De Lijn 2188, 2170 and 5927 at Heist-op-den-Berg garage - 1 Feb 1993

Monday 1 February 1993 (approx. 1200) – The temperature was just around freezing when I called at the De Lijn garage in Heist-op-den-Berg. These three buses were connected to air lines and possibly heating cables to keep them readily available for service.

Left to right they are
2188 (0842 P), a DAF powered Van Hool articulated new to NMVB in July 1988, in De Lijn livery
2170 (1918 P), a Jonckheere Trans City bodied Volvo B10MA-55 articulated that had been new to NMVB in October 1988, in the final NMVB livery
5927 (1576 P), a Van Hool A120/31 new to NMVB in March 1982, in the penultimate NMVB livery

I believe the property had its origins with De Lijn’s predecessor NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen) and is accessed via Halfstraat. The mainline railway runs across the background of the photograph
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The national bus and tram company of Belgium was formally titled Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen (NMVB) in Flemish and Société nationale des chemins de fer vicinaux (SNCV) in French.