De Lijn 5081 (0741 P) in Mechelen - 1 Feb 1993

Monday 1 February 1993 (1506) – De Lijn 5081 (0741 P) seen in Bruul one of Mechelen’s town centre shopping streets at the corner of Botermarkt. The town network was branded ‘Die Mechelbus’ and the buses carried a colourful livery.

In the mid 1970s NMVB, the predecessor to De Lijn, added 115 short length Van Hool AU124 buses to its fleet to operate local services in various towns and cities. They were 10.25 metres long with seating for 29 plus a capacity for a further 44 standees and were delivered in three batches 4475-4499 (40), 4825-4864 (50) and 5040-5089 (50).