Many years the NSM (Nederlands Spoorweg Museum) had a tram collection and was safe heaven for some interesting cars. Now the museum concentrates on railways and many trams are given to the various tram museum groups in NL.
The first museumtrams in The Netherlands were kept by the companies before WW2. In order to show something of there history. RET in Rotterdam started with horsecar 517 and electricmotors 1 & 11.
In Weert , Kruisstraat mister Kuhne stratted in his garden a private trammuseum. Among it Amsterdam GVBA Union 144 and trailer 739 survived, also Den Haag HTM 822. This small museum stopped after the owner died but credits to him.
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RETM 284 ex horsetram here as electric trailer NSM 10 Sept 1976 now this trailer is in Rotterdam again -
NBM 23 ex horse tram from Utrecht – Zeist NSM Utrecht 26 April 1976 this trailer is in TS custody nowadays and awaites restauration -
Negative 00018 RET 514 one of the first tramscars I photographed. Th enow gone RET remise Delfshaven – Rotterdam 5-10-1974. On 1 June 1879 the first horstram started in Rotterdam route Jonker Fransstraat – Heerenstraat – Meent – Gedempte Binnenrotte. -
National Rly Museum 14 Aug 1975 with RTM 57 a 1067 mm steamtram locomotive. Today it is on static display at Ouddorp RTM Tram Museum. -
Nat Rly Museum RET 86 and 9 Aug 1975 -
RTM locomotive 57 that was a former MBS trailer. NSM on 12-8-1975. This car is now rebuild and in running condition at the RTM museum Ouddorp.