The Stockholm Transport Museum, or Spårvägsmuseet, showcases the development of public transport in the city, spanning from the 19th century to the present day. With a collection of more than 70-80 vehicles - from horse-drawn buses to electric trams, trolleybuses, buses, and metro cars - the museum also stores over 500,000 photographs.
Established by tramway director Ernst Hjortzberg around 1920, the museum moved to Tulegatan in 1944 and was opened to the general public. It later moved to premises beneath Odenplan metro station in 1963, and then to the Söderhallen bus depot at Tegelviksgatan in 1990. Its current premises lie in Building 9 of the former Värtagasverket gasworks, a historic industrial structure designed by architect Ferdinand Boberg in the Hjorthagen area of Norra Djurgårdsstaden.
In addition to its exhibits, some vintage vehicles are occasionally put back in motion during special events on heritage lines, such as the Djurgården line and other parts of the regional transport network.
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Written by Nik Frost
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