De Lijn contractor - Gruson Autobus 357131 (4330 P) at Ieper Station - 31 Oct 1995

Tuesday 31 October 1995 (approx. 1215) – Gruson Autobus 357131 (4330 P), a Jonckheere Trans City bodied Volvo B10R-55 new in May 1990, seen at Ieper Railway/Bus Station with the destination screens set for the De Lijn service 69B to Poperinge and Abele. The village of Abele sits astride the Belgian-French border with some properties in each country.

Gruson Autobus works a number of contracts on behalf of De Lijn, the national bus and tramway company of northern Belgium.

De Lijn (Vlaamse Vervoersmaatschappij De Lijn) was created in 1991 from the northern part of NMVB (Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen). The company operates its own large bus and tram fleet which carry four digit fleet numbers but the buses operated by contractors carry six digit fleet numbers – the first four digits relate to the De Lijn contract number with the final two digits are the operators own fleet number.