its underground network and add better video security for its passengers on board. These are built by the Spanish CAF company (Construcciónes y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). An additional 5 have already since been ordered.

The new M6/Boa series models

Inside the M6/Boa

The main seating arrangements portion of the M6/Boa

The old U series models

From inside

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