Tubize Explained

Tubize
Map:Tubize Brabant-Wallon Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
Arms:CommunesBelgique-Tubize.svg
Flag:Tubize Belgium.svg
Arrondissement:Nivelles
Nis:25105
Mayor:Michel Januth (PS)
Majority:PS, Ecolo, DéFI
Postal-Codes:1480
Telephone-Area:02
Web:www.tubize.be
Coordinates:50.693°N 16.28°W

Tubize (in French pronounced as /tybiz/; Dutch; Flemish: Tubeke in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈtybeːkə/) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality includes the districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

Ateliers de Tubize

Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran [1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steam in Asia (West) 2016 . internationalsteam.co.uk. 2016-11-12.