The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn (suspension railway) is a suspended railway in the German city of Wuppertal, designed by engineer Eugen Langen. Operation began on March 1, 1901. The structure has been a monument since May 1997. The line is 13,3 kilometers long and...
There is much to tell about the NATO summit. I notice it myself when I am in The Hague. Police everywhere and many roadblocks. Especially at the more expensive hotels like the Hilton. Some shops are closed because the customers (civil servants) are not allowed...
Small meets big. For three days, Europe's best model railway builders will exhibit their latest model railway layouts during On traXS. Be amazed by the most beautiful model railway layouts, right amidst the life-size trains of the Railway Museum from March 14 to 16, 2025. For...
As a follow-up to my previous blogs about trams, this time trams in Belgium. Marc, thanks for your earlier comment. I understand that the stamp blogs are also read in Belgium. Belgium has issued many stamps with the theme 'tram'. Do you travel...
What a beautiful sheet of stamps featuring historic trams PostNL is releasing. It is a pity that this issue is being included as a personal stamp and not as a regular 2025 issue. The word 'Trams' comes from the English 'Tramway', but there are few trams...
PostNL will issue the Historic Trams stamp sheet on February 17, 2025. The 10 stamps feature color and black-and-white photos of various trams that used to run through the cities of Amsterdam, Arnhem, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. The creation of...
On June 2, 1122, it was 900 years since Utrecht was granted city rights. The celebratory program was created and executed by the residents themselves starting June 2, 2022. Utrechters have organized activities centered on the Utrecht of today, the past, and the...
2020 is the year of the coronavirus. 2021 is the year of the coronavirus vaccine. We look back with the key moments and actors of the corona crisis in the Netherlands in 2020. I follow a chronological timeline from December 2019 up to and...
How many more press conferences from Prime Minister Rutte will follow? Is the message of the 'intelligent lockdown' getting through to our population of 17 million people? How are we coping at home in our spacious or cramped homes with the entire family? Is corona going to...
For designer Thijs Verbeek, rather than the vehicles, twelve routes between the provinces are the essential starting point for public transport emissions, in which he pays attention to: 1. Connections The connections between all parts and corners of the country with varying...
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