Autobus Georges (TEC contractor) 457148 (DTG 213) in Tournai – 17 Sep 1997

Wednesday 17 September 1997 – TEC (Transport En Commune) is the trading title of the Walloon Regional Transport Company (Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport). The company was created in 1991 when it took over the responsibility for the bus and tram operations in southern Belgium that had previously been operated by Belgium’s national bus and tramway company (SNCV/NMVB).

In addition to operating its own bus fleet (and trams around the Charleroi area) there are also buses operated by contractors to TEC. Vehicles in its own fleet carry four digit fleet numbers with those of contractors carrying six digit fleet numbers – the first four digits relate to the TEC contract number with the final two digits indicating the fleet number of the particular operator.

Autobus Georges of Antoing 457148 (DTG 213), a Van Hool A120 bodied Volvo B10R-55 new in May 1984, was seen at Tournai railway station between trips on service 1 from/to Mouscron/Moeskroen – a service taking about 80 minutes.