While everything is still asleep and it is pitch dark, our engineers are already hard at work with shovel, coal, and fire to heat up the boiler of the steam locomotive. Only hours later does the steam set the machine in motion and the locomotive can run. The steam also warms the beautifully decorated carriages. The trams are now ready for a ride through the winter landscape of the Brouwersdam. So… hop on board!
Boxing Day (26 Dec)
Saturday 27 December
Monday 29 December
Tuesday 30 December
On these days during the Christmas holiday, the museum is open. You can view the collection, and there is a film and an exhibition where you can learn all about the 100-year history of the RTM. In the café there is delicious winter pea soup! Or perhaps an apple pie with coffee or hot chocolate?
In the past, almost no one owned a car and the RTM trams were the main means of transport. In winter — due to often extreme weather conditions — there was an adjusted timetable. There was no internet back then. Fortunately, there was Henri Tap, the RTM’s designer. He created beautiful, atmospheric brochures for the winter timetable.
