Dutch Museum Open Days
From Rodney Beech
Here are the dates of the special open days on the museum lines here, taken from the latest list published in Rail Magazine this month.
Steam Trains: -
Stichting Stadskanaal Rail STAR, Stadskanaal www.stadskanaal.nl
30 & 31 may; 18 & 19 September
Museum Buurt Spoorweg MBS, Haaksbergen www.museumbuurtspoorweg.nl
17 & 18 April museum weekend; 17 October autumn steam gala
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij VSM, Beekbergen, www.stoomtrein.org
11 & 12 April; 20 may holiday specials; 30 & 31 may; 4 & 5 September steam gala ' back in time '
Stoomtrein Goes - Borsele SGB, Goes, www.destoomtrein.nl
21 to 23 may; 26 & 27 June
Zuid Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij ZLSM, Simpelveld, www.miljoenenlijn.nl
1 & 2 may Thomas days; 10 & 11 July mystery weekend; 23 & 24 October
Steam Trams: -
Museumstoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik SHM, Hoorn ; www.museumstoomtram.nl
1 to 4 July 125 anniversary of Steam Trams in Holland
Stichting RTM Ouddorp, Ouddorp, www.rtm.ouddorp.nl
20 to 22 May stoomtractie bij de RTM; 31 may ' keep them rolling' (military vehicles display); 11 & 12 august children's days; 11 September national monument day
Museums: -
Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer SVM, Valkenburg, www.smalspoormuseum.nl
10 to 12 April; 12 & 13 June steam and diesel gala; 3 & 4 July Ruston and Hornsby days; 28 & 29 august national smalspoor model days
NZH Vervoer Museum , Haarlem , no web site, telephone 023 515 26 07
A tram museum, open Saturdays only, free entry
Rotterdamsch Trammuseum, Rotterdam , no web site, telephone 010 476 51 49
A tram museum, open daily April to October, free entry
Het Gols - Station / Historisch Streekvervoer Achterhoek, Winterswijk, www.hsa.dds.nl
1 & 2 may; 11 & 12 September
Netherlands Spoorwegmuseum, Utrecht , www.spoorwegmuseum.nl
Closed till 2005: - watch the website web-cam for progress!!
Excursion Trains: -
Stoom Stichting Nederland SSN, www.stoomstichting.nl
October 2004 check website for steam gala dates this month
Stichting Mat '54 Hondekop – Vier, www.mat54.nl
See web site for tour dates
Werkgroep 1501, www.werkgroep1501.nl
See web site for tour dates
Electric Tramways:
-Electrische Museumtramlijn Amsterdam EMA, Amsterdam , www.museumtram.nl
Daily service, see web site for details
Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum HOVM, Den Haag, www.hovm.nl
5 June Flag Day; 27 July 15 years of HOVM; 11 September national monument day; 19 September model day
Tramweg Stichting (TS) Depot Scheveningen, Scheveningen, www.tramwegstichting.nl or 'phone Roger Vermeulen on 079 331 10 38
Open Mondays and Wednesdays; 11 September national monument day
Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways: -
Stichting Rijssens Leemspoor SRL, Rijssen, www.leemspoor.nl
29 to 31 may
Gelderse Smalspoor Stichting GSS, Nijmegen , www.smalspoor.nl
19 & 20 June 'streekgala'; 11 & 12 September national monument day
Industrieel Smalspoor Museum ISM, Erica, www.smalspoorcentrum.nl
29 to 31 may; 28 & 29 August
Eerste Drentse Vereniging van Stoomliefhebbers EDS, Barger-Compascuum, www.veenpark.nl
Check the website for summer and winter timetables
Here are some other bits and pieces: -
STIBANS are at www.stibans.nl
EuroSpoor Utrecht is on 22 to 24 October
15 to 16 may is the Bochum-Dalhausen Museum open weekend, see www.eisenbahnmuseum-bochum.de
I have no news yet if there will be a Tilburg Open day this year. Perhaps our Dutch members can be asked to make enquiries.
