Article 110078: NZH Tram en Bus for € 19,95

Now at discount for only € 9,95


This new book by Ad van Kamp, publisher Adriaan Hagenaar, describes the short history of the tramcompany and the extensive history of the buscompany, in the period from the Budapester tramcar to spherical windowed motorbuses.

Article 110109: Trams vervelen nooit for € 22,50

Tramfan Herman van ′t Hoogerhuijs photographed trams his whole life. A selection of over 400 of his pictures is published in this book. Divided in several development categories of tramhistory, this picturebook offers a good overview on fifty years of tramhistory worldwide.

Article 110110: De Amsterdamse Tram for € 17.90

Now at discount from € 17,90 for only € 4,95


In this book streetscenes of the past 30 years in Amsterdam, incorporating a large selection of trams are shown.
With a nice editorial including typical Amsterdam whit, all trams from two-axled tramsets to the classic articulated tramcars and the lowfloor Combino-trams are shown with several pictures of now withdrawn tramcars and several advertisement- and theme-trams.

Article 110128: Haagse Tram 100 jaar elektrisch for € 12,95

Now at discount for only € 7,50.


This new book by Ad van Kamp, publisher Adriaan Hagenaar, describes the history of the elecric tramcompany in The Hague from 1904 through to the 100 years anniversary in 2004.

Article 110161: Metrotrams - - 50 jaar Stadtbahnnetten en materieel for € 29,90

In the second half of the twentieth century was expected in Germany - but also in some other countries - the exploding use of the automobile many of the application of underground urban public transport systems. Being completely independent underground networks for many cities a size too big, and in any case were too costly they developed a hybrid between metro and tram, which could be in stages as needed to city. Gradually, this development turned out too high and got the money for it less easily available. Modern low-floor trams, car-free city centers were found at significantly lower investment to achieve the desired effects as well. This book provides an overview of what has been achieved in Western Europe and elsewhere in the field and here and there still is in progress. It wants to bring some order into the multiplicity of manifestations of what we commonly call the ″Stadtbahn″. It is largely left to the reader how he assesses the significance of it all.

Article 110196: Amsterdamse Tramlijnen - deel 1 : Damraklijnen for € 39,90

In this new photo book, writer Adriaen Louman gives an overview of the Amsterdam Tramlines with many colored pictures. The entire Amsterdam tram network will be crossed in four parts. This first part deals with the Damrak lines in the period 1975-2018.

Article 110197: Amsterdamse Tramlijnen deel 2 for € 39,90

In this new photo book, writer Adriaen Louman gives an overview of the Amsterdam Tramlines with many colored pictures. The entire Amsterdam tram network will be crossed in four parts. This second part deals with the Nieuwezijds lines in the period 1975-2018.

Article 110198: Amsterdamse Tramlijnen deel 3 for € 39,90

In this new photo book, writer Adriaen Louman gives an overview of the Amsterdam Tramlines with many colored pictures. The entire Amsterdam tram network will be crossed in four parts. This second part deals with the Circle lines in the period 1975-2018.

Article 110221: Railatlas van Rotterdam for € 39,90

Not much has been written about the infrastructure of the Rotterdam tram network. Initial exploration revealed that little documentation existed or had been preserved. The loss of many (construction) drawings of Municipal Works as a result of the bombing of May 14, 1940 meant that many other roads had to be followed for this research into history. Reconstructing the Rotterdam tram network over the years therefore became a real quest many puzzle pieces had to be put in the right place.

Article 110229: Amsterdamse Tramlijnen deel 4 : Ringlijnen for € 39,90

This last part of the four-part series Amsterdam Tramlines 1975-2018 discusses, among other things, the various depots that there are in Amsterdam, what is involved in work on the track; the diversions that sometimes accompany this and also the changes in the tram network since the North-South Line was put into use. Furthermore, attention is paid to the city bus and the long-distance bus, each of which is also affected by the North-South Line.

Article 110236: Tussen Stad en Land for € 32,50

In this large book the interurban trams in the world are described.Especially in Germany and the USA the Interurban or überlandstrassenbahn was common, but unfortunately this is now almost history. This book takes you back to those days that the interurban tramlines were still fully in service.

