Collection

A few weeks ago our collection of destination signs and blinds expanded with the arrival of a number of special “bicornes”, named after the bicorn hats famously worn by Napoleon in the late 1700s and early 1800s. These “bicornes” were mostly used on the horse drawn trams of the “Tramways Bruxellois” starting in 1875. Logically […]

Tram 1348 (from 1914) has only barely returned to Woluwe after a successful renovation at the ARTERAIL workshops in Nancy, France… and now it’s motor car 984’s turn! This tram from 1906 will get a complete overhaul at the same company in France. As you can see below, the work has already started on the undercarriage […]

This unique vehicle left Brussels on 8 April 2017, still with its old number 1428. Its destination: the workshops of ARTERAIL in Nancy, France. It is there that it was going to be restored to its former splendor. Just over a year later it is back in Woluwe, now numbered 1348. This “renumbering” deserves an explanation. […]

The 2017 season does not only see our historical trams return at Parc Cinquantenaire: inside the Museum there are loads of improvements and new attractions that make a visit even more worthwhile. A number of signs and signposts from the 1950s and 1960s have gotten a spot in the “lower hall”. Additionally, the inside lighting […]

This tram was built in 1922. Up until the early 1960s it transported many thousands of “Brusseleirs”. After that, it has been in continuous service of our Museum since the 1980s. Despite a few cosmetic updates here and there it has never gotten the in-depth restoration it needs… until now! Thanks to the support of the […]

In the Tram Museum the hivernal season means not a “dead season” for everybody ! As proof: 260 destination plates (out of 291) have been placed on one of our walls in order to illustrate how many tram lines have circulate in Brussels since the numbering of the lines in 1905. For every number, two […]

The newest and youngest piece in the Museum’s collection looks as good as (brand) new! This Van Hool type A500 from 1991, numbered 8399, was presented to the Museum’s members on 2 October. Previously, the vehicle had been meticulously restored by the STIB workshops. These A500 were Brussels’ first three-door buses with a full-length low floor (at […]

On 5 October the STIB workshops (coordinated by Museum volunteers) completed their work on a relatively new part of our collection: PCC tram 7500, also known as “Caroline”. This tram is unique. Built in 1962, it was the first articulated tram on the Brussels network. It was developed by engineers at STIB, ACEC and tram/train builder […]

Articulated PCC motor car 7500 from 1962 has been part of the Museum’s collection since 2010. It is currently undergoing a complete renovation to bring it back to its 1980s state. The STIB workshops and the Museum’s volunteers have been closely working together on this project that also includes applying a “new” old livery and […]