jeugd herinnering, childhood memory ; RTM M1804
RTM M 1804
RTM terminus Rosestraat, Rotterdam
14 july 1960
copyright HE Tolson
photo collection B.J. Cross, Croydon
MJ12-T176
Many times I saw this scene when I was young. Mostly from my father or grandfathers car. I wanted to jump out and ride this facinating interurban tram.
It was two-colored, cream and red. It had different noices, smelt different, rattled over the many rail/rail crossings in the old harbour area.
The city; Streets were full of life, street vendors.
Rotterdam, the port city
Chimneys, steamships, old trucks, horse and cart, cargo bikes, towing cars, sonorous sounding steam ship's horns,
steaming grain elevators, barges, tugs. And these wonderful trams in the Rosestraat.
The RTM trams; In 1960 there were still 2 services from here. One to Hellevoetsluis and one to Oostvoorne. In my memory a tram to a different world. My time machine ….
In 1966 the last service Spijkenisse - Hellevoetsluis stopped and changed to bus. In 1966 also the tracks in Rotterdam were removed. The stion building in Rosestraat is still there also motorcar M1804 is still running at the Ouddorp RTM museum.
Thank you Curly for sending this print to me a long time ago.
Such a happy memory.
PS M1804 is still active today.
www.rtm-ouddorp.nl/start-engels.html
jeugd herinnering, childhood memory ; RTM M1804
RTM M 1804
RTM terminus Rosestraat, Rotterdam
14 july 1960
copyright HE Tolson
photo collection B.J. Cross, Croydon
MJ12-T176
Many times I saw this scene when I was young. Mostly from my father or grandfathers car. I wanted to jump out and ride this facinating interurban tram.
It was two-colored, cream and red. It had different noices, smelt different, rattled over the many rail/rail crossings in the old harbour area.
The city; Streets were full of life, street vendors.
Rotterdam, the port city
Chimneys, steamships, old trucks, horse and cart, cargo bikes, towing cars, sonorous sounding steam ship's horns,
steaming grain elevators, barges, tugs. And these wonderful trams in the Rosestraat.
The RTM trams; In 1960 there were still 2 services from here. One to Hellevoetsluis and one to Oostvoorne. In my memory a tram to a different world. My time machine ….
In 1966 the last service Spijkenisse - Hellevoetsluis stopped and changed to bus. In 1966 also the tracks in Rotterdam were removed. The stion building in Rosestraat is still there also motorcar M1804 is still running at the Ouddorp RTM museum.
Thank you Curly for sending this print to me a long time ago.
Such a happy memory.
PS M1804 is still active today.
www.rtm-ouddorp.nl/start-engels.html