Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
In an attempt to boost Belgium's internationally renowned chocolate industry, a chocolatier from the country has created the world's largest vintage steam train made out of the delicious treat.
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The world's longest chocolate train
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
The 110-foot detailed sculpture of steam-powered locomotive created by chocolatier Andrew Farrugia is made up of 2,755 pounds of chocolate and took about 784 hours to complete, the Telegraph reported.
The world's longest chocolate train
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
The train, which is on show near the Eurostar train platform at Brussels' Gare du Midi, was created to promote Belgium's chocolate industry in the face of shrinking European market.
The world's longest chocolate train
Photographs: Laurent Dubrule/Reuters
Belgium's three hundred chocolate companies produce some 2 billion dollars worth of chocolate every year.
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