Chemin de fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées


The Chemin de fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées is a heritage railway in southern Belgium, created in 1973.
It is a non-profit society that operates a railway from the town of Mariembourg, near Couvin to Treignes, near Viroinval. The length of the railway runs about over standard gauge track. The society's name comes from the three rivers followed by the line;,, and. The heritage railway connects with the greater Belgian rail network in Mariembourg.
The society runs two main facilities. The society has constructed its own platforms near the old locomotive roundhouse and water tower in Mariembourg, and in Treignes, a former border station, a museum with a large workshop has been built. The last from the line are no longer usable, as its tunnel has been sold and turned in a mushroom growing plant.
Founded by former rail employees, the society purchased many steam engines from the largely nascent coal industry in its early years. Since then, it has also acquired representative rolling stocks from Belgium and neighbouring countries, France and Luxembourg, and from countries where steam locomotives were still in use, such as Poland and East Germany.

Rolling stock

Steam locomotives

Under reconstruction

Original RailwayNumber and nameType or ClassBuilderWorks
Number		BuiltWheelsNotesImage
Deutsche ReichsbahnDR 50 3696-7DRB Class 50Krupp20591939
PKPTKt48-87TKt 48Cegielski – Poznań|Cegielski]18481952Restored in 2005 in fantasy blue livery.
SASA03Ateliers métallurgiques, Tubize20021929Restored in 2014
SNCV808Société Saint Léonard, Liège9411894Restored in 2007
Heuze – Malevez – Simon, AuvelaisDG22Type IIICockerill (company, 1825–1955)|Cockerill]28511913Small shunter with vertical boiler. Acquired operational in 1980.
Monceau-Fontaine coal mineMF32Haine Saint Pierre7921904Acquired in 1976. Under reconstruction.-

Stored, cosmetic condition

Original RailwayNumber and nameType or ClassBuilderWorks
Number		BuiltWheelsNotesImage
Deutsche ReichsbahnDR 52-467
52 8200-9		DRB Class 52 Borsig155641942Reko-lok retrofitted to its original type in 2004.
Monceau-Fontaine coal mineMF73Usines Metallurgiques du Hainaut, Couillet17561922Acquired operational in 1975.
Monceau-Fontaine coal mineMF91Usines Metallurgiques du Hainaut, Couillet18341930Acquired operational in 1975. This engine has hauled the first train of the CFV3V.
Pieux Franki, LiègePF84La Meuse33981932Displayed as monument in Mariembourg.
Monceau-Fontaine coal mineMF33Haine Saint Pierre12041911Acquired operational in 1976. Sold in 2013 to National [Railway Company of Belgium] for Train World.

In storage, needing restoration

  • ÖBB 52-3314 : built by Jung in 1944.
  • SA02 : built by Anglo-Franco-Belge. Rusted and in bad technical condition. may be used for didactical purpose.
  • MF62 : built by Baldwin, Philadelphia in 1916 for the US Transportation Corp. Former SNCB type 50.
  • n° 1 Clabecq. Rusted. Acquired in 2003.
A few other locomotives from the National Railway Company of Belgium are display at Treignes Museum.

Diesel locomotive

Operational

  • SNCB 5120, built by Cockerill in 1961. Green painting scheme.
  • SNCB 6086, built by Cockerill in 1964. Yellow painting scheme.
  • SNCB 7304, built by BN in 1965.
  • SNCB 9008, built by Cockerill in 1964.
  • Fina 1, built by Hunslet, Leeds in 1983. used to be operated at FINA's oil refinery, Antwerp.
  • Fina 2, built by Cockerill in 1963.
  • VL02-1 and VL02-2 B, built by Cockerill for Dolomies de Marche les Dames. Repainted in the Class 77 painting scheme
  • SNCF 63123, built by Brissonneau et Lotz in 1956. Repainted as CFL BB 914
  • SNCF 63149, built by Brissonneau et Lotz in 1956. In SNCF's original green painting scheme.
  • SNCF Y 5130, built by De Dietrich, Reichshoffen in 1964.
  • SNCF Y 6502, 1957.

In storage, needing restoration

  • GV69, built by ABR, Familleureux in 1964
  • FDP1, built by Klöckner Humboldt Deutz, Köln in 1956 for Frateur - De Pourcq, railway infrastructure company in Boom.

Diesel railcar