old bridge Geertruidenberg. Remains of the railway bridge over the Donge in Geertruidenberg. The Langstraat railway line (also known as the Half Sole Line), was a railway connection between Lage Zwaluwe and Den Bosch, via Waalwijk. The nickname Halve Zolenlijn refers to the shoe industry.
The railway was opened between 1886 and 1890. Leather and related products were transported on this track. Lage Zwaluwe station was the logistic transhipment point for shipping to Rotterdam.
As an avid hiker and lover of nature, I can often be found - with camera - in the beautiful river area of Lek, Merwede, Maas and the Hollandsch Diep in all seasons. Nature along these rivers is increasingly getting space to develop spontaneously and ruggedly in.. Read more…