Article 110244: Moderne Trams deel 1: Vierassers for € 39,90

In 1974  one of the authors of this book, Frits van der Gragt, wrote the now famous book "Modern Trams" that now, forty years later, is completely outdated and has become incomplete. Anno 1974 only a few people still really believed in a positive future for the tram, but over a decade later in 1987 arrived the low floor tram which by 2013 is the standard of the modern tram and since then more than 140 new tram companies opened worldwide. The book covers the trams all over the world. The work consists of three parts, of which this book is part 1. In this volume, a large part of the modern four-axle trams starting with the PCCcar 1935, the Swiss Standard Tram from 1940, this distraction in the form of the German Grossraumwagen and the continuation of the PCC in Eastern Europe, Tatra tram, in all its versions aredescribed. More than 300 hitherto unpublished color photos are  included, along with some special vintage black / white prints, giving a unique insight into the modern tram to work in the cityscape.

Article 110246: Atlas Flash Nederland 1998 for € 6,95

For the real tramfan is this Tramatlas a good reference book were you′ll get an overview on the rolling stock in the Netherlands, including the vintage museum cars  and the networks of the of the Dutch tramslines, subways and trolleybuses. In 170 pages(in Dutch and French) this booklet gives a complete overview.

Article 110249: Bouwen die Blauwe!!! - deel 1 ?De histoire van de A600-den? for € 12,95

Part 1 of De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram is about the history of the Twin Tram of the A600 series of the NZH. That is the type of tram that the De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram Foundation is currently reconstructing. The booklet describes the development of this type of tram, the construction at Beijnes, the services on the Bollenlijn between Haarlem and Leiden and around Leiden in the period 1932-1961. On November 9, 1961, tram set A619/A620 with trailer B15 is the last service tram on the once extensive network of the NZH. The booklet contains 32 pages and several dozen photos in black-and-white and color.

Article 110250: Bouwen die Blauwe!!! - deel 2 ?De Boedapersters en hun familieleden? for € 15,95

Part 2 of the book series of De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram is about the most iconic tram type of the NZH, the so-called ?Budapesters? from 1924. The NZH bought these sturdy motorcycles and trailers in 1924 for the tram lines Leiden - The Hague and Amsterdam - Zandvoort. This type of tram determined the image of the NZH until the end of the tram operation. Unfortunately, only one trailer has been preserved, carriage B412 (B464) in the NZH Transport Museum in Haarlem.

Article 110251: Bouwen die Blauwe!!! - deel 3 Stadstrams in en om Haarlem for € 15,95

Part 3 of the book series of De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram describes the history of horse trams and electric trams in Haarlem, Heemstede, Overveen and Bloemendaal.

Article 110252: Bouwen die Blauwe!!! - deel 4 Stadstrams in en om Leiden for € 15,95

Part 4 in the SDNBT book series describes the history of the city tram in Leiden, including the city part of the Yellow Tram of the HTM.

Article 110253: Bouwen die Blauwe!!! - deel 5 Met de tram naar Zandvoort for € 18,95

Part 5 of the book series of the De Nieuwe Blauwe Tram Foundation describes the history of the Amsterdam – Haarlem – Zandvoort tram line, from the establishment of the ENET in 1899 to the abolition of the tram line in 1957. This new edition has no less than 84 pages and is the thickest booklet in the series to date.

Article 111033: Sporen van Verandering for € 32,50

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Dutch Society of Fans to Railways and Trams, the NVBS, this special book was published, whereby the comparison between the year 1931 and 2006 is highlighted.
Some of the themes:
- The downfall of the  interlocal tram in the  Netherlands between  1930 and 1966
- The picturing of railways  and trams
- The railwaycompany  in the year of 1931
- Security and control  in the year of 2006
- Freight trains 1931/ 2006

Spoor & Trein is a Dutch bookseries in which several detailed articles are published on the domain of development of rolling stock, infrastructure and historical subjects in the Netherlands, but also the foreign countries are covered in this series. With pictures and descriptions the essential themes are presented in these books.
Spoor & Tram is a continuing at the bookserie Spoor & Trein and describes in a series of articles the development of the rolling stock and infrastructure in Holland at the railways and public transport companies.

Article 111138: Spoor en Tram deel 18 for € 9,95

This eighteenth edition contains the following themes covering for the year 2006: the Betuweroute; the electric freight train line which came into service in 2007; Randstad-Rail; 25 years of the The Hague-GTL-articulated tramcars; 75 years of the NVBS and the new passengers timetable of the Dutch Railways.

