The steam locomotives
Steam giants under dramatic light in a theatrical hall.
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For families and train lovers: strongly yes — among Europe's most beautifully staged train museums, and Schuiten's scenography makes it an experience rather than a display. Only 15 minutes from the centre. For the uninterested: the centre's museums come first. Combine it with the relatively nearby Atomium to the north.
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Train World is the Belgian railway museum, in the grand historic Schaerbeek station (1913) and a modern hall attached to it — and Belgium was the first country on the European continent to run a railway line (1835), so the museum tells that pioneering story in a spectacular, theatrical style. The scenography is by the comics artist François Schuiten: huge steam locomotives under dramatic lighting, among them the "Pays de Waes" (1844), the continent's oldest preserved locomotive, a luxurious royal carriage, modern electric trains you board, a railway worker's cottage, and the child's dream of driving a train through simulators. The museum is an emotional experience more than a technical display. In Schaerbeek north of the centre (train or tram to Schaerbeek station, 15 minutes) — among Brussels' best museums for families, and for anyone who loves trains. Closed Mondays.
Steam giants under dramatic light in a theatrical hall.
The splendour of Belgian royal travel from inside.
The grand 1913 station framing the museum.
Place Princesse Elisabeth 5, 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels