De Lijn 3237 (1239 P) in Kortrijk – 31 Oct 1995

Tuesday 31 October 1995 (approx. 1339) – De Lijn (Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn) 3237 (1239 P), a MAN compressed natural gas powered Van Hool A300 integral new in May 1995, seen at Kortrijk Railway Station. I think the bus behind is a Van Hool A600 integral.

De Lijn (Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn) was created in 1991 from the northern part of NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen). De Lijn employs numerous contractors and whilst their own buses and trams fleet carry four digit fleet numbers the buses operated by contractors carry six digit fleet numbers – the first four digits relating to the De Lijn contract number the final two digits are the operators own fleet number.