The trams ex Bochum were transported in a hurry and a new Antwerp tram was officially presented: a few days later there were elections!
Ghent would only receive its own new trams later, too late to be presented before the elections...
Delivered in Ghent on 01/06/1999 for publicity and electoral reasons and presented there a few days later. The tram was transported to Antwerp 2 weeks later. This tram was never used in Ghent.