Article 111142: Spoor Editie 22 for € 9,95

SPOOR 22 gives as usual an expansive report on the railway
- and tramwaycompanies in the Netherlands, with special attention for the rolling stock, as well as the infrastructure and services.
In this edition special attention to:
- Liberation theme train
- Circustrain to Holland
- DH-service in Poland
- Selling NS/HTM-lightrailtrams type A32
- Royal train to Copenhagen
- Accident in Stavoren

Article 111143: Spoor Editie 23 for € 9,95

SPOOR 23 gives as usual an exptensive report on the railway and tramwaycompanies in the Netherlands, with special attention to the rolling stock, as well as the infrastructure and services. In this edition special attention to:

- Re-opening of the track Veendam - Zuidbroek
- Opening of the Albertterminal
- DH-service in Argentina, Uruquay and Poland
- Former NS-Series 2400 in Belgium and Saudi-Arabia
- The blue and yellow trams withdrawn for 50 years
- The steamtrams in the period 1940-1945
- The Hanse-line in building-progress
- Groningen returns as Tram-town

Article 111152: De Betuweroute for € 29,90

The Betuweroute has been a hot topic in the period from 1990 until its opening in 2007. This book examines in detail the development of rail freight in the Netherlands in general and in the port of Rotterdam in particular. In recent decades it has become clear that the rail freight for all ports has an important role to fulfill.

Article 111167: Atlas van de verdwenen spoorlijnen in Nederland for € 39,95

Atlas of the disappeared railway lines in the Netherlands shows that a railway line has never completely disappeared. Due to the extensive infrastructure, remnants always remain. Two experts have systematically investigated dozens of discontinued railway lines in the Netherlands and mapped the remains. In addition, they have tracked down archive material and images from the past, which gives the history even more relief. A concise history of the rise and fall of these railway lines completes the atmospheric Atlas of the disappeared railway lines in the Netherlands.

In the 1930s, the Dutch Railways were forced to close hundreds of kilometers of railway lines for passenger transport and break them up or relegate them to a marginal freight track. The cold remediation of the 1960s and 1970s often put an end to the latter category. Among other things, this piece of history about the railway lines in the Netherlands is described in Atlas of the disappeared railway lines in the Netherlands.

The authors of Atlas of the disappeared railway lines in the Netherlands are V.M. Lansink and J.M. Ten Broek.

Article 111170: Hummel Hummel-Zügen en zo for € 28,90

Hummel Hummel-Zügen and so on the search for the railway stock removed in World War II Even before the liberation of the Netherlands above the major rivers, it was clear that the occupier had taken away the most diverse goods from the Netherlands in a systematic, structural and large-scale manner. About 90% of them had been removed from our country after the start of Operation Market Garden and the railway strike on September 17, 1944. During that period, the Germans mainly plundered many factories and the railways, but also cleared cities and villages, such as Arnhem. Against this background, in April 1945 the Dutch government established the Commissariat-General for the Netherlands Economic Interests in Germany, which was tasked with tracing and returning deported goods and promoting the economic interests of the Netherlands in Germany. This book tells about the search that took place in that context in the period 1945 to 1951 for the deported properties of the Dutch Railways and about the associated exchange of (mainly) German railway equipment that was stolen or left behind in the Netherlands. Also discussed is the unreturned (″missing″) railway stock left behind in the GDR, Poland and other Eastern European countries, which has become increasingly known after the fall of the Berlin Wall. This is supported with many photos and overviews.

Article 111173: Wadlopers en Buffels for € 27,90

The Wadlopers and Buffalo, the dieseltrains from NS from the eighties and nineties of the last century, also known as DH and DM 90, have largely disappeared from the track scene, but life continues unabated in the mind of the Dutch railway enthusiast.
The GTWs and Lints, the modern diesel trains from the 21st century and moving on to the new railway companies Arriva, Veolia, Breng and Syntus, have literally changed the scenes on the diesel lines completely. This book gives a complete overview of the evolution and fate of all the diesel equipment and displays it on the most beautiful sections of the Dutch railwaytracks.

Article 111194: DE TREIN TERUG --- HET BEWOGEN VERLEDEN VAN DE SPOORLIJN ALKMAAR - DEN HELDER for € 9,95

On December 18, 2015 it was 150 years since the first train from Den Helder drove to Alkmaar. Journalist and writer Wim Wegman traveled one and a half centuries along this trail and groove in the moved past of the Alkmaar - Den Helder railway. The remarkable stories he studied on weekends - which were to be read weekly in the Dutch edition of the Noordhollands Dagblad - are now bundled in the 192-page book ″The Train Back″.

Article 111222: Lodewijk Derens - Nederlands eerste spoorwegfotograaf for € 34,95

Lodewijk - or Lou - Derens (1880-1956) has been the first photographer in the Netherlands to have as much as possible photographed and documented the Dutch steam locomotives of his time. His first recordings were from 1894. He continued to photograph until the Second World War, the center of gravity of his activities between 1910 and 1938.

