Lees updates over rijdagen, restauraties, evenementen en alles wat er gebeurt rond onze historische trams.
GVB 919 doing a mini Dance Event: In addition to operating historic rides, we also rent out trams for special events. This year, CM.com — in collaboration with Amnesia — once again had one of our trams running for the Amsterdam Dance Event, which takes place from...
The second bogie was fitted with both motors the following day (Friday, 9 October 2026). There was still enough time left to reunite the bogies and the car body. Connecting the cables and brake equipment will be done in the Lekstraat depot once the tram has been...
Our buses, GVB 281 and 301, were submitted for their periodic maintenance inspections and have passed their MOT check again. Afterwards, the buses were “treated” to a wash at GVB.
No its not about people sleeping! The track maintenance crew is working on the Kalfjeslaan to refurbish the siding. Among other things, wooden sleepers are being replaced with so‑called duobloc sleepers: a type of railway sleeper consisting of two separate concrete...
The former horse-drawn tram from 1902 is undergoing a major restoration. This is not straightforward, as many interior parts require additional work to make them fit properly. The removed balcony floor is now being reinstalled with new planks, and a hand‑painted...
Fortunately damage repair is not an everyday task. A few years ago, tram 464 suffered damage to its balcony screen after a rear‑end collision with another tram. A company fabricated a new balcony screen, but it turned out not to fit. With a lot of effort, the screen...
After we had exchanged the Belgian narrow‑gauge bogies for standard‑gauge bogies for the National Capital Trolley Museum in Washington (USA) and tested them, the tram could be loaded on 7 September 2026 for sea transport to America. You can read more about this museum...
The team working on this small trailer has installed the external electrical connections and primed the so‑called buffer blocks. Work on the trailer usually takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays.