Lees updates over rijdagen, restauraties, evenementen en alles wat er gebeurt rond onze historische trams.
Track maintenance 2026 continued on the Museum Tram Line even during the holiday period. Today, part of the work focused on welding at a switch near Kalfjeslaan. In addition, intrusive vegetation was cut back between Kalfjeslaan and Van Nijenrodeweg. Read more Museum...
Tram restoration: The newly fitted balcony screen has today been equipped with the headlamp housing. We are one step closer to the full restoration of this tram. More updates are available in our Museum Tram Line news overview.
Track maintenance: A job for the permanent way crew: at the Van Nijenrodeweg a tree had fallen onto the overhead line. Using the cherry picker, chainsaw and crane, our p-way crew cleared the obstruction so tram services could continue as normal. It immediately...
Trailer car restoration: This charming little vehicle of the Nederlandse Buurtspoorweg Maatschappij has been undergoing a major refurbishment for some time. The floor sections of one platform — in fact the entire floor — have been removed due to their very poor...
Interurban HTM 58: After car 58 had been lifted off its bogies the day before using the lifting jacks, the bogies were removed from under the vehicle and dismantled on 30 June. All components were stored in crates, and the axles were wrapped for shipment to have their...
Interurban tram: This so‑called “Interurban" of the HTM was delivered last week from the HTM Lijsterbesstraat depot to Aalsmeer, where we have begun lifting the car body off its bogies. The reason: the wheels require new wheeltires and must therefore be removed. More...
Mack recovery crane: Mack heavy recovery crane: Over the past week, extensive work has been done to repaint the Mack crane truck in its original GVB livery — the way it looked after it was taken over from the Canadian liberation forces. The crane left GVB service in...
Construction plans: Talks about the the construction plan for our new tramdepot to be built near Haarlemmermeerstation will resume after Summer holidays. We also have to wait for the permits to be issued. Meanwhile we operate our Museumtramline from the beautiful, but...
Snow plough: This American‑built snow sweeper arrived in Amsterdam in 1905, where its electrical equipment was installed. Using chain‑driven rotating brushes, the tram cleared snow from the rails. It was withdrawn from service in 1968 and became part of the museum...
Vintage tramstop: Anyone who thinks the Museum Tram Line only preserves and restores trams is mistaken. Buses have now also become part of the collection, as they fit seamlessly into the public‑transport story. And we also have small — and sometimes larger —...