For the Netherlands, his work is of great importance, especially because some steam locomotives that were about to be demolished have been laid by him - often as the only ones - for the offspring. But he was not only active in the Netherlands, he also photographed in the same years in the surrounding European country, which produced some special and beautiful images. Belgium, France, England, Germany and Austria were the goal of his travels between 1910 and 1934, and there he also made interesting recordings.

The name of Derens is unknown in circles of lovers of history and development of the steam locomotive. Some of his photographs have been used before, but here are many printouts that are not known for the first time. For example, this book is known as the name and work of Lodewijk Derens in a broad circle.

Article 111232: Mijn eerste echte treinenboek for € 18,90

This book is primarily intended for young people interested in railways as an introduction to the railroad hobby. A brief description of all trainsets and locomotives that ran in the Netherlands in 2018 and 2019 photos of the main color variations included. This makes it a reference work for experienced hobbyists. Except the trains themselves are also explained direct matters around it such as general railway history, types of trains, timetable, train maintenance, security and much more.

Article 111256: Blokkendozen op het spoor | Het roemruchte Materieel ’24 van NS for € 39,95

In the early 1920s, it was decided to electrify part of the Dutch railway network. Operation with electric trains was economically much more attractive than the use of steam trains, as was shown with electric traction on the Hofplein line between Rotterdam and Scheveningen.

Between 1924 and 1932, the Dutch Railways commissioned 259 electric service carriages, half of which consisted of so-called motor carriages. These steel carriages, referred to as Materieel ’24, consisted of ten different types and could be combined into almost any desired composition. Because of the robust, square appearance, these trains were called block boxes. To this day a household name among railway enthusiasts.

Block boxes on the trail takes the reader through the fascinating history of this illustrious equipment. A long history, because after the end of the block boxes as train sets in passenger service, these carriages were given functions of a diverse nature, ranging from motor mail to museum carriages. Much attention is also paid to that period, which continues to this day. Of the many stunning photographs in this book, many of which are from the estate of N.J. van Wijck Jurriaanse, many have not been published before. Rolling stock drawings and overviews Block boxes on the track complete.

Article 117001: Museumgids RETM/EMA Museumtramlijn Amsterdam for € 5,00

The museumguide of the Museumtramline of Amsteram describes all the rolling stock that was present on the first of July 2010 with a technical description and a beautiful pictures.  Included is a history of the museumtramline and the Haarlemmermeer railway network, on which the vintage trams run.

Article 160052: Bestemming Buitenland ; Roemenië for € 35,00

Traveling by public transport was introduced to Hugo Richter in his childhood (a capacity planner at ProRail in daily life). Both his parents did not have a drivers license and so all trips during his childhood were made by train and bus. This led to Hugo an interest in this mode of transport. Initially only in the Netherlands, but soon travels were made throughout Europe and eventually even all over the world. All with the aim of finding a piece of the Netherlands in distant countries.

The first long-haul journey in which former Dutch public transport equipment was recovered led to Romania. In this photo book a selection from his collection of photos built up over the years, divided by city. More than twenty different cities are covered. In addition, this retrospective has been supplemented with anecdotes about incidents that took place during his visits to numerous locations. With this photo book, taste the atmosphere of change during ten years of traveling through Romania in search of the Dutch past.

Article 160055: Bestemming Buitenland: Cuba for € 42,50

Traveling by public transport was introduced to Hugo Richter in his childhood (a capacity planner at ProRail in daily life). Both his parents did not have a drivers license and so all trips during his childhood were made by train and bus. This led to Hugo an interest in this mode of transport. Initially only in the Netherlands, but soon travels were made throughout Europe and eventually even all over the world. All with the aim of finding a piece of the Netherlands in distant countries.

The second long journey in which former Dutch public transport equipment was found was to Cuba. In this photo book a look at this versatile country with its many beautiful landscapes and the many former Dutch buses in it. Taste the atmosphere of this country with this photo book with many photos from 2013 and 2017.

Article 160056: Bestemming Buitenland deel 3: Rusland en Kazachstan for € 39,90

Traveling by public transport was instilled in Hugo Richter (in daily life as a capacity planner at ProRail). Both his parents did not have a driver′s license, so all trips during his childhood were made by train and bus. This sparked Hugo′s interest in this mode of transport. Initially only in the Netherlands, but soon trips were made throughout Europe and eventually even all over the world. All with the aim of finding a piece of the Netherlands in distant countries.

The third long journey in which former Dutch public transport equipment was recovered led to Russia and Kazakhstan. In this photo book a look at these versatile countries with its many beautiful landscapes and the many former Dutch buses.

