Tag: RAILWAY MUSEUM
Where can you skate in the province?
Those who want to skate in Utrecht have plenty of options. A visit to the Steck garden center where you can skate for free on the sustainable skating rink. According…
NS puts historic trains back on the road: Muizeneus and Hondekop back on track
Utrecht – The NS is bringing out two monumental trains for Open Monument Day. The Mat ’46 and the Mat ’54 from the Railway Museum will be coupled together on…
NS puts historic trains back on the road: Muizeneus and Hondekop back on track
Utrecht – The NS is bringing out two monumental trains for Open Monument Day. The Mat ’46 and the Mat ’54 from the Railway Museum will be coupled together on…
Steam train attracts a lot of attention during the celebration of 150 years of the Oosterspoorweg
The Oosterspoorweg was opened on June 10, 1874, between Amsterdam and Amersfoort. Two years later, the route between Amersfoort and Zutphen was also put into use. In addition to the…
More visitors and more costs for Utrecht museums, cuts at Centraal Museum
The museum has no financial worries, but was forced to implement a price increase for the first time in six years. An entrance ticket for visitors aged 4 and over…
Ice skating in the Railway Museum and Miffy Museum full; crowds in Utrecht museums
Not surprising, according to the museums themselves. “It’s always busy during the holidays,” says Akkie Groen from Museum Speelklok. “It is mainly families and grandfathers and grandmothers with their grandchildren…
Rainy summer and Christmas holidays ensure great crowds at Utrecht museums
The parking lot in front of the Railway Museum has been full since this morning. Two broke students in yellow vests direct everyone to the nearest parking garage. This museum…
Crowds and milestones in Utrecht museums during the Christmas holidays
Not surprising, according to the museums themselves. “It’s always busy during the holidays,” says Akkie Groen from Museum Speelklok. “It is mainly families and grandfathers and grandmothers with their grandchildren…
The Railway Museum is disappointed with the suspension of train traffic, but according to ProRail the risk is too great
“The previous incidents always occurred in the autumn, the period of the first leaf fall. These were always examined separately, the track was cleaned and that was the problem. Because…
Locomotive from Utrecht Railway Museum is being recreated (and it does go like a train)
Ronald Smits lay under the locomotive and sat on top of it. He made drawings and looked up everything he could find about the locomotive. Smits is chairman of Nienoord…