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Trams at the Open Air Museum
No visit to the Open Air Museum is complete without a ride on a historic tram. A tram track running through all parts of the museum was built in 1995-1996.
There are 6 stops along the route: Entree, Landgoed, Lint-Tuinen, Platteland, Dorp and Erven. The rolling stock at the museum includes trams from the Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) transport company.
The tram rides are provided by around 100 volunteers, who will be happy to give you further details about the trams.
In 1996 a part of Arnhem’s former tram depot was also reconstructed at the Open Air Museum, complete with its striking façade and cast-iron windows. The reconstruction was based on old photos and the memories of former employees, as the original construction drawings could not be found. This reconstructed depot is roughly a sixth of the size of the original building and is used to store the trams that now run through the museum park.
- At our museum the trams run on standard gauge track, the most common track gauge in most European countries.
- The route through the museum park covers more than 1.7 kilometres. On the site of the depot you will find 6 sets of points. The wye (triangular junction) next to the Freia steam-powered dairy factory has 3 sets, with 2 sets of electric points on the passing track next to the Entree tram stop. The overhead wires carry 600 volts DC.
- Unusual examples of rolling stock at the museum include the Rr3 track cleaner from Amsterdam. This was taken out of service in 1988, as from that point on special rail cleaning vehicles took over the task of cleaning Amsterdam’s tram tracks. At our museum we make good use of the track cleaner to maintain the tracks and points.
- Wheelchair users can also travel on the historic trams. The 1050 trailer car from Rotterdam is ideal for carrying wheelchairs.
On this page you can take a look at the different trams you will come across at our museum. The trams are owned by the Open Air Museum.
Trams and related buildings
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Arnhem GETA 76 tram
Very few of Arnhem’s trams survived the war. The GETA (Arnhem Municipal Electric Tram Company) 76 is therefore a replica of the original tram, which was built in 1929.
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Rotterdam RET 520, 535 and 536 trams
In 1929 four-axled trams entered service with the Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) transport company for the first time.
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Hague HTM 274 tram
This tram was in service in The Hague until 1963. It formed part of the 250-279 series, built by HAWA in Hanover.
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Rotterdam RET 631 single-articulated tram
This is the youngest of the trams that runs at the Open Air Museum. It was built in 1968 and was operated by the Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) transport company until 1995.
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Amsterdam GVB 903 tram
The construction of new buildings forced the City of Amsterdam to scale back its tram collection. Unfortunately, not everything could be preserved. The GVB 903 was therefore transferred to the Dutch Open Air Museum in June 2022.
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Tram depot
A bad day in 1944 changes public transport today.
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Tram shelter
A stylish place to wait.