Railroads of
Netherlands

16. Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
    
    
17. ISM - Industrieel Smalspoor Museum
    Narrow gauge as a mode of transport in the industrial sector. Experience the use of narrow gauge for industrial use by means of a trip by a narrow gauge train, passing trough a beautiful area and travelling on an original route which has been used for the transport of peat by narrow gauge trains in the past.
    
    
18. Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer - Nationaal Smalspoormuseum
    National narrow gauge museum and the history of the narrow gauge in the Netherlands
    
    
19. Museum Stoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik
    The mission of the Steam Tram Museum is to preserve what little Dutch steam tram rolling stock is left, to restore it, and ultimately display it to the public, riding once again on the track between Hoorn and Medemblik. As well as the impressive collection of Dutch steam tram rolling stock, the Museum also has a large collection of antique baggage, authentic signals and signalling devices and a huge archive of documents on Dutch steam tram railways at the Steam Tram Documentation Centre.
    
    
20. Het Spoorwegmuseum
    Railway Museum, Utrecht Netherlands
    
    
21. Museumrailway Stadskanaal Rail
    Since 1995 the Museumrailway S.T.A.R. exploits the railwayline between Veendam en Musselkanaal with historical steamtrains. The connection was in use until the eighties by the national railway company (NS). The track follows the border between the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. It goes through the region known as the Groningse Veenkolonien (peat moor country). With its length of 26 km it is the longest museumrailway in the Netherlands. During the trip you have an excellent view at the widerange landscape en characteristic elongated building of the so-called Kanaalstreek. The railway between Veendam and Musselkanaal is a relict of the railwaysystem that was built in the beginning of this century by the NOLS (NoordOoster Locaal Spoorweg) and the former STAR (Groningsch-Drentsche Spoorwegmaatschappij ‘Stadskanaal-Ter Apel-Rijksgrens). In the twenties passengertrains left Stadskanaal for Assen, Coevorden, Zuidbroek and Ter Apel. Many factories along the line had their own railroad connection for transport of goods. When road infrastructure improved the use of the railway was going down. In 1955 the last passengertrain departed from Stadskanaal to Groningen. In 1990 goods traffic ended. The new S.T.A.R. (Stichting Stadskanaal Rail = Stadskanaal Rail Foundation) was erected in 1992. Its purpose is to preserve the railway as an industrial monument of the peat moor country.
    
    
    

  
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