Hermelijn
With the Hermelijn, the low-floor tram made its debut in Ghent in the late 1990s. In addition to the low floor, the soft bumpers, large doors, folding bellows - "accordions" - and the large length of the vehicle (about 30 meters) were particularly noticeable. Because of its graceful movements and plastic bumpers, a De Lijn employee from Ghent came up with the original name 'Hermelijn'. The Hermelijnen were also the first Ghent trams with electronic control. Meanwhile, the Hermelijnen have been weaving through Ghent's traffic for a quarter of a century.