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uHSTq~~La Petite Espinette~Brussels tram Brussels–Waterloo

exKHSTa~~La Petite Espinette~Drève Saint-Hubert

exBUE~~Allée des Cavaliers

exBUE~~Dreve of the Infanta

exSTR~~Drève des Deux Montagnes

exBUE~~Drève du Comte

exBUE~~Drève du Comte diverted~Chemin des Tumuli

exKHSTe~~Boitsfort

HSTq~~Boitsfort~Brussels–Namur–Luxemburg

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The Soignes Forest Railway is a Belgian type Decauville railway, which has disappeared since its closing

History

Put into service in 1902, this railway linked the Petite Espinette, a place called the municipality of Uccle (at the limit of Rhode-Saint-Genèse) then served by the old line to Waterloo of the Brussels tram, at Boitsfort, on the railway line Brussels – Namur – Luxembourg. Established in the Forêt de Soignes, the length of the line is {{convert|2.5|km|mi}}.

After the First World War, it was abandoned for reasons of unprofitability. This railway line transported the gravelling materials for the forest paths, and was also used to transport woodAccording to the IBGE..

Location

Starting from the beginning of the drève Saint-Hubert, the railway crossed the drève de Lorraine to then follow a large part of the drève des Deux Montagnes.

Gallery

= The Railway =

File:Neolothische site 'Bosvoorde-Vijvers' aan de Twee Bergenlaan in Watermaal-Bosvoorde. Gedeeltelijk zicht op de grachten en aarden wallen van het Decauville-veldspoor in het Zoniënwoud.jpg|The railway ~ before 1920 (Drève des Deux Montagnes){{in lang|nl}} Source: [http:/ /app.bruxellesenvironnement.be/multimedia/plan-gestion-foret-soignes/Boek_III_20190404_Reserves_NL.pdf bruxellesenvironnement.be] .

File:Wagon du Rail en Soignes.jpg|Gondola car (Decauville wagon) used at the time.

= Stopover at Watermael-Boitsfort =

File:La 'halte de la forêt de Soignes' à Watermael-Boitsfort (disparue). Carte postale ancienne (coll. Belfius Banque-Académie royale de Belgique, ARB-SPRB).jpg|The stop in the Soignes forest in Watermael-Boitsfort (disappeared)Coll. Belfius Bank-Royal Academy of Belgium, ARB-SPRB

= The shed =

Built in 1902 (just like the line), the shedThe hangar is located at the coordinates: {{coord|50.777297|4.392238}} (taken from {{nobr|Google Maps}}). was renovated in 2003. Having served as a shed for the rolling stock, it is the only remaining vestige of the old railway. In the {{nobr|2010s}}, this building served as a storage and shelter for foresters.

Hangar du Rail en Soignes2.jpg|Traces of the three old rolling stock access gates.

Hangar du Rail en Soignes4.jpg|Entrance for bats, fitted in the roof.