Nocturne — Musée du Tram Vicinal de Thuin

The Musée du Tram Vicinal in Thuin, run by the Association pour la Sauvegarde du Vicinal (ASVi), holds its traditional Nocturne on the last date of its season. The operator describes it as a magical evening that lets visitors discover the museum and its heritage under a different light: visitors board historic trams for a journey back in time, explore the museum and admire the trams in an atmosphere out of the ordinary.

The Nocturne is one of three special occasions on the museum's events page, with the Festival du tram in mid-August and the Journées du Patrimoine in September. The tram lines run to Biesme-sous-Thuin, to Lobbes Entreville and to Thuin Ville Basse. On the Biesme line a diesel railcar and a steam tram locomotive share the departures, and the operator's timetable poster marks which departures are steam.

The operator says the evening also tells visitors about the association that restores these witnesses of the past.

Free choice of rides on historic electric and diesel trams on the museum's three lines, plus steam tram departures to Biesme-sous-Thuin, and a visit of the museum in the evening. The operator sells a standard ticket for free travel on electric and diesel trams, and a combined ticket that adds a steam tram trip.

Musée du Tram Vicinal, Rue du Fosteau 2A, Thuin. The museum is run by the association ASVi (phone 071/37 00 05). Special-day tickets are sold: a standard ticket for free travel on the electric and diesel trams on the three lines, a combined ticket that adds the steam tram trip to Biesme-sous-Thuin, a museum-only entry and a first-class supplement for steam. Children under six enter free; the child rate is for ages six to twelve; the reduced rate applies to groups of more than ten people and ASVi members with their card.