Article 160059: Met de bus mee - groei en bloei van 1950 tot 1963 for € 39,90

In the Netherlands, many books have been published on rail transport and the train. In comparison, regional bus transport as a mode of transport has remained rather underexposed. This is regrettable from a cultural-historical point of view, because it is precisely because of regional transport that the countryside could develop and the business centers could tap into a source of labor. Regional transport made urban centers more accessible to rural residents than before who did not have access to a (motorized) means of transport. This book, the second part in the series, aims to make up for that omission. In the foregoing part, with the subtitle ″Arrival and departure in 1950″ we arrived by bus in 1950. The Reconstruction of the regional transport after the second world war is then almost complete. The (re) structuring, deployed in the 1930s, is largely over by then. Arriving in 1950, a number of issues remain that need to be resolved. Regional transport benefits from tailwind: the number of travelers is increasing and - modest - profit is being made. The peak of this period is in 1963. After 1963, regional transport faced headwinds by repression. Many prefer their own transport by moped or, increasingly, by car above the bus. The author takes the reader on a virtual journey through the Netherlands and describes the transport companies who are active in regional transport.

Article 160060: met de GVB-bus onderweg for € 19,96

Have you ever traveled with a GVB bus in the past? To work, with the football club, to the swimming pool or on a school trip? Or have you been a driver on these buses yourself or did you do other work for this company? Then this book full of memories will certainly appeal to you.

Article 160061: met de GTW-bus onderweg for € 19,95

Have you ever ridden a GTW bus before? To work, with the football club, to the swimming pool or on a school trip. Or have you been a driver on these buses yourself or did you do other work for this company? Then this book full of memories will certainly appeal to you. In his younger years, Peter van der Meer came into contact with GTW at an early age, through bus trips from his hometown of Huissen to Arnhem and Nijmegen. He discovered early on that there were different types of buses, but he never took pictures. That only started in 1982 and the GTW has always kept his interest after that. Years later, contacts with Transit Oost in Winterswijk and fellow hobbyist and manager of the private GTW archive Reyer van de Pol gave him the idea of compiling a photo book about the GTW buses, as a follow-up to earlier publications about other bus companies. This book was created together with Transit Oost and Reyer van de Pol, and certainly also thanks to the willingness of fellow hobbyists. It contains a limited number of photos from the period before the Second World War, because the emphasis is on the period after that up to and including 2010. You will also find photos of buses that now keep the past alive as a museum bus. Get acquainted with the perhaps characteristic Achterhoek quirky character of the GTW. Read, watch and enjoy!

Article 160062: Met de GVA-bus onderweg for € 19,95

Have you ever ridden a GVA bus before? To work, with the football club, to the swimming pool or on a school trip. Or have you been a driver on these buses yourself or did you do other work for this company? Then this book full of memories will certainly appeal to you.

In his younger years, Peter van der Meer came into contact with the GVA at an early age, through bus trips from his hometown Huissen to and in Arnhem. He discovered early on that there were different types of buses, but he never got around to taking pictures. That only started in 1982, but the GVA has always kept his interest.
Years later, contacts with fellow hobbyists gave him the idea to compile a photo book about GVA buses, as a follow-up to earlier publications about other bus companies. This book was created in collaboration with - and certainly also thanks to the willingness of - fellow hobbyists. It contains a limited number of photos from the period before the Second World War, because the emphasis is on the period after that up to and including the present. You will also find photos of buses that now keep the past alive as a museum bus.

Article 160071: Met de bus mee Deel 1 ″Aankomst en vertrek in 1950″ for € 39,90

In this section the focus is in particular on the situation in 1950. In that year the post-war reconstruction of the regional as well as completed. The radical (re) structuring, deployed in the thirties, the main mode of transportation than - largely - ended.

Article 160075: Onderweg 100 jaar KNVTO (2e hands) for € 5,00

This book was published by the KNVTO, the Royal Dutch Society of transportcompanies, on the occasion of their centenary in 1981. In this book an era of hundred years of public- and goods transport is decribed with many illustrations. This book is only available as a second-hand issue. A nice book for the fan of the history of the national transport.

Article 160097: Met de NZH-bus onderweg for € 19,95

In this nice picturebook the former buscompany NZH is described with several old pictures.

Article 160102: Met Maarse & Kroon onderweg for € 17,95

In this nice picturebook the former buscompany Maarse & Kroon is described with several old pictures.

Article 172001: Dwalen door betoverend heemgroen for € 14,95

This handy walking guide (available in English) houses a treasure of information about trees and plants in the Amstelveen parks. A history and description of name giving is also included. The route starts at Kwekerijpad in De Braakn and ends in the Dr. Jac. P Thijssepark. Avaialble in our Tramshop for € 14,95.