{"id":195553,"date":"2026-10-08T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=195553"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:42:51","slug":"last-m7s-roll-out-as-alstom-bruges-faces-an-uncertain-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/10\/08\/last-m7s-roll-out-as-alstom-bruges-faces-an-uncertain-future\/","title":{"rendered":"De laatste M7-treinen rollen de spoorweg in terwijl Alstom Brugge een onzekere toekomst tegemoet gaat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In de komende weken zal de Franse treinfabrikant Alstom in Brugge de laatste M7-dubbeldeksrijtuigen voor de spoorwegmaatschappij NMBS\/SNCB bouwen.\u00a0De laatste van de 751 bestelde rijtuigen zal naar verwachting tegen het einde van het jaar klaar zijn, maar daarna is het een compleet raadsel \u2013 of op zijn best vol vraagtekens \u2013 aangezien de toekomst van de fabriek en de ongeveer 500 mensen die er werken 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